ORDINANCE No. 18 OF 1885. 1933
Prison.
It shall be the duty of the Superintendent to report at once to the Governor
every case of his exercising the power conferred on him by this section .
276. If any criminal prisoner is guilty of any offence, or of a breach of gaol
regulations or discipline, for the due punishment of which the Superintendent of the
gaol may deem the powers vested in him insufficient, it shall be lawful for such Super
intendent, in conjunction with a Visiting Justice, after enquiry, to punish such prisoner
by close or solitary confinement on bread, or rice and water, for a period not exceeding
fourteen days or in the case of a male prisoner, by personal correction not exceeding
thirty-six strokes if an adult, nor twelve if a juvenile.
277. No dietary punishment shall be inflicted on any prisoner, nor shall he be
placed in a punishment- cell, nor shall corporal punishment be inflicted on him, unless
the Surgeon shall certify that such prisoner is in a fit condition of health to undergo
such punishment .
278. The following offences committed by male prisoners will render them liable to
corporal punishment
1st. Mutiny, or open incitement to mutiny in the prison ; personal violence to
any officer of the prison ; aggravated or repeated assault on a fellow pri
soner ; repetition of insulting, or threatening language to any officer or
prisoner.
2nd. Wilfully and maliciously breaking the prison windows, or otherwise de
stroying the prison property .
3rd. When under punishment, wilfully making a disturbance tending to inter
rupt the order and discipline of the prison , and any other act of gross mis
conduct, or insubordination, requiring to be suppressed by extraordinary
means.
279. Corporal punishment shall be inflicted on the breech, with a rattan of a pattern
to be approved by the Governor on the recommendation of the medical officer.
280. No prisoner who shall be sentenced to solitary confinement by any Court will
be kept in such confinement more than seven days without an interval of one day out.
EMPLOYMENT OF PRISONERS .
CLASSES OF LABOUR.
281. No. 1. - Penal or rigorous hard labour.
( 1.) Shot drill and stone carrying in alternate spells of half an hour each ,
weight of shot 24 lbs., weight of stone 45 lbs.
(2.) Crank labour in a separate cell, task, 12,500 revolutions daily, ( 12lbs. test) .
(3.) Treadwheel.