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Page 61
The proceedings , as directed by the statute of 1777 , exemplify all the humane
and beneficial consequences which attend the inquiry of a grand jury in the other
parts of the united empire , with this difference , that an English grand jury is ...
The proceedings , as directed by the statute of 1777 , exemplify all the humane
and beneficial consequences which attend the inquiry of a grand jury in the other
parts of the united empire , with this difference , that an English grand jury is ...
Page 65
The trial by jury or per pais having been used in all countries which adopted the
feudal system , so in this island , from remote antiquity , a jury of four “ boni
homines ” from every parish , like the Gothic nembda , which was collected out of
every ...
The trial by jury or per pais having been used in all countries which adopted the
feudal system , so in this island , from remote antiquity , a jury of four “ boni
homines ” from every parish , like the Gothic nembda , which was collected out of
every ...
Page 157
in a summary way , without a jury , as heretofore decus « tomed , and that this act
shall not restrain the court from giving either ... And whereas inconveniencies
have arisen from proa ceedings of juries out of court , it is enacted , That all suits
at ...
in a summary way , without a jury , as heretofore decus « tomed , and that this act
shall not restrain the court from giving either ... And whereas inconveniencies
have arisen from proa ceedings of juries out of court , it is enacted , That all suits
at ...
Page 158
And if any of the persons therein named , and so dr , do not appear , or shall be
challenged by a party , and disapproved by the court , a further number shall be
drawn to complete the jury ; and the six persons so drawn and approved of and ...
And if any of the persons therein named , and so dr , do not appear , or shall be
challenged by a party , and disapproved by the court , a further number shall be
drawn to complete the jury ; and the six persons so drawn and approved of and ...
Page 168
Wheresoever any thief shall be found to steal either mutton , sheep , lamb , goat ,
kid , swine , or pig , the same shall not be priced by the jury of indictment , as hath
been accustomed , who sometimes valued such goods under the value of ...
Wheresoever any thief shall be found to steal either mutton , sheep , lamb , goat ,
kid , swine , or pig , the same shall not be priced by the jury of indictment , as hath
been accustomed , who sometimes valued such goods under the value of ...
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| Title | A View of the Jurisprudence of the Isle of Man, with the History of Its Ancient Constitution, Legislative Government, and Extraordinary Privileges |
| Author | James Johnson |
| Publisher | Thomas Bryce and Company, 1811 |
| Original from | The British Library |
| Digitized | 11 Nov 2014 |
| Length | 234 pages |
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