The Jury Act 1886 (SA)

ANNO QUAI>RAGE$IMO NON0 ET QUINQUAOESIMO

No. 379.

An Act to amend " The Jury Act, 1862."

[Assented t o, November 17th, 1886.1

HEREAS it is expedient to amend 'iThe Jury Act, 1862," Preamble.

when such Jury Lists may be revised-Be it therefore Enacted by	W with regard to the formation of Jury Lists, and the times
the Governor of the ~roGince of South Australia, with the advice and consent of the .legislative Council and House of Assembly of the said province, in this present Parliament assenlbled, as follow^:

1, The provisions of " The Jury Act, 1862," relating to the Jury rolls to be com- piled once in three

the Jury Lists nhall be revised in manner provided by the twelfth section of The Jury Act, 1862," at the first sitting'of such Local Cnuxt held after the said month. 3. Whenever

formation of Jury Lists, the compilation of the Jurors' Book, and years, to

of the Jurors' Rolls for Ilocal Courts, requiring the same to be per- in operation for that time unless Governor

formed annually, shall hereafter for all purposes be held to have other^& directs.

been complied with by the formation of such Jury Lists and com-

pilation of such' Jurors' Book and Jurors' Rolls respectively in evcry

third year; and the Jury Lists, Jurors' Book, and Jurors' Rolls maje

in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five, pursuant

to such provisions, or those that may hereafter be compiled, shall

remain in operation for a term of three years, or for such less period

as the Governor may by Proclamation in the Got~ernment Gazette

direct.

2. Whenever in any Local Court of Full Jurisdiction no day in J ~ Y lintsin certain

Local Courts may be

the month of November is appointed for the sittings of such Court, m ~ i, e a. t f i ~ t ~ i t t b ~

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When any new Local

3. Whenever any Local Court of Full Jurisdiction shall hereafter

court of FU~I J U ~ S -

diction is proclaimsd, be proclaimed, and a. Jury District be appointed for such Court, the	a	rovisional juror's
S1 ba Governor may, by Proclamation, direct that a provisional jury list shall be compiled containing the names of all persons residing within such district liable to serve on juries, and qualified according

to the provisions of The Jury Act, 1868; " and such list shall be

revised at the first sittings of the Local Court held not less than one month after the completion thereof, and from such revised list the Sheriff shall form a provisional Jurors' Roll for the use of the said Local Court, which shall remain in force until a new Jurors' Roll shall

be delivered.

Incorporation and

short titlc. 4. This Act shall be incorporated with " The Jury Act, 1862,"

and with the Act No. 7, 1865-6, and may be cited as	The Jury
Act Amendment Act, 1886."

In the name and on behalf of Her Majesty, I hereby assent to

this Bill.

WILLIAM C, F. ROBINSON, Governor.

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Adelaide R y authority, E. SPILLER, Government Printer, North-terrace