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pearance for trial, order him to be committed to the custody of the proper officer of the county, to abide the judgment or further order of the court; and he must be committed and held in custody accordingly.

Sec. 15. Upon retiring for deliberation, the jury may take with them all papers which have been received as evidence in the cause, or copies of such parts of public records, or private documents given in evidence, as ought not, in the opinion of the court, to be taken from the person having them in possession.

Sec. 16. The jury may also take with the notes of the testimony, or other proceedings on the trial taken by themselves, or any of them, but none taken by any other person.

Sec. 17. After the jury has retired for deliberation, if there be a disagreement between them, as to any part of the testimony, or if they desire to be informed of a point of law arising in the cause, they must require the officer to conduct them into court. Upon their being brought into court, the information required must be given in the presence of, or after notice to the district attorney and the defendant or his counsel.

Sec. 18. If after the retirement of the jury, one of them become so sick as to prevent the continuance of his duty, or any other accident or cause occur to prevent their being kept together for deliberation, the jury may be discharged by the court.

Sec. 19. In all cases where a jury are discharged or prevented from giving a verdict by reason of an accident, or other cause, except when the defendant is discharged from the indictment during the progress of the trial, or after the cause is submitted to them, the cause may be again tried at the same or another term.

Sec. 20. Upon an indictment for an offense consisting of different degrees, the jury may find the defendant not guilty of the degree charged in the indictment, and guilty of any degree inferior thereto; upon an indictment for any offense, the jury may find the defendant not guilty of the commission thereof, and guilty of an attempt to commit the same; upon an indictment for murder, if the jury find the defendant not guilty thereof, they may, upon the same indictment, find the defendant guilty of manslaughter in any degree.