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No. 4 of 1899.
Escaping, or attempting or aiding to escape, from prison or legal custody. 28 & 29 Vict. c. 126, s. 37.
Introduction of prohibited articles into prison. 28 & 29 Vict. c. 126, s. 38.
Conveying articles into or out of prison.
PRISONS.
(3) Every person imprisoned under any rule, order, or attachment for contempt of court shall be treated as a misdemeanant of the first division.
11. Every person who-
(1) escapes or attempts to escape from any prison or from legal custody; or
(2) aids any prisoner in escaping or attempting to escape from any prison or from legal custody; or,
(3) with intent to facilitate the escape of any prisoner, conveys or causes to be conveyed into any prison any mask, dress, or other disguise, or any letter, or any other article or thing,
shall be guilty of felony, and shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding two years.
12.--(1) Every person who, contrary to any prison rule, brings or attempts by any means whatever to introduce into any prison any spirituous or fermented liquor, or tobacco, or opium or any other drug, and every officer of a prison who, contrary to any prison rule, suffers any spirituous or fermented liquor, or tobacco, or opium or any other drug to be sold or used therein, and every officer of a prison who, contrary to any prison rule, gives or causes to be given or endeavours to give anything of whatever nature to any prisoner, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars, and to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months.
(2) Any officer of a prison convicted under this section shall, in addition to any other punishment, forfeit his office.
13. Every person who, contrary to any prison rule, conveys or attempts to convey any letter or other document, or any article whatever not allowed by such rules into or out of any prison shall be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, and, further, if an officer of the prison, shall forfeit his office; but this section shall not apply in cases where the offender is liable to a more severe punishment under any other provision of this Ordinance.
29 Vict. c. 126, s. 39.
* As amended by No. 15 of 1923,
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