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EN CLOSURE 2

163

0.0.

40866

&

Rage 21 NOV 01

leboe 1907.

· ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE,

Report on Ordinance

13

of 1907.

I have examined the accompanying Ordinance, entitled

An Ordinance to further amend the Jury Consolidation Ordinance, 1887,

and I am of opinion that the Ordinance is one which is not contrary to

the Governor's Instructions.

Objects and Reasons.

The object of section 3 of this Ordinance is to

abolish the present privilege reserved to each of the

parties to a civil action of striking off the names of

six special jurors without cause being shown. Such a

privilege was found to be liable to abuse, because, in some cases, pressure was brought to bear upon the Solicitors for the parties by their clients to strike off their

names from the list of jurors summoned.

The above privilege having been withdrawn, it seems

undesirable that more than seventeen jurors should be summoned.

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EN CLOSURE 2 163 0.0. 40866 & Rage 21 NOV 01 leboe 1907. · ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, Report on Ordinance 13 of 1907. I have examined the accompanying Ordinance, entitled An Ordinance to further amend the Jury Consolidation Ordinance, 1887, and I am of opinion that the Ordinance is one which is not contrary to the Governor's Instructions. Objects and Reasons. The object of section 3 of this Ordinance is to abolish the present privilege reserved to each of the parties to a civil action of striking off the names of six special jurors without cause being shown. Such a privilege was found to be liable to abuse, because, in some cases, pressure was brought to bear upon the Solicitors for the parties by their clients to strike off their names from the list of jurors summoned. The above privilege having been withdrawn, it seems undesirable that more than seventeen jurors should be summoned.
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EN CLOSURE 2 163 0.0. 40866 & Rage 21 NOV 01 leboe 1907. · ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, Report on Ordinance 13 of 190 ↑ . I have examined the accompanying Ordinance, entifled An Ordinance to further amend the Jury Consolidation Ordi- nance, 1887, and I am of opinion that the Ordinance is one which is not contrary to the Governor's Instructions. Objects and Reasons. The object of section 3 of this Ordinance is to abolish the present privilege reserved to each of the parties to a civil action of striking off the names of six special jurors without cause being shown. Such a privilege was found to be liable to abuse, because, in some cases, pressure was brought to bear upon the Solici- tors for the parties by their clients to strike off their names from the list of jurors sunaoned. The above privilege having been withdrawn, it seems undesirable that more than seventeen jurors should be sum-
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EN CLOSURE 2

163

0.0.

40866

&

Rage 21 NOV 01

leboe 1907.

· ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE,

Report on Ordinance

13

of 190 ↑ .

I have examined the accompanying Ordinance, entifled

An Ordinance to further amend the Jury Consolidation Ordi-

nance, 1887,

and I am of opinion that the Ordinance is one which is not contrary to

the Governor's Instructions.

Objects and Reasons.

The object of section 3 of this Ordinance is to

abolish the present privilege reserved to each of the

parties to a civil action of striking off the names of

six special jurors without cause being shown. Such a

privilege was found to be liable to abuse, because, in some cases, pressure was brought to bear upon the Solici- tors for the parties by their clients to strike off their

names from the list of jurors sunaoned.

The above privilege having been withdrawn, it seems

undesirable that more than seventeen jurors should be sum-

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