The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-06-09

as IS directed and ordered.in and by an Aa oil.
Parliament, made in the Seventh and EighthYears
of the Reign of his late Majelty Kingsyiiiian the
Third. intituied, IS An Ae for the Eafe of Jurors,
1" and better regulating Of Juries )" and One
other Aa, made in theEighth andNinth Years OF
the fame Reign, Untitled "An Ad to enable the
{. Returns of Juries as formerly. until the Firm
{" Day of November, One thouiand Six hundred
andNinety. feven; "and One otherA Ct ofParIiament,
made in the Third Year of the Reign of his late
Maieay King Ceorg, the Second, inuruled 3" An
" A0 for the better Regulation of Jures; and
One other Aei, made in the Twety fourth Year
of the fame Reign, intituled, " An Act for the
better Regulation of Trials by Jury, and for
" enlaraing the Time for Trials by NjE PriU,
&c in the County oiSltffd9iefsx."
ind Be il fayfker Eaat7ed by the Authority
aforelaid, that Lifts of the Freeholders and lnha-
bitants of the feveral Towns, qualified TO ieIVe
upon LURES, fha be reformed TO, and recorded at
the Quarter Seiions for the ieveral Counties,
and fhall be delivered to the feveral Sheriffs IN
Manner and Form as directed by the faid Aets OF
Parliament, or any of them and until fuch Lifts
of fnch Freeholders and Inhabitants ihal be de-
vered as aforelaid, the Sheriff OF any County
ihall and may lSnmon and return ht Perions TO
frve upon Juries as aforefad, out OF the Body or
the Freeholdcrs and Inhabitants of the County,
qualified to lerve upon Juries, according to his
Judgment and Diicretion and whenever the
Judges of the Superior Court fhall Award SPe-
cial Jury to he aruck (Which they are hereby an
thorized and Empowered TO do in fuch Manner as
Special Tures have been uiualIy fruck in the
Court at We6minfer at Trials at Bari and II the
Sheriff of the County in which fuoh Jury ihaIl be
awardev} fhall not have received l.s OF the Free
holders aud Inhabitants qualified to ferve upon
LURES as hersinbeiore ordered and dire6ted, iuch
Sheriff ihall ATTEND the propsr Office of the lad
Court, with LA Of of the principal
Freeholders &Inhabilants of the idCounty qua
lifted to ierve upon lures land the faid SPecaiJury
ihall be truck out Of the laid Lia and it illali
and may be lawful for the IuRicss of the fsid SUI
perior Court, and they are hereby authorized and
Empowered, upon the Motion of either OF thePar-
ties,in anyCaute iorAstion which ihall be brought
to ds any County, 0ter than The Goan .S H is
which the faid Canfe or Action fhaIl have
been brought or laid, by Jury Of fuch other
County, as they fhalI judge fit and proper, any
Act ofAfEembly or Provincial Law to the contrary
notwithstanding.
ASd be IL /a'fber Enat7sd by the authority a.
fcreiaid, That all Clerks of Courts, Sheriffs,
ConRables, and otherPerfons within the faid Pro-
vince, to whom the ordering, making, delivering,
OTteCOIuluSb TIC LINUS OF INC FFeenOderS ana In
habitauts qualified to lerve upon Juries as afore-
faid, fhaIl belong or appertain, according to the
true Intent ana Meaning of this preient A q, and
the faid Acts hereby referred to, who fhall be
guilty of any wilful Neglect, Defsult, or Misfeaz.
ance, in the carrying into Execution this Aet, ac-
cording to It's true Intent and Meaning fhall in.
cur and futfer fuch Fines and Penalties as are e.
yeralIy mentioned in the faid Aets of Parliament
hereby referred to and all Perfons who, being
duly qualified as aforeEid, fhall be duly fommon.
ed TO ferve upon Juries in Manner aforelaid, and
lhal not attend fuch Service, ihall incur and fuf-
ter iuch Fines and Penalties as, by the Laws of
the faid Province, Jurors making Default are
now fubjed to.
ind be it Iarthsr Eaa9tdby the Authority a.
forefaid, That If any Action mall be brought a.
gainR any Sheriff, for what he ihal do in Exc
cution, or by virtue of this Ae, he may plead the
general lhue, and give the fpecial Matter in Evil
dence and if Verdia fhall be found for him,
he ihal recover Cots.