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of Ceylon, in the manner in which I
had proposed; and on my return to Ceylon
with this Charter, in November 1811, its
provisions were immediately carried into
effect by me. In order to enable you
to form some idea of the manner in
which the Jury trial is introduced amongst
the natives and half-casts of Ceylon, I
shall explain to you first what qualifies
a native of Ceylon to be a Juryman; 2ly:
How the Jurymen are summoned at each
Session; 3ly: How they are chosen at each
Trial, and 4thly: How they receive the evidence
and deliver their verdict. Every Native of
Ceylon, provided he be a freeman, has
attained the age of 21, and is a permanent
resident in the Island, is qualified to sit
on Juries. The Fiscal, or Sheriff of the
Province, as soon as a Criminal Session
is fixed for his Province, summonses
a considerable number of Jurymen of each
Cast, taking particular care that no
Juryman is summoned out of his turn,
or so as to interfere with any agricultural
or manufacturing pursuits in which he may
be occupied, or with any religious ceremony
at which his cast may require his
attendance. On the first day of the Session
the names of all the Jurymen who are
summoned are called over, and the Jurymen as

Identifier: | JB/010/162/004"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 10.
Date_1	1825-05-26	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	010	Main Headings
Folio number	162	Info in main headings field
Image	004	Titles
Category	correspondence	Number of Pages	4
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering
Penner	sir alexander johnston	Watermarks	[[watermarks::j whatman [motif] 1825 balston & co]]
Marginals		Paper Producer	jonathan blenman
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1825
Notes public		ID Number	3598
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