ORDINANCE No. 18 of 1887. 2157
Jury Consolidation.
whether they find for the plaintiff or for the defendant, and in the case
of a prisoner or accused whether they find such prisoner or accused Guilty
or Not Guilty ; and the jurys hall either pronounce a general verdict for the
plaintiff or defendant, or of Guilty or Not Guilty, or else shall return a
special verdict finding the facts of the case. Provided always , that the
jury may acquit any prisoner or accused of a part of the charge against
him , and find him guilty of the remainder .
25. Whenever the jury in any case has withdrawn, and been kept In case jury
cannot agree
apart for the purpose of considering their verdict, and shall not have upon verdict .
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returned the same before all the other cases for trial at the same sittings 1864, s . 25. ]
or sessions shall have been disposed of, and when it shall sufficiently
appear to the Court that the said jury cannot agree upon a verdict , and
that there is not such a majority as aforesaid agreeing, the Court shall
discharge such jury, and shall cause a new jury to be empanelled and
sworn and charged with any prisoner or accused , and the suit or action , F
or information shall be tried as if such first jury had not been empanelled .
26. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the Court from exempt Power to the
Court to
ing in its discretion any person or persons from serving, as a juror on exempt jurors.
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any trial, or from removing their names from the list of jurors , on cause 1864 , s. 18. ]
being shown for so doing.
27. No person who shall be put upon his trial either for treason , No challenge
felony, or misdemeanour, shall be allowed to challenge any of the jurors cause.
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except for cause . 1864 , s. 19. ]
28. Whenever there shall be a deficiency of jurors , it shall be law Talesman.
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ful for the Court , at the prayer of either of the parties in the suit or action 1864, s. 20.]
or of the prosecutor, prisoner or accused , to put upon the jury so many
good and lawful men of the by - standers or others who can be speedily
procured , as shall be sufficient to make up the full number thereof.
29. The remuneration of special jurors in civil cases shall be ten Remunera
dollars each for every trial . In criminal cases special jurors shall not be tion of special
jurors.
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entitled to any remuneration . Provided always that the Judge upon the
s. 3.]
application for a special jury by the prisoner or accused may order such
special jury to be remunerated as in civil cases and that such prisoner or
accused deposit with the Registrar or other officer of the Court a sum
sufficient to cover the expenses of such special jury ; otherwise such
order to be of no effect.