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JURY CONSOLIDATION . [ 18 of 1887. ] 953


7. Every person shall, for the purpose of enabling the Re- Names forand
gistrar of the Supreme Court to complete the list of jurorshere- obtaining
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inafter referred to, on demand by such Registrar or some person jury list.
( No. 24 of
duly authorised by him , forward to such Registrar in writing 1882, s. 2.)
within the time specified in the said demand , his name and sur
names at full length together with his profession , business or
occupation and place of abode , under penalty for refusing or
neglecting so to do of a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars ,
on conviction before a Magistrate .
Formation of
8. The Registrar shall , on or before the first day of February lists of
in each year, make a list in alphabetical order of all persons common
ascertained by him to be liable to serve as jurors , setting forth and special
the name and surnames of each at full length, together with No. 24of
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his profession , business, or occupation and place of abode, and 17.
shall cause a copy of such list to be posted for the term of one
fortnight at the chief entrance to the Court. And any person
may apply by notice in writing to the Registrar requiring that
his name or the name of someother person 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. The Council may strike off
froin or add to such list, such name or names or any other
name or names, as to the said Council may appear fit, and shall
mark off, not less than twenty - four of the names contained in
the list, and such dames shall be formed into a separate list
which shall be designated the Special Jurors List, and all other
names contained in the said list shall be marked off in a separate
list and be designated the Common Jurors List.
9. The said list when finally settled shall be returned to the List to be
Registrar by the clerk of Council and called the Jurors List, returned to
and shall be brought into use on the first day of March next
following and shall continue in force for one year from the said
first day of March.
10. When the jury lists shall be completed and returned to Formation of
the Registrar, he shall cause the names of the special and com- common
specialand
mon jurors to be written on separate cards of equal size and jurors.
placed in separate boxes to be called the Special Jurors Ballot (No.11
1864 , s. of
12,
Box and the Common Jurors Ballot Box ; which boxes shall be 8.No.1 , No.
1 of 241868,
of
kept locked . 1882, 8. 7.)
11. Whenever it shall be requisite to summons a common Panel of com
jury, a Deputy Registrar shall, in the presenceof the Registrar, mon jurors..
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open and draw from the Common Jurors Ballot Box eighteen
names in civil cases, and thirty names in criminal cases to form
a panel and the cards, with the cames of those who shall have

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