| Show IN IMF LATION TO THE OATH THE POINT IS AT SALEM balem ox ON saturday lat hinst dinst a case of dis turbine curbing tm the peace was friedda thebus thae justices court at salem utah county A jury being demanded toe the juro jurors rs were requested to take the test oath and thought though they were willing williep to take it the counsel fui fui defense objected to the justice administering toe the oath to a juror that he be the justice himself had bad not subscribed to arguments ensued between the counsel and bod the attorney on other side the court said i that thai he held the governors commission which showed that he had been duly elected and qualified etc and that by said com commission helas be was authorized zed and empowered to discharge afie duties of said office according to law and to enjoy the rights and emoluments thereunto degati k ga 1 t ly y apper appertaining for the term prescribed by law aw and until his sue cessor shall be elected and qualified to office he therefore held that as the I 1 term citerin prescribed by law had not expired and as achs aig 11 or 1 had not been it elected and qualified and as it basone was one of the 11 duties of said office offic ll 11 to administer oaths to jurors and having baving been authorized authorised korizek kori zed to do so 80 and that authority not having been revoked and as the law made no pro fir any further qualifications during durl aurl 1 idythe the term 0 lencum bency he was not under aut any obligations to suo BUD tg te the oath at pie present sent As the jury was abolt about to be sworn to try the care tue for defense interposed a ceball challenge egeto to th the i panel ane on the grounds that they bid bad bee been n illegally summoned because becaria the officer had bad not subscribed to the test oath the court held thai as the officer had been duly dulf elected d and qualified d and ho holds ids his commission that that instrument s ample aut authority borIty fot th the exercise of any duties of said officer during the time prescribed oy boythe oythe althe law without any further qualification |
