THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH APRIL, 1887.
28. Whenever there shall be a deficiency of jurors, it shall be lawful for the Court, at the prayer of either of the parties in the suit or action 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 dollars cach for every trial. In criminal cases special jurors shall not be entitled to any remuneration. Provided always that the Judge upon the 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.
30. If any juror having been duly served with a summons, in accordance with the provisions in that behalf hereinbefore contained shall fail to attend, or being present shall not appear when called, or after appearance shall withdraw him- self without the permission of the Judge, the Judge shall, unless some reasonable excuse be proved on oath or affidavit or otherwise to his satisfaction, set upon the person so making default such fine, not exceeding the sum of One hundred dollars, as to the Judge shall seem meet.
31. All fines iniposed under the provisions of this Ordi- nance shall be levied in such manner as the Court or any Judge thereof may direct, and when levied shall be paid to the Registrar and accounted for by him to the Colonial Treasurer.
32. On the trial of any civil or criminal case either party or the prosecutor or prisoner accused or defendant shall be at liberty to apply to the Court for a rule or order for the inspection by the jury of any property the inspection of which may be material to the proper determination of the proceedings in question, and it shall be lawful for the Court if it think fit to make such rule or order upon such terms as to adjournment, costs and otherwise as such Court may direct.
33. In all enquiries into the idiotcy, lunacy or un- soundness of mind of any person, any issue determinable by the verdict of a jury shall be tried by a special or common jury as the Judge may direct and such jury shall be constituted in the same manner in all respects as to the number and qualification of the jury and be sum- moned in the same manner and serve under the same con- ditions in every particular as if such jury had been empan- nelled for the trial of any ordinary issue in the Supreme Court. Provided that in all cases the alleged idiot, lunatic, or person of unsound mind shall have a right to have the issue determined if he so desire by a special jury.
34. In cases not provided for by this Ordinance, the law for the time being in force in England relating to jurors and juries, shall, in so far as the same does not conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance, have force and effect within the Colony: but nothing in this section contained shall be deemed to relate to jurors or juries on Coroner's inquests.
Talesman. (No. 11 of 1864 B. 20.)
Remuneration of special jurors.
(No. 8 of 1872
*. 3.)
Non-attend- ance of jurora (No. 11 of 1854 #. 15.)
Fines levying. (No. 11 of 1861. 66. 6 and 7.)
Inspection by jury. (No. 3 of 1865
6. 31.)
Jurors in lunacy cases.
Application of Law of England in cases not provided for by this Ordinance.
SCHEDULES.
A
List of Repeals.
No. 11 of 1864 all unrepealed exccpt sections 27 and 28.
No. 7 of 1868 Section 1.
No. 8 of 1872 All.
No. 24 of 1882 All.
MR. A. B.
B.
You are hereby summoned to appear as a juror (or special juror) at the Supreme Court to be holden at
in this Colony on the
o'clock
day of
next at the hour of
in the forenoon, and there to attend from day to day until you shall be discharged from the Court.
(Signed) C. D.,
Registrar.
N.B.-The penalty for disobedience hereto is any sum not ex- ceeding one hundred dollars.
Form of
Summons to jurors,
369
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