Chap. 436.—An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a new
section numbered 4899-a, providing for the disqualification, in felony cases in
counties, of jurors who reside within two miles of the place where the felony
is alleged to have been committed, upon objection of the Commonwealth or
the accused. {H B 497]

Approved March 30, 1936

1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia, That the
Code of Virginia be amended by adding thereto a new section num-
bered forty-eight hundred and ninety-nine (a), which new section shall
read as follows:

Section 4899-a. No person residing within two miles of the place
where the crime is alleged to have been committed shall be allowed to
serve as a juror in any felony case in the circuit court of any county;
provided, however, that the impanelling of such a juror shall not be
cause for summoning a new panel, or for setting aside a verdict, or for
granting a new trial, unless objection thereto specifically pointed out is
made before the jury was sworn.