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Appendix II.
Extract from the Prison Rules and Regulations.
266. No prisoner shall be punished under the provisions of The Prison Ordinance, 1885, until he has had an opportunity of hearing the charges and evidence against him, and of making his defence.
267. Prisoners shall obey the orders of the Superintendent, Warden, and of the subordinate officers who shall be placed over them from time to time.
268. Prisoners are strictly forbidden to have in possession, or to attempt to receive money, tobacco, opium, flint, steel, iron, implements, string, immoral books, or any articles not allowed to them by the Rules of the Prison, or permitted by the Superintendent, and they are not to conceal any articles of food about their persons, or
ward or cell.
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269. No punishment or privation of any kind shall be awarded except by the Superintendent, or by the Superintendent in conjunction with a Visiting Justice subject nevertheless to Rule 272.
270. The following acts are declared to be offences against Prison discipline:-
1. Disobedience of the Regulations of the Prison by any prisoner.
2. Common assault by one prisoner on another.
3. Profane eursing and swearing, and obscene language by any prisoner. 4. Indecent behaviour by any prisoner.
5. Insulting or threatening language by any prisoner, to any officer or prisoner.
6. Idleness or negligence at work by any convicted criminal prisoner.
7. Wilful mismanagement of work by any convicted criminal prisoner.
8. Disorderly conduct by any prisoner.
271. It shall be lawful for the Superintendent to examine any prisoner touching such offences, and to punish them by ordering any offender to be kept in a punishment- cell for not more than three days, on bread, or rice and water, or he may deprive a prisoner of his pork for not more than four meals at one time.
272. The Superintendent may deprive any prisoner of his evening meal for persistent and aggravated idleness, or refusal to labour. In the unavoidable absence of the Superintendent, the Warden may in like cases deprive any prisoner of half his evening meal.
273. The Superintendent may restrain in cross-irons of ten tbs. weight, or less, or in handcuffs, any disorderly or violent prisoner for not longer than twenty-four hours at one time; if a longer period than twenty-four hours is required a written order must be obtained from one of the Visiting Justices for the week, who shall at once attend and investigate the case. In case of emergency however the Superintendent may on his own responsiblity impose the restraints provided by this Rule for such period as may seem necessary, obtaining the presence of one of the Visiting Justices for the week as soon as possible. The order of such Justice, made on investigation of the case, shall indemnify the Superintendent.
274. If any male prisoner is guilty of any of the following offences, viz. :—
Mutiny or open incitement to mutiny in the prison, personal violence to any officer of the prison, aggravated or repeated assault on a fellow-prisoner,