Special Jurors were those who might be called upon to stand as jurors at such a trial.
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The first statutory requirements for special jurors were introduced in the Juries Act 1825 ( 6 Geo.
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Being defined as a'Special Juror'depended entirely on the amount that had been assessed for Poor Rate and this, in turn, depended on the wealth of the individual measured by the value of the property that they inhabited.
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A householder rated at ?00 in a large town, or ?0 in a small town, was qualified to be a special juror, while a householder rated at ?0 in London and Middlesex, and ?0 elsewhere, was qualified to be a common juror.
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Each party is entitled to have the cause tried by such a jury, and the attorneys on both sides, and the under-sheriff or his agent, attend before the proper officer of the court with the special jurors'list, which, under the provisions of the Juries Act of 1825 ( 6 Geo.
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There were various other qualifications for a special juror, such as if a man was entitled to be called " Esquire, " or if he was a merchant or a banker, but in practice the special jury list was largely made up on the basis of rateable qualification ( i . e . liability for local property tax in England ).
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It has been said by authority that it cannot be ascertained at what time the practice of appointing special jurors for trials at " nisi prius " first began, but that it probably arose out of the custom of appointing jurors for trials at the bar of the courts at Westminster, and was introduced for the better administration of justice, and for securing the nomination of jurors duly qualified in all respects for their important office.
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Laya Project won various awards ( Founder's Choice Award at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival, Best Film Award at the Byron Bay Film Festival, Special Juror's Choice Award at Zanzibar International Film Festival in Tanzania and the Audience Award at Imaginaria Film Festival in Italy ) and is being screened at international film festivals in places such as Los Angeles, St . Petersburg, Tel Aviv, Mumbai and Kuala Lumpur.
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The qualifications to be a special juror in England were governed by the Juries Act 1870, and the main difference between the "'special jury "'and a "'common jury "'under that Act was merely a matter of wealth; indeed, it was little more than a question of whether a person lived in a larger house, because it was mainly a question of the rateable value of the house.
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