Jury.

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same by registered post addressed to any such person at his residence or place of business : Provided that if any such summons be not served personally it shall be served four clear days before the day appointed for the sitting of the court and in addition in the case of service by post two clear days shall be allowed for delivery.

(2) A summons served by post under the provisions hereof and not returned as undelivered shall be considered as duly served in the absence of evidence to the contrary.

(3) If a person summoned under the provisions hereof fails to attend as required by the summons, it shall be lawful for an officer of the court or a police officer to warn him personally to attend before the court, and upon non-compliance with such warning it shall be lawful for a police officer with or without a warrant to apprehend him and bring him before the court.

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17. The Registrar shall cause a list containing the names, places of abode, and additions of the persons so summoned to be made out as soon as conveniently may be after the summonses have been served.

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Making of list of jurors summoned in criminal case.

18. In any information or indictment for a criminal offence, it shall be lawful for the Attorney General by written notice to the Registrar, or for any judge, at his own instance or on the application of any private prosecutor or of the person accused, to order a special jury to be summoned for the trial of the case and the Registrar shall forthwith form a panel of such jurors, and summon them in manner hereinbefore provided.

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19. It shall be lawful for any judge before whom a case is or may be heard, in his discretion--

(a) on an application made by or on behalf of the parties (including in criminal cases the prosecution and the accused) or any of them, or at his own instance, to make an order that the jury shall be composed of men only or of women only, as the case may require;

(b) on an application made by a woman to be exempted from service on a jury in respect of any case by

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powers of judge as to composition of jury. 37 of 1947, s. 8.

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