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Title: The Gill system of moral and civic training as exemplified in the school cities and school state at the State normal school, New Paltz, New York. A symposium by the faculty and students of the school, the author of the system and other educators
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Gill, Wilson L. (Wilson Lindsley), 1851-1941
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Publisher: New Paltz, N.Y. and New York city, The Patriot league
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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ounces thesentence, the offender standing to receive it. If the plea is Not guilty, the city attorney out-lines his case and calls witnesses. These witnessestake the following pledge, answering Yes to thequestion asked by the clerk, Do you on your honor asa citizen promise that the evidence tuat you shall givein the matter of difference between the people of theSchool City (or State) and , the defend-ant, shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothingbut the truth? They are then examined and cross-ex-amined. The defendants attorney follows the sameline of action and presents his case to the court. Afterhim the city attorney sums up the case, the judgesretire and deliberate as before. The verdict is broughtin and the punishment assigned. After all cases aredisposed of the judge declares the court adjourned. It is the sheriffs duty to attend to the enforcementof the sentences. The defendant may demand a trial by jury, in whichcase the trial is adjourned for a sufficient length of time
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54 The Gill System of to allow the jury to be drawn. The jury is selectedby the justice drawing twelve names from the jury boxin which have been deposited on separate slips thenames of all the qualified jurors in that court. A listof this twelve names is given to an officer of the court,who notifies each person named to appear at the timeto which the cause is adjourned. On the day of trialsix of the twelve persons selected act as a trial jury.The attorneys for the prosecution and for the defensehave a right to examine each juror as to his qualifica-tions and may object to any juror for cause, the objec-tion to be ruled upon by the judge. After six jurorshave been selected they answer Yes to the followingquestion: Do you solemnly promise to try the mat-ter of difference between the people of this School State and , the defendant herein and a true verdict render in accord with the evidence ? Theyare then put in charge of the sheriff or constable whois required to make the followin<g

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