ORDINANCE No. 18 of 1887.
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 jury shall 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.
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cannot agree upon verdict. [No. 11 of 1864, s. 25.]
25. Whenever the jury in any case has withdrawn, and been kept apart for the purpose of considering their verdict, and shall not have returned the same before all the other cases for trial at the same sittings 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, or information shall be tried as if such first jury had not been empanelled.
26. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the Court from exempting in its discretion any person or persons from serving as a juror on any trial, or from removing their names from the list of jurors, on cause being shown for so doing.
27. No person who shall be put upon his trial either for treason, felony, or misdemeanour, shall be allowed to challenge any of the jurors except for cause.
Power to the Court to exempt jurors. [No. 11 of 1864, s. 18.]
No challenge except for cause. [No. 11 of 1864, s. 19.]
Talesman. [No. 11 of 1864, s. 20.]
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.
Remuneration of special jurors. [No. of 1872, s. 3.]
29. The remuneration of special jurors in civil cases shall be ten dollars each 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.
ORDINANCE No. 18 or 1887.
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.
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cannot agree upon verdict. [No. 11 of
25. Whenever the jury in any case has withdrawn, and been kept In case jury apart for the purpose of considering their verdict, and shall not have 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, or information shall be tried as if such first jury had not been empanelled.
26. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the Court from exempt- ing in its discretion any person or persons from serving, as a juror on any trial, or from removing their names from the list of jurors, on cause being shown for so doing.
27. No person who shall be put upon his trial either for treason, felony, or misdemeanour, shall be allowed to challenge any of the jurors except for cause.
Power to the Court to exempt jurors. [No. 11 of 1864, s. 18.]
No challenge except for
cause.
[No.11 of 1864, s. 19.]
Talesman.
No. 11 of
28. Whenever there shall be a deficiency of jurors, it shall be law- ful for the Court, at the prayer of either of the parties in the suit or action 1864, s. 20.1 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.
Amenoch,
Remunera- tion of special jurors.
s. 3.]
29. The remuneration of special jurors in civil cases shall be ten dollars each for every trial? In criminal cases special jurors shall not be entitled to any remuneration. Provided always that the Judge upon the [No. of 1872, 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.
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