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Inquiries may be holden before Master of the Court when Venue in Dublin.
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CI. It shall be lawful for the Court or a Judge, in any Case in which the Venue in the Action shall be laid in the County or County of the City of Dublin, instead of a Writ of Inquiry to the Sheriff to ascertain the Amount of Damages, to direct that the Amount for which final Judgment shall be marked shall be ascertained by the Master of the Court, and thereupon such Damages shall be ascertained by the Master in like Manner as such Damages have been heretofore ascertained under Writ of Inquiry by the Sheriff; and for such Purpose it shall be the Duty of the Sheriff to summon Jurors to attend before the said Masters, who shall have the like Jurisdiction and Authority as have been heretofore exercised by Sheriffs in holding such Inquiries: Provided always, that whenever there is any such Trial by Jury Six Jurymen shall be impannelled and sworn as Occasion shall require to give their Verdict according to the Evidence, and the Verdict of the said Jurymen shall, if unanimous, be sufficient; and it shall be lawful for the Master to adjourn such Inquiry from Time to Time as Occasion may require; and the Master shall endorse on the Rule or Order of Reference the Finding of the said Jury, and shall deliver the same to the Plaintiff, and such and the like Proceedings may thereupon be had as to Taxation of Costs, signing Judgment, and otherwise, as upon a Finding of a Jury upon a Writ of Inquiry to the Sheriff.
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