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ORDINANCE No. 11 OF 1864. 667


Jury.


5. Every person on demand by the sheriff, or some person duly authorized by Names of res
idents tobe given
to sheriff on
him, shall deliver in writing to the sheriff or authorized person as aforesaid, his demand for the
purpose of form
Christian or other names , and the surname or names at full length , under penalty of ng jury st.
his refusing or neglecting so to do of a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars.
[ Repealed by Ordinance No. 24 of 1882 and new section substituted. ]

6. Such fine shall be imposed and levied at the discretion and under order of the Penalty how
levied.
Supreme Court, on complaint made by the sheriff [ "Registrar" as amended by Ordinance
No. 24 of 1882] to the said Court in that behalf.

7. All fines so levied shall be paid into the hands of the Registrar of the Supreme Disposal of fines.
Court, and by him accounted for to the Colonial Treasurer.

8. The sheriff shall make a list in alphabetical order of all men who shall be Sheriff to make
out jury list and
transmit same
qualified to serve as jurors, setting forth the Christian or other names and surnames to Registrar, who
shall forward the
of each at full length , together with his place of abode, and shall sign and transmit a same through
the clerk of the
copy of such list to the Registrar of the Supreme Court, who shall thereupon cause a Councils to the
Governor and
copy of such list to be posted for the term of one fortnight on or in some conspicuous Legislative
Councilfor
approval or
part of the Court House, to the end that the inhabitants of the Colony may, as the alteration.
case shall be, apply by notice in writing to the Registrar, requiring that their names
may be respectively either added to or struck off from the said list, upon cause duly
assigned in such notice ; and the Registrar immediately after the expiration of the time
for posting such list, shall forward the same, and such notices as may be so served on
him, to the clerk of the Legislative Council, to the end that the Governor with the
advice of the Council (and he and they are hereby empowered so to do) may strike off
or add such name or names from among those of the said inhabitants as to the said
Governor and Council may appear fit, and the said list when so approved of, or altered ,
shall be returned to the Registrar by the clerk of the Council and called the " Jurors'
List." [Repealed by Ordinance No. 24 of 1882 and new section substituted. ]

9. 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 on 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 the provisions in section five, [ Amended
by Ordinance No. 24 of 1882] or have been inserted therein [ by the sheriff, or : Repealed
ly Ordinance No. 24 of1882] by the Governor and Legislative Council.

10. If the sheriff or other minister, or officer, shall wilfully insert or omit in the Penalty on sheriff
for neglect of
list of jurors the name of any man which ought not to be so inserted or omitted duty.
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according to the list of jurors so to be made out as aforesaid, or shall fail to sign and
transmit a correct copy of such list to the Registrar as hereinbefore directed , or shall
otherwise fail well and truly to do and perform all and every the acts, matters and
things, hereby required to be by him performed , such sheriff or other minister, or
officer, shall be fined at the discretion of the Court . [ Repealed by Ordinance No. 24 of
1882. ]

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