Jurors can receive up to $50 a day after serving 45 days on a grand jury. (Employees of the federal government are paid their regular salary in lieu of this fee.) Jurors also are reimbursed for reasonable transportation expenses and parking fees.
On September 18, 1810, Chile broke from Spanish rule, declaring their independence (although they still were theoretically loyal to King Ferdinand VII of Spain, then a captive of the French).oday, September 18 is celebrated in Chile as their Independence Day. It is remembered with the fiestas patrias or national parties.. The celebrations kick off in early September and can last for weeks.
The dictator from 1830 to 1837, Diego Portales, fought a war with Peru from 1836â1839 that expanded Chilean territory. Chile fought the War of the Pacific with Peru and Bolivia from 1879 to 1883, winning Antofagasta, Bolivia's only outlet to the sea, and extensive areas from Peru.