Juries Act 1840 (SA)

E65 'doubts ha& been erprzss)d as to what laws and etntutov 2

Fngtnnd are legally in force ;withit1 this Province: And 1s therefore expedient to cleclore when and how ftv thc same

e deemed to be the laws of this Province-.

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RFORE ENACTED by His r ~ x c e l l c n c y 1.ieatcnont-Colonel ~ l a t [ ~ a w r an'!

Stdtutep of En;-

v~~~ Knight of the Royal Hanorerim Cuclphie Order (;orernor

,ander-in-Chief of Her Mnjesty'r Prorillce of South A,ostralia by hrec ill r h i, PW.

to be part of the Ims of this I'roviocc.

tlrc advice ntld consent of the LegiJiltive Courlcil thereof as vi l lc t.

to say that all the laws and statutes which were in forcc

twenty-eighth rlny of December one thousand eight hundred far as the same are appkahle to the circumstnncea of so far as the1 arc not inconsistent with the ~ c t s of the

liamcnl 4th and 5th TVilIiam 11-. c. 9.5 and 1st a i d 2ncI Victoria

any ordcr or orders in Council madc in pursunrlrce thcreof or

~t n d c by the r q i s l a t i v t ~ Couwil of tllis I'rovince shall

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\Vho sbdl bc ex.	111. .4nd \\Ilt*;.ras i t is cspctlicilt to aui~ncl	the :{cl of Council of	this
cmptcd from scr-

ring on Jurirs, I'rovirlrc pn3scd iu the first 3-Car of EIcr p;csc<!, ? ~ l a j r s l q p s reign, ixititttlcd "r$rl

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P,cl for r c p h tills the constitu:ion of J u r i c k " i n the particulars licrcinafter

set forth: fjc it ~i~crcfore ci~actcil thnt (111 p<,sons \i!io arc by law or custom excliiptcJ f:.om liability to scrvc cpon Jiiriri; in lSnglnnrl shall be cntitlod to .rjucll cscn~ption in this Pro~ince: ~ n d f~~rthcl: that it shall dnd may bc lawful

.for thc >Ja$trstcsin Cp:c:al Scssionn osseir$ed fin. the pui-pose of rcrising

the jury 11sts in pursuance of tlic p:o;-i!;ib;ls of tile said rccifcd Act, of

Council and t l q i:rc hcrcby scquircil to \rrijc tlicu-ord " e~emptcd" in tbc

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margin of thc said jury lists against t l e n q i z s of all persons who are en- t.i!lcd to such cscnip:io~i and that ao pcrsr.b tinving thc word ''csem ted" rvrittcn ngoinrt his name shnll bc rum~ri.:ne:l tascrvc upon any f u r y: Ancl also that in all cases ehcro tllc sa:.g JustIcea shrill ornit to write t he word " esonptccl " against tlic nnmo oi; nr.mes of any such person or persons Le 0:. they sllnil be entitled to cl:i-i!n his or their exemption when called upon any Jury narl the Judge prcridi,i,n is tln: Court whcre such cx-

emytion ~ l l a l l Le so claiiucd is l~crc!)y autlipriscd to allo~v the same.

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a r t u i n p;lLlie df. IP. And whercns i t is espcdie.t: for bcai tnting the dispa(c1i of p&lic

f i c m and otllers ~ u ~ i, i c s s that certain persons e:ap!ojd th5rci11 should be cscmpt from

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cmptcd from ser- serving upon Jmics: He it therefurc onncic&thot Tram and after thc passing

*lnn Juries, of tills A C ~ the Colonial Szcretasj tEc A(T,ioczto General the ~ ~ s i s t r r n t

Coi~~missioncr thc Survesor General. the Colonial Treasurer the l'rit-&to

Eecratarg the Collector of Cust~ms i l ~ r ~, l $ s ~ o u r hiaster the l'ostmaster

