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  "heading": "Swearing of jurors; selection of foreman",
  "text": "When the jury has been accepted by all parties, the jurors shall be sworn to try the case in a just and impartial manner to the best of their judgment and to render a verdict according to the law and the evidence. When the jury has retired, the jurors shall select a foreman to preside over them and sign the verdict which they may render.",
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