CHAPTER 61. An Act to amend "The Jury Act" H' [Assented to January 28th, 1916.] IS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, enacts as follows: "The Jury Act" 1. Section 77F, added to "The Jury Act," being chapter 108 Section 777 of of the Revised Statutes of Manitoba, 1913, by 4 George V, amended. chapter 54, section 4, is hereby amended by adding thereto the following sub-section: der expenses of party at fault. (a) In case a postponement of the trial is asked for by any Judge may orparty, the judge may, if such party is at fault, impose as a postponement condition of granting same, in addition to any other terms, to be paid by that such party shall pay to the prothonotary a sum not to exceed one hundred dollars towards the expenses of the further attendance of the jury for such trial, and so from time to time as often as the trial shall be further postponed on the request of any party. amended. 2. (1) Section 19 of the said Act is hereby amended by Section 19 inserting after the words "sheriff of each judicial district" in the fifth line thereof the words "or in his absence the deputy sheriff." fect as regards dicial District. (2) The amendment made by this section shall be retro- Retroactive efactive so as to apply to the selection of jurors in the Southern Southern JuJudicial District in December, 1915, when the deputy sheriff of that district acted in lieu of the sheriff, and to validate the same to the same extent as if such amendment had been passed prior thereto. 3. This Act shall come into force on the day it is assented to. CHAPTER 62. An Act to amend "The Jury Act" H [Assented to March 10th, 1916.] IS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the "The Jury Act" 1. Section 25 of "The Jury Act," being chapter 108 of the Section 25 of Revised Statutes of Manitoba, 1913, is hereby amended by amended. striking out the words "seventy-five" in line twelve of said section and substituting in place thereof the words "one hun-150 names on dred and fifty." grand jury roll. added. Any number of petit jurors in excess of number specified in 2. The said Act is hereby further amended by adding the Section 46 A following section immediately after section 46 of said Act:46A. (1) When either before or during any sitting of the Court of the King's Bench referred to in section 46 of this Act, it appears necessary or advisable for any reason to have a larger panel, the judge assigned to preside over such sitting, or any other judge of the Court of King's Bench, may in writing request the sheriff to summon any number of petit jurors in excess of the number provided by said section 46. section 46 may be summoned. choosing and (2) Thereupon, such additional petit jurors shall be chosen Manner of and summoned by the sheriff in the manner outlined in the said summoning exAct and all sections of the said Act shall mutatis mutandis cess jurymen. apply to such additional jurors. 3. Section 77c of said Act, enacted by section 4 of chapter Section 77c 54 of 1914 Statutes of Manitoba, is hereby amended by adding amended. the following sub-section thereto: cases in E.J.D. the (2) The said list of twenty names shall be open to inspec- List in civil tion by any party at any time after twelve o'clock noon of day preceding the day fixed for the trial for the action. 4. This Act shall come into force on the day it is assented to. tion after 12 o'clock noon of day preceding trial day |