Consolidation and Amendment of the Jury Law. 
Sg nyo i elatise 
arthey pre Miretacdeae ‘any™patish’ or 
s ship. « extends» intooomore® than’ one 
dindred), “é ev either inthe, same” douinty: or! 
ifterent conbties;* such parish or eae 
fér the, oses of thisaet, be deen 
geek. Sis warebysatibtiv ite hundred,’ 
&eein which«the (parish ehurch ‘is situate ; 
andwheritshall ‘bedeemed expedient, the! 
seventhclause of the att directs; that justices 
panes ‘division* may, 'for *the® 
of this act, order any eal cbdubiiad 
place:to be annexed to any anipitaing pared) 
ortownshipyy  Moilelonn , 
| Pheeighth clause then ticoniides) that the 
churchwardens and overseers: are forthwith, 
after'the receipt of the:high constable’s' pre- 
cept, to prepare; and:make out\in alphabeti- 
caborder; true lists of persons residing with- 
in their parish or township, qualified and 
liable:to serve onjuries, with their Christian 
and'surnames, title, quality, calling; or-busi- 
ness; and the nature of the-qualification of 
eyery such person. ‘By. the ninth clause, such 
churchwardens and: overseers are to fix true 
of the lists:of persons so qualified and 
liable, on the principal door of every church, 
chapél,and otlier place of religious worship 
within, their parish ‘or:township, on the three 
first Sundays of the month of September, hav- 
ing first subjoined to.every such copy a notice, 
signed swith their names, stating a time and 
placesyben and where all the objections to 
the list, will he heard by the justices :of the 
peace ;-and. they are \likewise to, keep the 
ovjiginal, list, or a-true copy thereof, to be 
perused. by any of the. inhabitants of the 
parish or township, at any reasonable time 
during:the first three+ weeks of the month of 
September, without. fee or reward. | The 
expense of printing the sufficient number of 
copies=of such lists to be defrayed by the 
patish, or, township.; And . by the tenth 
clause,-the churchwardens and overseers are 
to,preduce, the list of persons qualified and 
- Viable atthe special petty sessions of justices 
of theypeace to be holden for. the purposes 
herein mentioned, within the last seven days of 
September dn .every: year, on some day and 
at. some’ place; of which notice shall be given 
by. their glerk, before the,20th,,day of Au-.- 
ux¢hwardens and overseers; and 
d den sand overseers shall answer 
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sain 3 and. the lists may 
- o nded altered, . or. Ai ia ; 
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process for return ‘of, jurors 
can be path 
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such justices, «prévided>notice? he -givensdo. 
the party»toi beaffected:by such-amendnient | 
or! alteration; requinid g» :ta:shew: cause = 
at some adjournment of such petty’sessions}y 
to: be» holden;svithin:fowt days thereafter(of 
such amendment» or) alteration; andi whens) 
the-lists haye been so,corrected atysuch petty. 
sessions; or at some adjauriment thereof: 
they shall be allowed.and»signed by the juss: 
tices/presenty,or, two of them, and «tlien hey, 
are to be: delivered to the high constable, and t 
by‘him, tothe next,quatter sessions, ,\} By, the} 
eleventh. clause;, churchwardens » and overs 
seers,are, for their assistance inqcompleting» 
the. lists, to: have free liberty ,.« on requcstiat ) 
any. reasonable time. between ithe /1 stiof July 
and 1st of October in, every. year, to.any) Co) 
lector or, assessor, of taxes, or to any,other » 
officer haying the ‘custody, of any, duplicate); 
or tax assessment,.of their parish, or ‘town- 
ship, to inspect: the same,.and*take. the, 
names of persons qualified .dwelling..within,, 
such parish, or. township, as;.may. ;appear., 
necessary and useful ;..and yevery..court /of 
petty sessions and justice of the,peace, shall... 
on like request., to. such,collector,, .assessoryy 
or other officer, or to .any: churchwarden:or... 
oyerseer haying, the.custody, of any. poor-rate, - 
within their respective divisions, have the... 
like liberty of inspection and extracts, for the: 
reformation and.completion:of the jury lists, 
The lists are to be kept-by. the clerk.of.. 
the peace, and are to be copied, by him. into.., 
a book, called the. ‘ Jurors’ Book,” and... 
which is to be delivered to» they she or... 
under-sheriff of the county, within six, “weeks: 
after the close of the sessions ; and every... 
sheriff is to. deliyer it to his successor 5 and. , 
eyery book so prepared. is. .to be. used. for. one. 
year, commencing J; aauany Ist after its deli- 
very... See 12... 
The thirteenth douse ae that writs of 
venire facias juratores, for the trial of issues, 
whether civil, criminal, or on. any penal . 
statute, in any of the courts in England or 
Wales, hereinbefore mentioned, shall di- 
rect the sheriff to return twelve qualified 
men of his county ; and eyery precept for 
the return of jurors before courts of oyer 
and terminer, goal delivery, . the superior 
courts of the. three counties, palatine, . He ; 
courts of sessions of the peace in. England f 
and before the courts of great sessions and 
sessions of the peace in Wales, shall, ‘in Tike” 
manner, direct the sheriff to return a ‘com: 
petent number of qualified men of his 
county, and not from any “hundred of Far~” 
ticular venire within the county, snd th the * 
* want of hundreders shall be 0. Cause “of 
challenge. By the fourteenth clause, sheriffs * 
are, on the receipt of the ‘writ’ of ‘venire® 
acias and precept, to return juries” fromd'the'” 
ear ; 5 and where™ 
is’ directed’to” 
coroners, elisors, or otli¢r mi ters, ane 
to make a like return; but if'n¢ urors’ 
be in existence for he it t oo hl 
jurors’ book for the ‘current y 
7 cuse, the return may pe ode ant 
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