General the Protec;or of Xbori;;.ines th.: Emiirntion Agcnt llcsident hlngis- t ra te~ of 1)istricts the S torekeeper Gcncrnl ;\$cl the Superintencicnt of Police

shall be o s c m ~ t f i m serving upoil cny Grind or Cominqn Jurp and that.

any person cnlplo1-cd in tllc rc.:qccti~c dcpnrtments of the pub!ic ofIicero

almvc c~llllllcrnrcd shall I I ~ cnti:lcd to clniin e:'icmption vlren ca!l:d upon any Jury and also to a renlissior: of any finc inii)ose.i upon him Ir reason of his not having answered to hi3 name wl1e1ij callcci upon irny sdch Jury

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that every such person claiming ,::snch escmption or remission

of finc shall produce or cause to bc procluccd a ccrliGcato from the head

of the deprrrhncnt in ahic1i he is emp!o!%l stating tkiit be is or was

required for active dut at the time of his beiuz or having been so called

upon such J u q : Provi l cd also tlint ia nll cases villcre the p x t g summoned

- has had previous actual notice of the suminon.; such ccrtificatc shall be produced at the tiine when lie is calied upon ,to scrve. v,

*. X. An4 whereas it ia provided tint ?ha thiu C/WB qf the h 1 l. r or other n.a seIit.et to

1 ~&cer &all keep on account of the nurnPr of d,\s cac!~ Juror did! bc am m e n m m -

I c d l d end anstrer to such call and cldy in! tend tl:c riiid Court a d thiit :;Tie ~ t , ~ ~ ~ ~ f

af'ter the cspiration of 'the t ime ~?1)3i!ltcil :by 1112 C ~ U Y ~ f l~r the altcnilai~ce timer.

of such Jurors respcctivcly the C ! d i or other p r o p ofi;c.c:. slii~ll ddirer

to cvcry such Juror R short itccount or mc!iiclr~ndui;: in writing setting forth

the n u n ~ l e r of casts upou whic?~ c x h Juror nmily 11;:. c llccn called accl the

' rum d irowy to which car11 Jcmr m y be eil:itlcd : 1: : i: rnnc:cd that

such duty diall bc direhiwgcd by t h ~ Sheriif or lib deps!g. .

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~ c r o ~ n i z a l c r s 'of ?l;lI. ,And ~vhcreas doubts ~ J I - e arise6 as to the power of discharging tllc

ingt,,asc forw,,om recoguizancc~ of persons who hare l p o n l o bail for thc appearance of	pct.olrs sttrrendct-
tbc hsvc become others to take thcir trial on any'chnrgc qf fc10113 or ~llisd~meitnor wlicrc the
b d n l v bc dis- persolls so becoming bail arc desirous F surrendering thc ycrsons for rhm
- chaqed. appesrnncc thcy m)- have so become;bail: 4 l3c it ellacted that in ever

east rl icre the persons who may Bare Pcco~nc bail by recognizance for t11

f	a penrancc of any other person or persons as aforesaid or either of tlic
s{dl prove.upon oath to tllc ratisfncti$l of the Justice or Justices bcfo

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who111 they entered into such rccognizapc~ that them is reaso~iaLle groun to bclicvc that thc prrson or pcrsons f o ~ ~vhose nppm-nnce' thc recognizanc has been eutered into ill abscond and;~nnlx default i t shall be iawfhl fo

such Justice or Justiccs bcforc the rctiqn of thc recogtiizancc to the Cour

in ~vhick the trial is to Lc had to recolre from such bail ormeither of th the surrenrlcr of the person or pcrsons f6r whpsc apparance bail has been given and by wnrrnnt t o conimit tllc $crson or pcraons so surrendered the common gaol therc to awnit his nr:thcir trial i n the same Inanner as

bail had nci er Lccn given and !Ire said Justice or Justices sh

return the said recogniznlicc to thc proper Co~i r t with a rncnlorandu

tllercon ihnt the s a i x has Lccn Jisclijtrgcd by the siirrerder the par

for whosc nppcarnncc it ns cntcred ',into: l'roviilcd always that sue

rccogtiizatlcc niikl Ic d i sc l~a r~e t l a i d tlw party nccuscd c.on~nlittcd as afor slid by the Stipreme Court or by any Judgc thcscof in all cascs wherc sue Court shall see fit.

