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ORDINANCE No. 2 or 1860 . 447


Jurors and Witnesses.


1. Every person not being a Christian who may be sunmoned to Persons not
being Chris
serve as a juror in any case, whether civil or criminal, may, in lieu of tians sum
moned to
the form of oath now required to be taken, make the following decla serve on juries
may make
ration : declaration
in lieu of
" I ( A. B. ) do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare, that I will oath.

hearken to the evidence, and a true verdict give, to the
best of my skill and knowledge, without fear, favour or
affection . "

2. Every person not being a Christian, who may be summoned or appear to give Witnesses not
being Christians
evidence in any proceeding, civil or criminal, may, in lieu of an oath, make the follow may make de
claration in lieu
ing declaration, which shall be duly interpreted to every witness ignorant of the Eng of oath.

lish language :

"I (A. B.) do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare, that the evidence which
I am about to give shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but
the truth." [Repealed by Ordinance No. 2 of 1889. ]

3. Every person not being a Christian, who shall make any affidavit, information, Persons not
being Christians
deposition or testification , shall , in lieu of an oath, make and subscribe the following making attida
vits, &c., to make
declaration : declaration
in lieu of cath.
"I hereby solemnly and sincerely declare, that the contents of this my [affi
davit, information , deposition or testification , as the case may be] are
true." [Repealed by Ordinance No. 2 of 1889. ]

4. Section 5 of Ordinance No. 7 of 1857 shall be and is hereby repealed, and in Sec. 5 of No. 7
of 1857 repealed.
lieu thereof be it enacted, that if any person making or subscribing any solemn de Persons making
false declara
tions, &c. to be
claration hereby provided as a substitute for an oath, shall wilfully, falsely and cor guilty of perjury.
ruptly declare or subscribe any matter or thing which if the same had been sworn
would have amounted to wilful and corrupt perjury, every such person so offending
shall incur the same penalties as by any Law or Ordinance in force within this Colony
is, or which may be provided or enacted for the punishment of any person committing
wilful and corrupt perjury. [ Repealed by Ordinance No. 2 of 1889. ]

5. Every jury list in force within the Colony shall contain the surnames of all Jury list.
men who shall be qualified and liable to serve ou juries, together with the Christian.
or other names by which such persons are usually known , whether such names shall
have been delivered in writing in accordance with section 2 of Ordinance No. 3 of
1855, or have been inserted therein by the sheriff or by the Governor and Legislative
Council. [Repealed by Ordinance No. 11 of 1864. ]
6. So much of section 11 of Ordinance No. 4 of 1851 as provides that the persons Special jurors
not liable to
marked off and designated as special jurors shall be liable to serve both as special and serve on any
common jury.
common jurors , shall be and is hereby repealed ; and be it enacted in lieu thereof,
that special jurors shall be exempt from serving on any common jury. [ Repealed by
Ordinance No. 11 of 1864.]