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Place and Time
The class first point is to determine the qualifications for this being previously
which shall in entitle and oblige a man to accept
of this position the office of a Juror: being established, that is the
classes of jurors out of whom Jurymen t are
to be taken — being determined previously by law
Let these be as numerous as is consistent in
the first place with the a convenient vicinity
of their residence: 2. with the degree of wealth
and reputation which is seemed necessary for
the purpose of responsibility. The larger the number
out of whom the selection is to be made, the greater proportion will that of the unbiassed be
likely to bear to that of the biassed.
Out of this sum total number let at least
three times the number of those who are to serve
be drawn by lot let this triple number for instance be 27. Out of these let the plaintiff
strike out one third, th and the defendant one
third more: there will remain nine. Let these
nine be the triers
If the dispute conflict of interests is between
an European and an European, between a
Mussulman and a Mussulman, between a
Gantro and a Gantro or between a Mussulman
and a Gantro the numbers of the jurors returned persons tried
may be all of the religions of the parties — of now taken in equal number from the
first nine
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