Jury Ordinance amendment (1861) (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA,

ANNO VICESIMO QUINT°

VICTORIA: BEGINS

NO. XI.

AN ORDINANCE to amend " The Jury Ordinance 1858."

HEREAS it is expedient to amend " The Jury Ordinance,

1858 :" Be it therefore enacted by His Excellency the Governor

of Western Australia and its Dependencies by and with the Advice

and Consent of the Legislative Council thereof:—

I. THAT as often as a Writ of Venire Facias or Precept shall be issued out of the Supreme Court addressed and delivered to the Sheriff, requiring him to empannel and summon Jurors for the Trial of any Issue or Issues, Information or Informations in the said Supreme Court, such Sheriff shall empannel and summon all Persons whomsoever, inclusive of Persons being on the Special Jury List, whose Names shall

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be transcribed in the " jurors' Book," according to the Order in which they shall successively appear therein,_ until every such Person shall have been empamieled and summoned in his Turn; and in case any such Person shall make Default in appearing to such Summons, and in serving as a Juror at the Time and Place therein specified, he shall be empanneled and summoned a second Tune on the then next common or petty Jury, or oftener until he shall have served for such Default or Defaults: And all and every Person -and Persons whose Name or Names appear on the Special Jurors' List shall, notwithstanding any Law or Ordinance to the contrary, be liable to and be empamieled and compellable to serve as common and petty Jurors in the Supreme Court, and shall be subject to all Fines, Forfeitures, and Penalties, Laws, Ordinances, Regulations, Provisions, Objections, Challenges, Rules, Orders, and Practice, relating to ox concerning common or petty Jurors.

A. E. KENNEDY,

GOVERNOR AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF.

Passed the Legislative Council,

this 2nd Day of December, 1861.

HENRY WAREFORD,

Clerk of the Council.

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