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Prorcedin~h b - . S I I I. And ~vlllerens it is expedient a i d necessary to make provision for

fore J ~ l c c s of regulating summary l~rocccdings before .)'usticcs of tllc Peace In the cases,

'the Peace.	and in the nlantlcr hcrcinnfter mentiolied: Be it therefore enacted that
fro111 and after thc passing of this Act in all c a s c ~vherciu Iy any Act or
~ c t s heretofore madc and passed or Ilercnfter to 1)c niacle and paascrl or by
this ~ c t any proceedings sliall 11nrc bccn or sllnll Lc directed to be had 01
n1attt.r ~utllorixed to Lc. heard and clct~~r~nincd I)y or leforc one Justic
or any two or more Justices in n sulnliiarp way (and no particular n d proccciling shnll 11;1vc bccn or shall l a bj- any such .\CC directed in helinlf) i t shall Lc la~vful for a115 onc Juslicc to rocciw the origiual inforinn
tion or ronrp1,luint nurl to issue n suinliions or warrant requiring tlic partie and \vitncsscs to appear ldorc 11iin:iclL or bcforc any onc hr more Justice as tha casc l i n y wquirc and upon tlic appearance of thc rtefcndalrt or Iris o

c f;Gr contcn~pt Ly not appeasing aftcr having been cluly su~nr~roncd in maul

hcrcinaftcr n ~ ~ r l t i o ~ ~ c d and nftcr suflicic~it tiriic for his or her appcaral

sImll h z v ~ h e n nllowccl it sli;ill Ic Inwfd for any suc.11 Justicc'or Jrlsticc

t l ~ e cane inn! ~rqui re j 11po1i ~ I I F proof nil 01th of the nmttcrs abresa

pr~wcetl tin(	e s a n ~ i t ~ r	into and hear n ~ d	dcterniinc the matter in a
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witnwrei ;m:luccl, an4 givr

Ju9tice or J u r t i e c ~ h 1 1

(in case there shall

XXV. ,!ad be it enacted that in all &&S in which no otl~cr mode of

prmeeding shall have been or shall he in that behalf provided the rlirccting service of slip:

of any rummans to any person whatsoevcf in the name or rimes by which be or she h or has been usually known whether the same be the real or

the feigned or assumed name or names of Isuch person shall be deemid to br a sufficient description of the person or: ersons to whom the same s M 1

be directed and that every - summons may $re& the party to appear either

before the Justice or Justices issuing the same or before any one or more Justice or Justices generally as 'the cask may re uire (without naming

any Justice): Provided that such summons shall irect the part); so to a -

appear at a time and plac3 certain to be named in such summons.

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X V. And be it enacted that if any person !hall be personal1 served with a

mnmmom under the hand of any Justice o~ Justices of the bcace requiring PWW nedtd-

him or her to appear as a witness to give*:evidence before any Justice or ing to appear.

. Justices touching any matter whereof sucli Just ice or Justices shall hare jurisdihtion andshall neglect to appear or shall refuse to give evidence at the time and place for that purpose a p p o i ~ e d without a reasonable escuse for such negect or refnsal every such person shall for every such offence forfeit end pay a penalty or sum of not less than t\fo pounds nor more than twenty

ounils whlch said penalty shall and may be recoverable 1) proceedin

cbtcrminc such offence in a summar way and shall be levied and bs	!elo,e any m e Justice of the Peace who is hereby authoriser to hear ant f T
distributed is the manner by this act ckreeted nith respect to all other care.
b~ this act intended to be provided far.

