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Act No. 17 (3 Vict.), passed by the Legislative Council under Governor Sir George Gipps 8 October 1839, establishes trial by jury (twelve inhabitants) at the Courts of General Quarter Sessions newly appointed at Berrima. Sets out jury-list preparation by Justices in Petty Sessions within 60 miles of Berrima (residents of County of Cumberland and the Illawarra District exempt), Sheriff's Jurors' Book, summoning by precept, and penalties for non-attending jurors and neglectful officials. Clerk of Council Wm. Macpherson.

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New South Wales Government Gazette, No. 461, 26 October 1839.