As soon as the jury is completed, an oath must be administered to the jurors, in substance, that they and each of them will well and truly try the matter in issue between ...., the plaintiff, and ...., the defendant, and render a true verdict according to the evidence.
En. Sec. 132, p. 69, Bannack Stat.; re-en. Sec. 160, p. 164, L. 1867; re-en. Sec. 196, p. 66, Cod. Stat. 1871; re-en. Sec. 247, p. 100, L. 1877; re-en. Sec. 247, 1st Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 256, 1st Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; amd. Sec. 1064, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6745, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 9348, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. C. Civ. Proc. Sec. 604; R.C.M. 1947, 93-5015.