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the magistrate shall send a messenger to the accused per¬ 
son, to bring him before the face of the magistrate, and 
guard or take the custody of him during the trial. When 
the trial has terminated, the messenger shall superintend 
the execution of the sentence pronounced by the magistrate 
or judge, and, in subordination to the magistrate, shall 
vigilantly inspect the convicts, till the sentence be accom¬ 
plished. 
2. Concerning their remuneration.—The king shall give 
annually to the messengers, such property as may be 
appropriated to them, for their vigilance in preserving the 
order (and peace) of the land. 
Directions for the Judges and the Jury. 
1. The Judges and the Jury shall not regard the ap¬ 
pearance (circumstances) of men. If a man of influence 
(be brought before them) let him be a man of influence ; 
if a neighbour, let him be a neighbour; if a relative, let 
him be a relative ; or a friend, let him be a friend; this 
they shall not regard. That which is written in the laws, 
and that alone, shall they regard. 
3. When an offence is committed, such as theft or 
adultery; if the injured person desires that the offender 
should be tried, he shall go himself to the magistrate, and 
give information. The magistrate shall write his name, 
and the name of the person accused, that it may be regular 
in trial. But offences which affect the whole island, such 
as murder, rebellion, conspiracy, working on the Sabbath, 
it shall be competent for any person to give information to 
the magistrate; and the magistrate shall write his name, 
and the name of the person accused. The magistrate 
shall not regard or bring to trial on vague reports. It is 
proper that some individual should go and lodge the in¬ 
formation. 
3. When a person is brought to trial, and when the 
magistrates are assembled—the accused, and the accuser, 
and the witnesses, being also present—the magistrate or 
judge shall publicly declare the crime of which the 
offender is accused, and shall then ask him if it is a true 
word or accusation. If the prisoner replies, a Yes, it is a 
true word,” the judge shall pronounce the sentence. But 
if the person accused replies, u It is not, I did not commit 
the offence then shall the judge request the person on 
whose information he was apprehended, to state his accu- 
