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Днезвога.
Admission to practise.
RULES OF SUPREME COURT IN CHINA
first day's attendance of jurors such sum, not exceeding 51., as the Court may require, and in default thereof his demand shall have no effect.
(3.) If the Court of its own motion orders that and action be heard with a jury, the plaintiff shall make the deposit.
(4.) Where a trial with a jury is begun and adjourned, the party who has made the deposit shall, on each successive day of the trial, and before the trial is proceeded with, make a further deposit of 21. 108. or such larger sum, not exceeding 5., as the Court may require.
(5.) In default of any successive deposit being so inade, the other party may make the deposit; but if neither party inakes it, the trial may, if the Court thinks fit, be adjourned generally.
(6.) The costs of remuneration of jurors shall be costs in the cause. 30.-(1.) The Consular officer in each district shall, in the month of January in each year, make a list of the persons within his district qualified under the Principal Order to be Assessors, and shail be at liberty from time to time to add any name thereto, or to expunge any name therefrom.
(2.) When Assessors are required the Court shall, from its list of Assessors, select a sufficient number of competent persons, and shall give the selected persons notice in writing of their selection, and may, for cause appearing to be sufficient, excuse any person so selected, aud select another person in his stead.
(3.) The names and addresses of the persons selected shall in civil cases be communicated to the parties three days, and in a criminal case to the accused one day, before the day fixed for the trial.
(4.) If either party or the accused object to an Assessor so selected by the Court, he shall forthwith signify his objection, with the grounds thereof, to the Court, and the Court, if it sustains the objection, shall select another duly qualified person to sit as Assessor in place of the person objected to.
(5.) If any selected person dies or becomes unable to act, the Court shall select another duly qualified person.
(6.) The remuneration of an Assessor for sitting in the Court shall be at the rate of 21. a day in civil cases, and 17. a day in criminal cases Where the sitting in a civil case does not exceed one hour, the Court may reduce the remuneration for such sitting to 17. In civil cases the remuneration shall be costs in the cause.
Legal Practitioners.
31.-(1.) A person desiring to practise as a legal practitioner with- in the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court shall make a written application to that Court, stating his qualifications. The Supreme Court may require proot of the qualifications to be submitted, and may grant or refuse the application. The Supreme Court may at any time for good cause revoke any such grant.
(2) A person admitted to practise in the Supreme Court may practise in any Provincial Court.
(3.) The Supreme Court may in its discretion in the case of any person who, at the coming into operation of these Rules, is enrolled as a practitioner in that Court, dispense with the application and proof of qualifications.
(4.) Foreign legal practitioners admitted to practise in a foreign Consular Court in China or Corea may be allowed to appear in any case before the Court, if the Court is satisfied that qualified British legal practitioners would be allowed in similar circumstances to appear before the foreign Court.
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