Juries Act 1695

VII.

No Person returned to serve upon Jury, &c. for the County of York.; (Exception); above once in Four Years.; Sheriff of Yorkshire to keep a Register of Persons who have served as Jurors, to be delivered over to succeeding Sheriffs.; Certificates of Attendance to Jurors gratis.

And whereas the County of York (being a very large County) hath many Persons therein qualified to serve upon Juries att Assizes General Goal-Delivery and Sessions of the Peace yett by the corruption of Sheriffs and their Under Officers the burthen of that Service is forced upon a very few to their Oppression and Grievance Be it therefore further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That from and after the Foure and twentieth day of June One thousand six hundred ninety six no Person shall be returned or su[m]moned to serve upon any Jury att the Assizes or General Goal-Delivery to be holden for the said County of York or att any Sessions of the Peace to be holden for any part thereof (the City of York and County of the said City and Towne and County of Kingston upon Hull excepted) above once in foure Years And to the end it may appeare what Persons have been su[m]moned and have served as Jurors att any former Assize or Goal Delivery to be holden for the said County of York or att any Sessions of the Peace holden for any part of the said County of York every Sheriff of the said County for the time being shall prepare and keep a Book or Register wherein the Names of all such Persons who have served as Jurors with their Additions and Places of Abode and the Times and Places of such their Services shall be alphabetically entred and registred which Books and Registers shall from time to time be delivered over to the succeeding Sheriff of the said County within Ten Days after hee shall be sworne into his Office And every Juror who shall be su[m]moned and shall serve att any the said Assizes General Goal-Delivery or Sessions aforesaid shall and may att the end of every such Assize & General Goal-Delivery or Sessions aforesaid repaire to the Sheriff or Under-Sheriff of the said County for the time being to have his and their Names entred in the said Book or Register kept for the purpose aforesaid of which hee shall have a Certificate upon his imediate Request gratis from the Sheriff or Under-Sheriff for the time being testifying such his Attendance and Service done.