Vermont § 5803 - Oath to be administered to petit jurors impaneled to try civil causes in Superior
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§ 5803. Oath to be administered to petit jurors impaneled to try civil causes in Superior
- Courts You solemnly swear that you will well and truly try each and every issue which may
be given you in charge during the present term of this court, agreeably to the evidence
given you in court, and the laws of this State, and true verdicts give; your own counsel
and that of your fellows you will duly observe and keep; you will say nothing to any
person about the business and matters you may at any time have in charge, but to your
fellow jurors, nor will you suffer any one to speak to you about the same but in court;
and when you have agreed on a verdict, you will keep it secret until you deliver it
in court. So help you God.
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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