(Ireland.) A BILL To amend Two Acts of the Third and Fourth and Fourth and Fifth Years of his late Majesty King WILLIAM the Fourth, for consolidating and amending the Laws relative to Jurors and Juries in Ireland. 5 [Note.-The Words printed in Italics are proposed to be inserted in the Committee.] W HEREAS an Act was passed in the Session of Parliament Preamble. held in the fourth and fifth years of the reign of his late Majesty King WILLIAM the Fourth, intituled, "An Act to amend an Act passed in the last Session, for consolidating and amending the Laws relative to Jurors and Juries in Ireland," reciting that, "by an Act passed in the last Session of Parliament, intituled, 'An Act for consolidating and amending the Laws relative to Jurors and Juries in Ireland,'" it was amongst other things enacted, "that the Justices assembled at every October General or Quarter Sessions of the Peace 10 to be holden in each Division of each County at large, and the Justices for and in each County of a City and County of a Town, in Ireland, should, at a Sessions to be holden at October in every year, fix a place within such Division, and within such Counties of Cities and Counties of Towns respectively; and also a time, not less than Two nor more 15 than Three calendar Months after the first day of such General or Quarter Sessions, for holding a Special Sessions for the purpose of examining the Lists of Jurors in the said Act mentioned, pursuant to the provisions thereof thereinafter contained;" and further reciting, that "the periods so prescribed for the holding of such Special Ses20 sions had been found inconvenient, by reason of their approaching so nearly to the end of the current year as not to leave convenient time for the making out of the Jurors' book for the next ensuing year;" and it was by the said Act of the fourth and fifth years of his said late Majesty enacted, "that the Justices assembled at any October General or Quarter Sessions of the Peace to be holden in each Divi 5 sion of each County at large, and each County of a City and County And whereas in some places the provisions of the said Acts, or of either of them, have not been carried into operation by reason of the 15 want of a sufficient number of Justices attending upon the day fixed for the holding of a Special Sessions for the purpose of examining the List of Jurors; any BE it therefore Enacted, by The QUEEN's most Excellent MAJESTY, by and with the Advice and Consent of the 20 Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, THAT in every case in which in any county at large or any division thereof, or in any county of a city or county of a town, such Special Sessions shall not be effectually held for the purpose aforesaid, whether by 25 reason of a sufficient number of Justices not attending, or by reason of a day not being fixed for the holding of such Sessions, or for other cause, it shall be lawful for the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governor or Governors of Ireland, by warrant under his or their hand or hands, of which a copy shall be published in the Dublin Gazette 30 and in some One newspaper circulating in such county, to fix any day, not sooner than Fourteen Days from the publication of the same in such Gazette, and also a place in such county or division, or county of a city or county of a town, for holding a Special Sessions for the purpose of examining the List of Jurors as in the said Act of the third 35 and fourth years of the reign of his said late Majesty is directed; and that the several Provisions and Clauses of the said last-mentioned Act, relating to the said Special Sessions thereby directed to be fixed at the October Sessions, shall be extended and applied to and be in force with respect to the Special Sessions to be fixed by virtue of this 40 Act. And be it Enacted, That this Act may be amended or repealed by any Act to be passed in this present Session of Parliament. |