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14. The Assistant Judge shall hear and determine such matters and questions arising in suits and proceedings of a civat nature originally instituted in the Supreme Court as are from time to time specially referred to him by the Judge; it is every such case any party to the suit or proceding shall be entitled, as of course, to a re-hearing before the Judge.
15. The Assistant Judge shall hear and determine in a summary way such criminal charges originally brought before th.. Supreme Court as may be lawfully so heard and determined, and as are from time to time referred to him by the Judge.
16. In case of the absence or illness of the Assistant Judge, or during a vacancy in the ofice of Assistant Judge, or during the temporary employment of the Assistant Judge in any other capacity, or on emergency, the Judge may, by writing under his hand and the seal of the Supreme Court, appoint the Law Secretary, or any fit person approved by one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, or by Her Majesty's Minister in China, to act as Assistant Judge for the time therein min tioned; but every such appointment shall be revocable, at pleasure, by the Judge, by writing under his hand and the seal of the Supreme Court.
The Law Secretary, or other person so appointed, shall, during the continuance of his appointment, have all the power and authority of the Assistant Judge.
17. The Law Secretary shall be appointed by Her Majesty, by warrant under Her Royal sign manual.
18. The Law Secretary shall be the Registrar of the Court.
19. The Law Secretary shall hear and determine such matters and questions arising in suits and proceedings of a civil nature originally instituted in the Supreme Court as the Judge from time to time for the despatch of urgent business thinks fit to refer specially to him; but in every such case any party to the suit or proceeding shall be entitled, as of course, to a re-hearing before the Judge.
20. The Law Secretary shall discharge such, duties in connexion with the conduct of criminal prosecutions as the Judge
from time to time directs.
21. The Law Secretary shall hear and determine in a summary way such criminal charges originally brought before the Supreme Court as may be lawfully so heard and determined, and as the Judge from time to time for the despatch of urgent business thinks fit to refer specially to him.
22. In case of the absence or illness of the Law Secretary, or during a vacancy in the office of Law Secretary, or during the temporary employment of the Law Secretary in any other capacity, or on emergency, the Judge may, by writing under his hand and the seal of the Supreme Court, appoint any fit person approved by one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, or by Her Majesty's Minister in China, to act as Law Secretary for the time therein mentioned; but every such appoint- ment shall be revocable, at pleasure, by the Judge, by writing under his hand and the seal of the Supreme Court.
The person so appointed shall, during the continuance of his appointment, have all the power and authority of the Law Secretary.
23. The Judge, Assistant Judge, and Law Secretary shall hold office during the pleasure of Her Majesty, but any warrant of appointment to the office of Judge, Assistant Judge, or Law Secretary shall not be vacated by reason only of a demise of the Crown.
In case at any time Her Majesty thinks fit by warrant under Her Royal sign manual to revoke the warrant appointing any person to be Judge, Assistant Judge, or Law Secretary,- -or while there is a Judge, Assistant Judge, or Law Secretary in Office, thinks fit by warrant under Her Royal sign manual to appoint another person to be Judge, Assistant Judge, or Law Secretary (as the case may be),then and in every such case, until the warrant of revocation or of new appointment is notified by Her Majesty's Minister in China to the person holding office, all powers and authorities vested in liat person shall continue and be deemed to have continued in as full force, and he shall continue and be deemed to have continued entitled to all the privileges and emoluments of the office as fully, and all things done by him shall be and be deemed to have been as valid in law,—as if such warrant of revocation or new appointment had not been made.
24. One of Ifer Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State may, and Her Majesty's Ministers in China and Japan respectively, with the approval of the Judge of the Supreme Court in each instance first obtained, may from time to time temporarily attach to the Supreme Court any persons holding appointments as Consuls or Vice-Consuls.
Every person so attached shall discharge such duties in connexion with the Court as the Judge from time to time, with the approval of one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, directs, and shall have the like power and authority as the Assistant Judge or Law Secretary has, according as 10 each case the nature of the duties directed to be discharged by the person so attached may require.
II-THE PROVINCIAL COURTS.
25. Each of Her Majesty's Consuls-General, Consuls, and Vice-Consuls (holding a commission as such from Her Majesty) resident in China or in Japan (with the exception of Her Majesty's Consul at Shanghai, and with such other exceptions as one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State at any time thinks fit to make), or any person acting temporarily, with the approval of one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, or of Her Majesty's Minister in China or in Japan, as an! for a Consul-General, Consul, or Vice-Consul, so commissioned as aforesaid,--shäll, for and in his own Consular district, he and form a Court styled Her Britannic Majesty's Court at [Canton, or as the cause may be],-hereafter in this Order called a Provincial Court.
Each Provincial Court shall have a seal bearing its style and such device as one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of
State from time to time directs.
IV. JURIES.
ASSESSORS.
26. Every male British subject resident in China or in Japan,-being of the age of 21 years or upwards, being able t speak and read English,-having or earning a gross income at the rate of not less than 250 dollars a year,-not having b attained of treason or felony, or convicted of any crime that is infamous (unless he has obtained a free pardon),—and not la under outlawry,--shall be qualified to serve on a jury.
27. All persons so qualified shall be liable so to serve, except the following:-
Persons in Her Majesty's Diplomatic, Consular, or other Civil service in actual employment;
Officers, clerks, keepers of prisons, messengers, and other persons attached to or in the service of any of her Majesty'
Courts;
Officers and others on full pay in Her Majesty's Navy or Army, or in actual employment in the service of any Departed
connected therewith;