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2154 ORDINANCE No. 18 OF 1887.


Jury Consolidation .


Provided that the party applying for such special jury, and who shall
have obtained a rule or order of the Court for that purpose, shall, when
the cause is set down in the general hearing list, deposit with the Regis
trar or other officer of the Court , a sum sufficient to cover the expenses

of the special jury , otherwise the rule or order of such Court or Judge to
be of no effect .

Certain
names to be 14. In forming any panel the Registrar shall pass over the names
passed over. of all persons who are dead or absent from the Colony, but shall return

to the Special Jurors Ballot Box or Common Jurors Ballot Box (as the case
may require ) the names of any temporary absentees which may be drawn.

Summoning 15. The Registrar shall, before the sitting of any Court whereat
juries. [ No. 11
of 1864, s. 13, either a common or special jury shall be necessary, issue summonses
No. 24 of
1882, s. 8. ] according to the form in the schedule B hereto , requiring the attendance
thereat of the persons drawn from the ballot box, and every such sum
mons shall be personally served upon , or left at the usual place of abode.
of the person so summoned two clear days before the day appointed for
the sitting of the Court .

General list. 16. The Registrar shall cause a list containing the names , places of
[No. 24 of
Ï882. s. 9 , No. abode and additions of the persons so summoned , to be made out as soon
8 of 1872. s. 2. ]
as conveniently may be after the summonses have been served .

Special jury 17. In all informations for criminal offences it shall be lawful for
in criminal
cases, the Attorney General acting on behalf of the Crown by written notice to
No. 8of 1872.
s. 1.) the Registrar, or for any Judge of the Court upon the application of any
private prosecutor or upon the application of any prisoner or accused

against whom an information has been filed , to order a special jury to be
summoned for the trial of any case. Upon the receipt of such notice or
upon any such order being made the Registrar shall forthwith proceed to
form the panel of such jurors , and to summon them in manner herein
before provided .

Ballot for 18. At the sitting of the Court the names of all the jurors summoned
juries.
[No. 11 of whether special or common shall be written on separate cards of equal
1864, s. 16.]
size and put into a box , and the Registrar, or clerk of the Court shall, in
open Court, draw therefrom until a jury is obtained .

Keeping jury 19. After the jury shall have been sworn or charged with any
together. [No.
8 of 1872, s. prisoner or accused they shall be kept in some convenient place in Court
45.]
apart by themselves , retirement of individual jurors for personal purposes