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[8. 19 cont.]
Ballot for jury.
32 of 1950, s. 9.
Keeping jury together.
Empanelling new case.
Jury.
reason of the nature of the evidence to be given or the issues to be tried, to grant such exemption. [16A
20. The separate cards of all the jurors so summoned to form a panel shall be put into a box, and the Registrar or clerk of the court shall, in open court, draw therefrom until a jury is obtained.
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21. (1) After the jury have been sworn or charged with the person accused, they shall be kept in some convenient place in court apart by themselves (retirement of individual jurors for personal purposes only excepted, and then in charge of an officer of the court), until the judge has summed up the evidence and has left the case with the jury: Provided that if the court adjourns during the hearing of the case (either during the sitting or at the end of a day's sitting) the judge may either allow the jury to disperse, or may direct that they be removed in charge of an officer of the court to some convenient place, there to take refreshment at their own expense and rest, until the court re-assembles, and such officer shall be sworn that he will suffer none save himself to speak to or to communicate with them without the leave of the judge.
(2) If, after the case has been left with the jury, the jury desire to withdraw for the purpose of considering their verdict, then they shall be kept by an officer of the court in some convenient place apart by themselves, but they shall be allowed reasonable refreshment at their own expense, with power also to retire alone only for personal purposes, until they are agreed upon their verdict or are discharged therefrom by the court; and the officer shall be sworn that he will suffer none to have access to them nor speak to them himself, except to ask whether they are agreed upon their verdict or to communicate between them and the court.
[18
22. The names of the persons drawn as jurors shall be marked on the list provided for in section 17, and the cards with such names shall be kept apart by themselves until all the cards in the box have been drawn: Provided always, that if any case is brought on to be tried before the jury in any other case have brought in their verdict, it shall
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[8. 19 cont.]
Ballot for jury.
32 of 1950, s. 9.
Keeping jury together.
Empanelling
new case.
Jury.
reason of the nature of the evidence to be given or the issues to be tried, to grant such exemption. [16A
20. The separate cards of all the jurors so summoned to form a panel shall be put into a box, and the Registrar or clerk of the court shall, in open court, draw therefrom until a jury is obtained.
[17
21. (1) After the jury have been sworn or charged with the person accused, they shall be kept in some convenient place in court apart by themselves (retirement of individual jurors for personal purposes only excepted, and then in charge of an officer of the court), until the judge has summed up the evidence and has left the case with the jury: Pro- vided that if the court adjourns during the hearing of the case (either during the sitting or at the end of a day's sitting) the judge may either allow the jury to disperse, or may direct that they be removed in charge of an officer of the court to some convenient place, there to take refresh- ment at their own expense and rest, until the court re- assembles, and such officer shall be sworn that he will suffer none save himself to speak to or to communicate with them without the leave of the judge.
(2) If, after the case has been left with the jury, the jury desire to withdraw for the purpose of considering their verdict, then they shall be kept by an officer of the court in some convenient place apart by themselves, but they shall be allowed reasonable refreshment at their own expense, with power also to retire alone only for personal purposes, until they are agreed upon their verdict or are discharged therefrom by the court; and the officer shall be sworn that he will suffer none to have access to them nor speak to them himself, except to ask whether they are agreed upon their verdict or to communicate between them and the court.
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22. The names of the persons drawn as jurors shall be new jury for marked on the list provided for in section 17, and the cards with such names shall be kept apart by themselves until all the cards in the box have been drawn: Provided always, that if any case is brought on to be tried before the jury in any other case have brought in their verdict, it shall
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