ORDINANCE No. 18 OF 1885 . 1903
Prison.
12. Every person who, contrary to the regulations of a prison, Conveying
documents or
conveys or attempts to convey any letter or other document, or any article articles out of
a prison.
whatever not allowed by such regulations into or out of any prison , shall
on conviction incur a penalty not exceeding ten pounds, and , if an officer
of the prison, shall forfeit his office and all arrears of salary due to him,
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 .
13. The Superintendent shall cause to be affixed in a conspicuous Superintend
ent to notify
place outside the prison a notice in English and in Chinese setting forth penalties for
breaches of
the penalties that will be incurred by persons conmitting any offence in the 3 preced
ing sections.
contravention of the three preceding sections.
14. It shall be the duty of the Coroner to hold an inquest on the Inquest to be
held on a
body of every prisoner who may die within a prison , and in no case shall death in pri
son. Certain
any officer of the prison , or any prisoner confined in the prison, or any persons dis
qualified from
person engaged in any sort of trade or dealing with the prison, be a juror serving as a
juror at such
on such inquest .* inquests.
15. If any suit or action is prosecuted against any person for any Protection of
persons
thing done in pursuance of this Ordinance, such person may plead that against acts
done under
the same was done by authority of this Ordinance ; and if a verdict this Ordi
nance .
passes for the defendant, or the plaintiff becomes nonsuited , or discontinues
his action after issue joined , or if, upon demurrer or otherwise, judgment
be given against the plaintiff, the defendant shall recover costs as between
solicitor and client and have the like remedy for the same as any defendant
has by law in other cases ; and though a verdict be given for the plaintiff
in any such action , such plaintiff shall not have costs against the defendant ,
unless the Judge before whom the trial takes place certifies his approbation
of the action and the verdict obtained thereupon.
16. Offences under this Ordinance, with the exception of felonies, Offences
except
and of offences for the mode of trial of which express provision is made felonies to be
prosecuted
by this Ordinance, shall be prosecuted summarily before a Police summarily
before a
Magistrate. Magistrate.
17. The Governor in Executive Council shall , as soon as possible Governor in
Council may
after the commencement of this Ordinance, make rules for the regulation make rules.
and government of prisons, and for the duties and conduct of the officers [See Ord. No.
13 of 1889. ]
and other persons employed in prisons, and of the Visiting Justices, and