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 z(y C. 25. Anno tertio Georgii II. A. D. 1730. Book to be kept by the Clerk of the Peace for that Purpofe, fhall,. during the Continuance of fuch Quarter- Seffions, or within ten Days after, be delivered or tranfmitted by the Clerk of the Peace to the Sheriff of each refpective County, or his Under Sheriff, in order for his returning of Juries out of the faid Lifts; and fuch Sheriff or Under Sheriff fhall immediately take care, that the Names of the Perfons contained in fuch Duplicates (hall be faithfully entred alphabetically, with their Additions and Places of Abode, in fome Book or Books to be kept by him or them for that Purpofe; and that every Clerk of the Peace neglecting his Duty therein fhall forfeit the Sum of twenty Pounds to fuch Perfon or Perfons as fhall inform or profecute for the fame, until the Party be thereof convicted upon an In- dictment before the Juftices of the Peace at any General Quarter-Seffions of the Peace to be holden for the fame County, Riding, Divifion or Precinct. Penalty on She- HI. And be it further enacted, That in cafe any Sheriff, Under Sheriff, Bailiff or other Officer to riff, &c. return- vyhoj^ xht Return of Juries fhall belong, fhall fummon and return any Perfon or Perfons to ferve on '"hof" Name is an y J ur y m an Y Caufe to be tried before the Juftices of Affize or Niji prim, or Judges of the faid Great not in the Du- Selfions, or the Judge or Judges of the SeiTions for the faid Counties Palatine, whofe Name is not in- ph'cate. ferted in the Duplicates fo delivered or tranfmitted to him or them by fuch Clerk of the Peace, if any fuch Duplicate fhall be delivered or tranfmitted, or if any Clerk of Aflize, Judge's Affociate or other Clerk of Affize Officer fhall record the Appearance of any Perfon fo fummoned and returned as aforefaid, who did not Dea°ance S s when rea Hy a nd truly appear, then and in fuch Cafe any Judge or Juftice of Affize or Nifi prius, or Judge or thePartydirlnot Judges of the laid Great Seffions, or the Judge or Judges of the Seffions for the faid Counties Palatine, appear, to be (hall and may, upon Examination in a fummary way, fet fuch Fine or Fines upon fuch Sheriff or Under fined. Sheriff, Clerk of the Affize, Judge's Affociate or other Officer, for every fuch Perfon fo fummoned and returned as aforefaid, and for every Perfon whofe Appearance fhall be fo fallly recorded, as the faid Judge or Juftice of Affize, Niji prius, or of the faid Great Seffions, or the Judge or Judges of the Sef- fions for the faid Counties Palatine fhall think meet, not exceeding ten Pounds, and not lefs than forty- Shillings. IV. And for preventing Abufes by Sheriffs, Under Sheriffs, Bailiffs or other Officers concerned in the Juftices of Af- fummoning or returning of Jurors : Be it enacted by the Authority aforefaid. That no Perfons fhall be foe, Sec. may returned as Jurors to ferve on Trials at any Affizes or Nift prius, or at the faid Great Seffions, or at the for^tumin fu- Seffions for the faid Counties Palatine, who have ferved within the Space of one Year before in the County rors e irregularly. of Rutland, or four Years in the County of York, or of two Years before in any other County, not be- ing a County of a City or Town; and if any fuch Sheriff fhall wilfully tranfgrefs therein, any Judge or Juftice of Affize or Niji prius, or of the faid Great Seffions, or the Judge or Judges of the Seffions for the faid Counties Palatine, may and is hereby required on Examination and Proof of fuch Offence, in a fummary Way, to fet a Fine or Fines upon every fuch Offender as he fhall think meet, not exceeding five Pounds for any one Offence. Sheriff, &c. to V. And be it further enacted, That the Sheriff, Under Sheriff or other Officer to whom the Return enter the Names of Juries fhall belong, fhall from Time to Time enter or regifter in a Bock to be kept for that Purpofe have fcrved° the Names or " fo cri Perfons as fhall be fummoned, and fhall ferve as Jurors on Trials at any Affizes or Niji prius, or in the faid Courts of Great Seffions, or Seffions for the faid Counties Palatine, together And give Certi- with their Additions and Places of Abode alphabetically, and alfo the Times of their Services; and every fecates. Perfon fo fummoned and attending or ferving as aforefaid, fhall (upon Application by him made to fuch Sheriff", Under Sheriff or other Officer) have a Certificate teftifying fuch his Attendance or Service done, which Certificate the faid Sheriff, Under Sheriff or other Officer is hereby directed and required to give without Fee or Reward; and the faid Book fhall be tranfmitted by fuch Sheriff, Under Sheriff or other Officer, to his or their Succeffor or Succeffors, from Time to Time. No Money to b« VI. And be it further enacted, That no Sheriff, Under Sheriff, Bailiff or other Officer or Perfon tafcen to excufe whatfoever, fhall directly or indirectly take or receive any Money or other Reward to excufe any Perfon icrvine S ir ° m from ferving or being fummoned to ferve on Juries, or under that Colour or Pretence, and that no Bai- liff or other Officer appointed by any Sheriff or Under Sheriff to fummon Juries, fhall fummon any Perfon to ferve thereon other than fuch whofe Name is fpecified in a Mandate figned by fuch Sheriff or Under Sheriff, and directed to fuch Bailiff or other Officer; and if any Sheriff, Under Sheriff, Bailiff or other Officer fhall wilfully tranfgrefs in any the Cafes aforefaid, any Judge or Juftice of Affize, Niji prius or Great Seffions aforefaid, or the Judge or Judges of the Seffions for the faid Counties Palatine, may and is hereby required, on Examination and Proof of fuch Offence, in a fummary Way, to fet penalty, a Fine or Fines upon any Perfon or Perfons fo offending as he fhall think meet, not exceeding ten Pounds, according to the Nature of the Offence. ' VII. And whereas by the faid Act. of the feventh and eighth Years of the Reign of his late Majefty ' King William the Third, and alfo by another Act made in the third and fourth Years of the Reign ' of her late Majefty Queen Anne, all Conftables, Tythingmen and Headboroughs are obliged to give ' in true Lifts at the refpective General Quarter-Seffions of the Peace holden for each County, Riding ' or Divifion-, of the Names and Places of all Perfons within their refpective Precincts or Places qualified ' to ferve on Juries, to the Juftices of the Peace in open Court, which hath by Experience been found 4 inconvenient and expenfive to feveral Conftables, Tythingmen and Headboroughs, fuch Quarter-Sef- ' fiens being often held at a great Diftance from their Abode :' For Remedy whereof, be it enacted by Conftables, &c. trie Authority aforefaid, That from and after the faid firft Day of September one thoufand feven hundred to fuiiitribe and thirty, it fhall be lawful and Sufficient for all or any Conftables, Tythingmen or Headboroughs after fpective