ORDINANCE No. 11 OF 1864.

Jury.

5. Every person on demand by the sheriff, or some person duly authorized by him, shall deliver in writing to the sheriff or authorized person as aforesaid, his Christian or other names, and the surname or names at full length, under penalty of his refusing or neglecting so to do of a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars. [Repealed by Ordinance No. 24 of 1882 and new section substituted.]

6. Such fine shall be imposed and levied at the discretion and under order of the Supreme Court, on complaint made by the sheriff ["Registrar" as amended by Ordinance No. 24 of 1882] to the said Court in that behalf.

7. All fines so levied shall be paid into the hands of the Registrar of the Supreme Court, and by him accounted for to the Colonial Treasurer.

8. The sheriff shall make a list in alphabetical order of all men who shall be qualified to serve as jurors, setting forth the Christian or other names and surnames of each at full length, together with his place of abode, and shall sign and transmit a copy of such list to the Registrar of the Supreme Court, who shall thereupon cause a copy of such list to be posted for the term of one fortnight on or in some conspicuous part of the Court House, to the end that the inhabitants of the Colony may, as the case shall be, apply by notice in writing to the Registrar, requiring that their names may be respectively either added to or struck off from the said list, upon cause duly assigned in such notice; and the Registrar immediately after the expiration of the time for posting such list, shall forward the same, and such notices as may be so served on him, to the clerk of the Legislative Council, to the end that the Governor with the advice of the Council (and he and they are hereby empowered so to do) may strike off or add such name or names from among those of the said inhabitants as to the said Governor and Council may appear fit, and the said list when so approved of, or altered, shall be returned to the Registrar by the clerk of the Council and called the "Jurors' List." [Repealed by Ordinance No. 24 of 1882 and new section substituted.]

9. Every jury list in force within the Colony shall contain the surnames of all men who shall be qualified and liable to serve on juries, together with the Christian or other names by which such persons are usually known, whether such names shall have been delivered in writing in accordance with the provisions in section five, [Amended by Ordinance No. 24 of 1882] or have been inserted therein [by the sheriff, or: Repealed by Ordinance No. 24 of 1882] by the Governor and Legislative Council.

10. If the sheriff or other minister, or officer, shall wilfully insert or omit in the list of jurors the name of any man which ought not to be so inserted or omitted according to the list of jurors so to be made out as aforesaid, or shall fail to sign and transmit a correct copy of such list to the Registrar as hereinbefore directed, or shall otherwise fail well and truly to do and perform all and every the acts, matters and things, hereby required to be by him performed, such sheriff or other minister, or officer, shall be fined at the discretion of the Court. [Repealed by Ordinance No. 24 of 1882.]

Names of residents to be given to sheriff on demand for the purpose of forming jury list.

Penalty how levied.

Disposal of fines.

Sheriff to make out Jury list and transmit same to Registrar, who shall forward the same through the clerk of the Councils to the Governor and Legislative Council for approval or alteration.

Jury list.

Penalty on sheriff for neglect of duty.

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