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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH DECEMBER, 1882.

A BILL

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An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong-

kong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, for amending the law relating to Jurors and Juries.

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HEREAS on account of the abolition of the office of Sheriff it is necessary to amend the laws relating to Jurors and Juries.

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. Section 2 of the Jury Law Consolidation Ordinance, 1864, is hereby amended by striking out the words "the Sheriff" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "any.”

2. Section 5 of the said Ordinance is hereby repealed and in lien thereof, it is enacted as follows:-

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Every person shall, for the purpose of enabling the

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Registrar to complete the List of Jurors herein-

after referred to, on demand by the Registrar or

some person duly authorized by him, forward to "the said Registrar in writing within the time specified in the said demand, his Christian or "other names and surnames at full length together "with his profession, business or occupation and "place of abode, under penalty of his refusing or neglecting so to do of a sum not exceeding one "hundred dollars."

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3. Section 6 of the said Ordinance is hereby amended by striking out the word "Sheriff” and inserting in lieu thereof the word "Registrar."

4. Section 8 is hereby repealed and in lieu thereof it is enacted as follows:-

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"The Registrar shall on or before the first day of "February in each year make a List in alphabetical "order of all men ascertained by him to be liable "to serve as Jurors, setting forth the Christian or "other names and surnames of each at full length, together with his profession, business, or occupa- "tion and place of abode, and shall cause a copy "of such List to be posted for the term of one fortnight on or in some conspicuous part of the "Court House, to the end that the Inhabitants of "the Colony may, as the case shall be, apply by "notice in writing to the Registrar requiring that "their names or the names of some other person may be respectively either added to or struck off "from the said List, upon cause duly assigned in "such notice; and the Registrar immediately after "the expiration of the time for posting such List, "shall forward the same and such notices as may "be so served on him, to the Clerk of the Legis-. "lative Council, to the end that the Governor, "with the advice of the Council (and he and they are hereby empowered so to do), may strike off for add such name or names or any other name or names from among those of the said Inhabitants "as to the said Governor and Council may appear "fit, and the said List when so approved of, or "altered, shall be returned to the Registrar by the "Clerk of Council and called the 'Jurors List' "and shall be brought into use on the first day of "March next following and shall continue in force "for one year from the said first day of March." 5. Section 9 is hereby amended by inserting after the words Section five" the words "as hereby aménded” and by striking out the words "by the Sheriff or."

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6. Sections 10 and 11 are hereby repealed.

7. Section 12 is hereby amended by striking out the words "the Sheriff shall attend at the Registrar's office and in the presence of him or his deputy" and inserting in lien thereof the words a Deputy Registrar shall in the prescuce of the Registrar."

8. Section 13 is hereby amended by striking out the word "Sheriff" aud inserting in lieu thereof the words "the Registrar."

9. Section 14 is hereby repealed and in lieu thereof, it is enacted as follows:-

"The Registrar shall cause a panel, containing the

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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."

10. Schedule B to the said Ordinance is hereby amended by striking out the word "Sheriff" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "Registrar."

Preamble.

Sec. 2 of Ord. 11 of 1864 smended.

Sec. 5 of Ord, 11 of 1864 repealed

Sec. G of Ord. 11 of 1864 amended.

Sec. 8 of Ord. 11 of 1861 repealed.

Sec. 9 of Ord,

11 of 1864 amended.

Secs. 10 and 11 of Ord. 11 of

1864 repealed.

Sec. 12 of Ord. 11 of 1864 amended.

Sec. 13 of Ord, 11 of 1864 amended.

Sec. 14 of Ord. 11 of 1864 repealed.

Schedule B to Ord. 11 of 1564 amended.

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