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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 person accused, and the action, suit, information, or indictment shall be tried as if such first jury had not been empanelled.
25. Nothing in this Ordinance shall prevent the court
Power of from exempting, in its discretion, any person from serving the court to as a juror on any trial or from removing the name of any exempt juror. person from the list of jurors, on cause being shown for so doing.
26. No person who is put upon his trial either for
Challenge reason, felony, or misdemeanor shall be allowed to challenge for cause only any of the jurors except for cause.
in criminal cases.
27. Whenever there is a deficiency of jurors, it shall be
Talesmen. lawful for the court, at the prayer of either of the parties in the action or of the prosecutor or person accused, to put upon the jury so many good and lawful men of the standers or others who can be speedily procured as may be sufficient to make up the full number thereof.
t jurors.
28.-(1) The remuneration of special jurors in civil cases
Remuneration shall be twenty-five dollars each for each day of every trial. of special
(2) In criminal cases special jurors shall not be entitled to any remuneration: Provided always that the judge, on an application for a special jury by any person accused, may order such special jury to be remunerated as in civil cases, and that such person accused shall deposit with the Registrar a sum sufficient to cover the expenses of such special jury; otherwise such order to be of no effect.
29. If any juror, having been duly served with a sum-
Fining of mons,
(1) fails to attend; or,
(2) being present, does not appear when called; or,
(3) after appearance, withdraws himself without the permission of the judge,
the judge shall, unless some reasonable excuse is proved upon oath or otherwise to his satisfaction, impose upon him a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars.
juror for non-attendance, etc.
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LO
JURY.
No. 6 of 1887.
379
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 person accused, and the action, suit, information, or indictment shall be tried as if such first jury had not been empanelled.
25. Nothing in this Ordinance shall prevent the court Power of from exempting, in its discretion, any person from serving the court to as a juror on any trial or from removing the name of any exempt juror. person from the list of jurors, on cause being shown for so
doing.
26. No person who is put upon his trial either for Challenge reason, felony, or misdemeanor shall be allowed to challenge for cause only any of the jurors except for cause.
in criminal
cases.
27. Whenever there is a deficiency of jurors, it shall be Talesmen. lawful for the court, at the prayer of either of the parties in the action or of the prosecutor or person accused, to put upon the jury so many good and lawful men of the standers or others who can be speedily procured as may be
ifficient to make up the full number thereof.
t
jurors.
28.-(1) The remuneration of special jurors in civil cases Remuneration shall be twenty-five dollars each for each day of every trial. of special
(2) In criminal cases special jurors shall not be entitled to any remuneration: Provided always that the judge, on an application for a special jury by any person accused, may order such special jury to be remunerated as in civil cases, and that such person accused shall deposit with the Registrar a sum sufficient to cover the expenses of such special jury; otherwise such order to be of no effect.
29. If any juror, having been duly served with a sum- Fining of mons,
(1) fails to attend; or,
(2) being present, does not appear when called; or,
.
(3) after appearance, withdraws himself without the per- mission of the judge,
the judge shall, unless some reasonable excuse is proved upon oath or otherwise to his satisfaction, impose upon him.
fine not exceeding one hundred dollars..
juror for non- attendance,
etc.
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