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ORDINANCE No. 11 OF 1864. 67


Jury.


verdict finding the facts of the case : Provided always, that the jury may acquit any
prisoner of a part of the charge against him, and find him guilty of the remainder.
27. On all inquests to be held by the coroner, no greater number than three jurors Coroner's jury
to consist of
three.
shall be necessary. [ Repealed by Ordinance No. 17 of 1888.]
28. When any person shall have been duly summoned to attend as a juror by Any person duly
summoned as a
juror not
the coroner, and shall fail or neglect to attend at the time and place specified in such attending liable
to a penalty not
summons, it shall be lawful for the coroner to cause such person to be openly called in exceeding fifty
dollars.
his Court three times, to appear and serve as a juror, and upon the non-appearance of

such person, and proof that such summons has been served upon him, or left at his
usual place of abode, to impose such fine upon the person so making default not
exceeding fifty dollars as to the coroner shall seem fit ; and the coroner shall make Coroner to make
ont certificate
ofname, &c., of
out and sign a certificate, containing the name and surname, the residence and trade or the defaulter to
be transmitted to
calling of every person so making default, together with the amount of the fine which a Police
Magistrate.
shall have been imposed and the cause of such fine, and shall transmit such certificate
to one of the Police Magistrates , who shall cause a copy of such certificate to be served How copy of
certificate to be
served and
upon the person so fined, by having it left at his usual place of residence, or by penalty levied.
sending the same through the Post Office, addressed as aforesaid , and thereupon such
Magistrate shall cause such fine to be levied according to the provisions of Ordinance
No. 10 of 1844 , in the same manner as if the said fine had been imposed by himself.
[ Repealed by Ordinance No. 17 of 1888.]
29. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as " The Jury Law Consolidation Short title.

Ordinance, 1864 ." --

SCHEDULE ( A.)

ORDINANCES TO BE REPEALED.


Date of Ordinance. Title of Ordinance. Extent of Repeal.


No. 5 of 1847. An Ordinance for regulating Juries at Coroner's
Inquests ..... The whole Ordinance.
No. 4 of 1851. An Ordinance to repeal the Ordinances No. 7 of
1845, entitled " An Ordinance for the Regulation of
Jurors and Juries," and No. 4 of 1849, passed for the
amendment thereof, and to consolidate and amend the
Enactments relating to Jurors and Juries .... The whole Ordinance.
No. 3 of 1855. An Ordinance to remove doubts as to the legality
of the Jury List to be in force from the first day of March
1855 , and for enabling the Sheriff to render names with
greater accuracy in future Lists ........ The whole Ordinance.
No. 7 of 1857. An Ordinance for amending •the Laws relating to
Juries and Evidence ....... So much of section
9 as relates to section
5 of Ordinance No. 4
of 1851 , and to sec
tions 6 and 7 of the
same Ordinance.
No. 3 of 1858. An Ordinance for the Supreme Court Section 7.
No. 2 of 1860. An Ordinance to amend the Law relating to Jurors
and Witnesses Sections 5 & 6.
No. 4 of 1862. An Ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 4 of 1851,
and to increase the Jury l'anel to thirty The whole Ordinance.