374
No. 6 of 1887.
JURY.
Want of
(9) masters of any school other than a vernacular school in the Colony; professors, lecturers, and other academic officers of the University of Hongkong;
(10) officers employed on full pay in the naval or military service of His Majesty;
(11) masters of steamers and local pilots; and
(12) all officers and non-commissioned officers of the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps, and such other efficient members of the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps as may be allowed by the Governor in Council.
5. If any person is summoned as a juror who is not qualified or liable to serve as a juror, or is exempt from service, to be ground of challenge or, having been summoned as a special juror, is not qualified but not of
to serve as such, such want of qualification or exemption avoiding trial.
shall be a good cause of challenge and the person so summoned shall be discharged on such challenge or on his own application, if the court is satisfied of the fact and so directs; but no such want of qualification or exemption, if not submitted to the court before such person is sworn, shall afterwards be accepted as a ground for impeaching any verdict given by the jury on which such person has served.
Duty to send in name for jury list.
Formation of lists of
6. Every person who refuses or neglects to forward to the Registrar in writing on demand by him, or by some person duly authorised by him, within the time specified in the said demand, his name and surname at full length, together with his profession, business, or occupation and place of abode; shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars.
7. (1) The Registrar shall, on or before the 1st day of February in each year, make an alphabetical list of all persons ascertained by him to be liable to serve as jurors, setting forth the name and surname of each at full length together with his profession, business, or occupation and place of abode, and shall cause a copy of such list to be posted for the term of one fortnight at the chief entrance to the court.
(2) Any person may apply by notice in writing to the Registrar requiring that his name or the name of some other person may be respectively either added to or struck off from
* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1923.
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374
No. 6 of 1887.
JURY.
Want of
(9) masters of any school other than a vernacular school in the Colony; professors, lecturers, and other academic officers of the University of Hongkong;
(10) officers employed on full pay in the naval or military service of His Majesty;
(11) masters of steamers and local pilots; and
(12) all officers and non-commissioned officers of the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps, and such other efficient members of the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps as may be allowed by the Governor in Council.
5. If any person is summoned as a juror who is not quali- qualification fied or liable to serve as a juror, or is exempt from service, to be ground of challenge or, having been summoned as a special juror, is not qualified but not of
to serve as such, such want of qualification or exemption avoiding trial.
shall be a good cause of challenge and the person so sum- moned shall be discharged on such challenge or on his own, application, if the court is satisfied of the fact and so directs; but no such want of qualification or exemption, if not sub- mitted to the court before such person is sworn, shall afterwards be accepted as a ground for impeaching any verdict given by the jury on which such person has served.
Duty to send in name for jury list.
Formation 'of lists of
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6. Every person who refuses or neglects to forward to the Registrar in writing on demand by him, or by some person duly authorised by him, within the time specified in the said. demand, his name and surname at full length, together with his profession, business, or occupation and place of abode; shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceed ing one hundred dollars.
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(2)-Any-person--may-apply-by-notice. in writing to the Registrar requiring that his name or the name of some other person may be respectively either added to or struck off from
* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1923.
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