CORONER'S JURIES ORDINANCE

CORONER'S JURIES ORDINANCE

Coroner's Juries.

No. 5 of 1847.

An Ordinance for regulating Juries at Coroner's Inquests.
[26th August, 1847.

WHEREAS owing to the rapid decomposition of dead bodies in this climate,
and
the delay which must inevitably take place before a jury of six persons
can be
assembled, according to the provisions of Ordinance No. 7 of 1845, to
form a Coroner's

jury, great inconvenience has arisen to the public:

1. Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor--of
Hongkong with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, that on all
inquests
hereafter to be held by the Coroner of Hongkong no greater, number than
three jurors
shall be necessary, and that every finding of a jury consisting of not
less than three
jurors, shall be, to all intents and purposes, as good; valid, and
effectual in law, as if
such finding had been the finding of six jurors.

2, And be it further enacted and ordained, that when any person shall
have been
duly summoned to attend as a juror by the said Coroner of Hongkong, and
shall fail or
neglect to attend at the time and place specified in such summons, it
shall. be lawful
for the said Coroner to cause such person to be openly called in his
Court three times,
to appear and serve as a juror, and upon the non-appearance of such
person, and proof
that such summons has been served upon him, or left at his usual place of
abode, to
'impose such fine upon the person so making default, not exceeding fifty
dollars, as to
such Coroner shall seem fit; and such Coroner shall make out and sign a
certificate;
containing the name and surname, the residence and trade or calling of
every person
so making default, together with the amount of the fine which shall have
been imposed,'
and the cause of such fine, and shall transmit such certificate to one of
the Magisti'ate~ -

Any person duly
summoned es,&
I~0 t attend-
fung,rlieuole to a pe-
nalty not exceed-
ing fifty dollars.

Coroner to make
out certificate of
name, surname,
&c., of the da-
fanlter, to be
transmitted to a
bIastr^t^ of-
Police.

Copy of certiii- of Police of Hongkong, who shall cause a copy of such
certificate to be served upon th'®
po the person person so fined, by having it left at his usual place of
residence, or by sending .the
fined.
same through the Post Office, addressed as aforesaid, and thereupon such
Magistrate

looobe penaltyia of Police shall cause such fine to be levied according to
the provisions of Ordinance'
to be levied.
No. 10 0 1844, in the same manner as if the said fine had been imposed
by himself:

[Repealed by Ordinance No. 11 of 1864.]
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Title.
Preamble.
Coroner's jury to consist of three persons.
Any person duly summoned as a juror, not attending, liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars.
Coroner to make out certificate of name, surname, &c., of the defaulter, to be transmitted to a Magistrate of Police.
Copy of certificate to be served upon the person fined.
How penalty is to be levied.

224

Title.
Preamble.
Coroner's jury to consist of three persons.
Any person duly summoned as a juror, not attending, liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars.
Coroner to make out certificate of name, surname, &c., of the defaulter, to be transmitted to a Magistrate of Police.
Copy of certificate to be served upon the person fined.
How penalty is to be levied.

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