By _3 G. 2. c. 25._ § 3. in case any sheriff, undersheriff, bailiff or
other officer to whom the return of juries shall belong, shall summon and
return any person or persons to serve on any jury in any cause to be
tryed before the justices of assize or _nisi prius_ or judges of the
great sessions, or the judge or judges of the sessions for the counties
palatine, whose name is not inserted in the duplicates delivered or
transmitted to him or them by the clerk of the peace, if any such
duplicate shall be delivered or transmitted, any judge or justice of
assize or _nisi prius_ or judge or judges of the said great sessions, or
the judge or judges of the sessions for the said counties palatine, shall
and may, upon examination in a summary way, set such fine or fines upon
such sheriff, _&c._ for every such person so summoned and returned as
aforesaid as the said judge or justice of assize, _nisi prius_, _&c._
shall think meet not exceeding 10l. and not less than 40s.
[Sidenote: Wilful transgression contrary to _3 G. 2. c. 25._ § 4.]
By § 4. if any sheriff shall wilfully transgress [in returning any
persons as jurors to serve on trials at any assizes or _nisi prius_, or
at the great sessions, or at the sessions for the counties palatine who
have served within the space of one year before in the county of Rutland,
or four years in the county of York, or of two years before in any other
county, not being a county of a city or town,] any judge or justice of
assize, or _nisi prius_, _&c._ may and is required, on examination and
proof of such offence, in a summary way, to set a fine or fines upon
every such offender as he shall think meet, not exceeding 5l. for any one
offence.
[Sidenote: Wilful transgression contrary to _3 G. 2. c. 25._ § 6.]
By § 6. if any sheriff, undersheriff, bailiff or other officer shall
wilfully transgress [in taking or receiving any money or other reward to
excuse any person from serving or being summoned to serve on juries; or
any bailiff or other officer appointed by any sheriff or undersheriff to
summon juries, in summoning any person to serve thereon other than such
whose name is specifyed in a mandate signed by such sheriff or
undersheriff, and directed to such bailiff or other officer], any judge
or justice of assize, _nisi prius_, _&c._ may and is required, on
examination and proof of such offence, in a summary way, to set a fine or
fines upon any person or persons so offending as he shall think meet, not
exceeding 10l. according to the nature of the offence.
[Sidenote: Offences against _32 G. 2. c. 28._]
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