?;$*I. AIIJ be it f i w t G enoctcd t l ln t here tIlc cvidricc of oar wriolt

I:cq\ic2< out of p c ~ i: i \ \ i lfuQ ~11~11 rcqnircdb~forc ;LIIJ Justice or Juslic s in nil cnsc where such J ustico

,:,c ,,,, ,,, ,,,,,i,i or J u ~ t i c r s sh;*.ll hnrc juridictiou to hei r aut E < ctciiiinc the matter in 8

gi\+it~t; cvidcncac. s u i n u l i l r ~ \t.;lj- or when such Jus\icc or J ~ ~ s t l c c s shall linw yowcr only to mdcc

oncpiry prelilninarg to n sul)sctpcnt triill ~ t j d it shall bc proved upon oath

to ihc s n t i d x t i u n uf any Jusiiee or Jusricc$ that thc pcrsun whose evidence is rcriuirc.d has I~ceri du!y sum~noncd citliei persoidly or by leirvi~g a coliy

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o f tli:!	~ s i ~ n o i ~ i a: his or licr u s d place bf nbde and wilfully neglcets tu
app'nr	cr that such persons purposely LCip out of the way to avold being

suwumml it shall h: 1i:v;f~l for s u c l ~ J u & k or Justices to issue his or their

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warmlit to rhy peace omrer to p I ~ l ~ r c h e i ~ ~ nnd bring bcforc him or them such prso:i so wilfully ncglccting to appci$ or so keeping out of the way as

af'nrcrsid and to detain him or 11cr unt i[ he or slrc shdl give his or her

evidcncc ant1 ill case of prcliwinary cnqnyy further to detatn such person

until hc or she shall give security for his Or her appearance as ti witness in ..

th:: court where the subscquclit trial is to 11'

heard.

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F u r ~ of c o ~ i c - XV 11. And he it enacted that i n all 'Fases (except where a particular

tion. form of judgment or conviction shall ha& been or shdl be by any act clirectkd to be used in that behalf') a jurlgnfont or conviction in the form on to the effect of the forni (as the case sl~all'happcn to be prescribed by the

.	schcrlde to this act anncxcd mal-lied A shalibe good rali d and effectual to all intcuts and urposcs whatsoever without :setting forth or itatin i n any
oYencs was conmitted and without sctting forth any part of the evidence conriction t ie nanie of any witness or ';the particular place W I Y ere the

or stating the facts in any further or more ;mrticular manner than shall be

necessary to show that the offcilcc r n s oue aga in~ t the true intent and

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-	meaning of the act creating such offence: And no iummary conviction rh~taoerer by auy Justice or Justices of the Peace whet lw under this or any other act and whether a particular form shall have been or shall be in that behalf directed or not shall be quu;jslied in any case for any mere technical error or mistake i n any name o r date or title or in any watter of
description o d j +but in all cwes regnrd sli$ be had only to the substance # .
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Dirt~ l ,ut ion of S V T I I. And be it enacted that ill all cases whhere by any act ape&miar;

pe~~oltics. .penal t~. duncertain alnount shall h a m b G n or shall be or is by this act

t~n~osccl (that is to sax\ a penalty or sun$ of not less nor more than an amount in that behalf specified the amount of every such pcnalty (within the limits so prescribed) shall be in the discretion of the convicting Justice

..	U) Jiisticcs and that cverj- penalty awilri1.d %y such Josticc or Justices sh$N in all caser (except where otllerwise p:osidcd by auy such act) and except
X-here the hnrl be distri1)utcd one moiety thcrcof to the use of Hcr Majesty her helm i~ifornwr or party prosecuting shjll be examined as a witness go a d succc~sols fur thc public uses of this Province aud. the support of the
Government thercof and the other moiety t$ the use of the informer o: party
pcxcut ing ~ b o shall also be in all cascs entitled to his or her costs and
C ~ ~ I T ~ C N W ~ and above such penalty to ascertoincd and ~ssessed aa
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GEORGE GAWLER,

Gofcrnor of South Auutralir.

l'assetl in Council, this I w entx-first I

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Givcn under m y h a d and seal the day and )-ear

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