WHEREAS the Allowances heretofore made to Grand and Petit
Jurors
attending the Provincial Court, are so small, that the same
are not sufficient to maintain such Jurymen during the Time of
their Attendance; In order therefore that reasonable Provision may
be made
for them, it is humbly prayed that it may be enacted;
II. And
be it Enacted, by the Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary,
by and
with the Advice and Consent of his Lordship's Governor, and the
Upper and Lower
Houses of Assembly, and the Authority of the same, That from
and after the
end of this Session of Assembly, there shall be allowed to every Petit
Juror,
who shall be Summoned and Attend at the Provincial Court, in Lieu and
in
Stead of all or any Allowance or Allowances by any former Act or Acts
of
Assembly of this Province, the Quantity of Forty-eight Pounds of Tobacco
per Day for every Day such Petit Juror shall attend the Provincial
Court aforesaid,
in the Public Levy of this Province, and be paid in the County
where such Juror resides, besides the Quantity of Ninety-six Pounds
of Tobacco,
which shall be allowed to every full Jury who shall pass their
Verdict
in any Cause, to be paid by the Party for whom such Verdict shall pass,
and
be allowed in the Bills of Costs as usual, and no more; any Law, Statute,
or Usage, to the contrary notwithstanding.
III. And be it
further Enacted, That in case any Jury, who shall be
Sworn and Charged in any Cause, shall be ready to give their Verdict
therein,
but the Plaintiff or Plaintiffs in such Cause shall refuse to appear
to such Verdict,
whereby the said Plaintiff or Plaintiffs in such Cause shall be Nonsuit,
that then and in such Case, the said Jury shall be allowed the aforesaid
Quantity
of Ninety-six Pounds of Tobacco, in the same Manner as if they had
given
their Verdict in such Cause, and the same shall be paid by the Defendant
or
Defendants therein, and be allowed in his, her, or their Bill of Costs
against
the Plaintiff or Plaintiffs in such Cause.
IV. And be it
further Enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for the
Justices of the Provincial Court of this province, to allow unto the
Grand
Jurors, who shall Serve in the Provincial Court, towards defraying
the Expences
of the said Jurors attending the said Court, for every Court they shall
attend, any Quantity of Tobacco, not exceeding Six Thousand Pounds, |
Preamble.
Petit Jurors
attending the
Provincial
Court, to
have 48 lb
Tobacco per
Diem,
and 96 lb Tobacco
to every
full Jury passing
Verdict.
The same Allowance
to every
full Jury,
where the
Plaintiff shall
refuse to appear
to the
Verdict.
Grand Jurors
to be allowed
not exceeding
6000 lb Tobacco
for every
Provincial
Court. |
