County Dublin Grand Jury Act, 1844

Mode of making presentments.

Justices and associated cess-payers shall hold presentment sessions.

Chairman to be appointed.

67. It shall be lawful to and for every justice of the peace in and for the said county of Dublin, not being a stipendiary magistrate, to attend, and all such justices are hereby required to assemble from time to time, and with the cess-payers associated with them as herein-after appointed to hold a special or presentment sessions for the purposes of this Act, in such place and places, and at such time and times, within such county, as the grand jury shall have appointed pursuant to the provisions herein-after following; and at every meeting of such presentment sessions, whether for one district or for the county at large, the majority of the justices then present shall choose one of their number to preside thereat, and when only two justices shall be present the senior of them shall preside; and when only one justice shall be present such justice shall preside; and such chairman shall have in addition to his vote a casting voice, in case of an equality of voices.