Preparation and publication of jury lists

(1) The Proper Officer in each district shall on or before 1st November in every year, prepare or cause to be prepared for his district from such information as may be available to him, including any list supplied to him under section 8 of this Act, (a) a list of common jurors made up of all persons qualified and liable to serve on juries pursuant to this Act and shall set forth in that list the full christian names and surnames, profession, calling or occupation, residences and of those respectively, according to the form in the First Schedule, and shall subscribe the list so prepared with his own name, address and description and make a declaration in writing thereon that such list contains, to the best of his knowledge, information and belief, the names of all persons within his district who are qualified and liable to serve according to the provisions of this Act; and (b) a separate list of special jurors selected from the list of common jurors and made out in the same form and with the same particulars and declaration as in the case of the list of common jurors, which list shall consist of, Juries 13 (i) all persons occupying premises for business or residence of the annual value of three hundred and sixty dollars and upwards; (ii) all persons owning real property of the value of not less than five thousand dollars; (iii) all persons in receipt of an annual income of not less than one thousand eight hundred dollars; and (iv) all persons who are professionally qualified and/or experienced in the fields of accountancy, banking, financial business administration or other related disciplines, which shall collectively be called “specially qualified jury”. (2) The list of common jurors and the list of special jurors for the Central District shall be subdivided into the following divisions, (a) the Belize Administrative District Division; and (b) the Cayo Administrative District Division, but each of the said lists shall nevertheless be a single list for the Central District. (3) The list of common jurors and the list of special jurors for the Southern District shall be subdivided into the following divisions, (a) the Stann Creek Administrative District Division; and 14 Juries (b) the Toledo Administrative District Division, but each of the said lists shall nevertheless be a single list for the Southern District. (4) The list of common jurors and the list of special jurors for the Northern District shall be subdivided into the following divisions, (a) the Corozal Administrative District Division; and (b) the Orange Walk Administrative District Division, but each of the said lists shall nevertheless be a single list for the Northern District. (5) For the purpose of preparing those lists, the Proper Officer shall annually strike out in the Jurors’ Book in force provided for in section 10 the names of all jurors who are above the age of seventy years or who have died or departed from the district. (6) The jury list shall, together with a notice in the form of the Second Schedule signed by the Proper Officer and stating that the revising officer will sit at the time and place to be specified therein for the purpose of revising the lists and hearing all objections thereto, be published in the Gazette within seven days after the preparation thereof, and within three days after such publication, the appropriate lists shall be exhibited at the main door of the Registry in Belize City or at the court house in Corozal Town or in Dangriga City, as the case may be, and at other conspicuous places in each district.