Reference 133/11/321
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Books which are supplied for the use of the Gaol, or by, or on behalf of any Contractor for the supply of the Gaol.
The Gaoler shall keep in a clean intelligible manner the following Books, and shall be responsible that they be safely preserved, and that they be not subjected to any alteration or erasure:
He shall also keep under his charge the Sheriff's Book, and the Gaol Visitation Book.
All these Books shall be open to inspection by any Justice of the Peace visiting the Gaol, and calling for the same.
He shall enter in the Fine and Fee Book all Fees taken from time to time by him or any other Officer of the Gaol, specifying the Authority under which each Fee was taken, and all Fines paid by any Prisoner confined in default of payment of such Fine.
With the approbation of the Sheriff the Gaoler shall appoint an Officer of the Gaol to act as Deputy Gaoler whenever he shall be unavoidably absent, and during such absence the Deputy shall have all the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Gaoler. Before leaving the Gaol the Gaoler shall personally give over charge to his Deputy.
The Gaoler shall be supplied with a Copy of these Regulations.
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The Gaoler shall consider the Sheriff his immediate Superior, and shall obey all the Sheriff's orders.
He shall have, under the Sheriff, the entire control, management, and responsibility of the Gaol. He shall enforce on all his Subordinates the due execution of their several duties, not permitting them to have any other employment. He shall reside within the Gaol, or in the house allotted to him for a residence, and shall not be absent at night unless unavoidably, without permission from the Sheriff, and he shall record such absence and the cause of it in his Journal. He shall see that no Person other than an Officer of the Gaol, in the discharge of duty as such, without his permission, speak to or hold any intercourse or communication with a Prisoner, and that no Person sleep in the Gaol other than a Prisoner, an Officer of the Gaol, or one of such Officer's Servants or family.
He shall see that no one attached to the Gaol visit the Female Prisoners except in company with the Matron.
He shall himself, and shall see that every Officer of the Gaol do in like manner exercise his Authority, with firmness, humanity, and good temper; on no account striking any Prisoner without due Authority.
He shall enter in the Order Book all orders relating to the Gaol. He may suspend any resident Officer of the Gaol disobeying his orders, or otherwise misconducting himself, recording the particulars and reasons in his Journal, and reporting the same without delay to the Sheriff.
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He shall attend Divine Service whenever performed in the Gaol, unless unavoidably prevented; if he do not attend he shall record the reasons in his Journal. He shall also enforce the attendance thereat of such of the other Officers of the Gaol, and such of the Prisoners as may not be unavoidably prevented, but he shall not enforce the attendance of any Person whose religious persuasion shall not accord with such Service.
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He shall record in his Journal all occurrences affecting the Gaol, particularly such as relate to the health, discipline, or employment of the Prisoners, the infringement of Gaol Regulations as to punishments; also every change of diet or clothing among the Prisoners, the allowance of extraordinary indulgence to any Prisoner, any omission to wash the Prisoners, or clean or whitewash the Gaol at the appointed times, every case in which he may have placed in Irons a Prisoner, not a Felon, and the causes thereof, and the several other matters enjoined by these Regulations.
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He shall personally inspect every Ward, Cell, Yard, Division or Part of the Gaol, each part of the interior, and see every Prisoner at least once in each 24 hours, and in default shall record the omission and the cause thereof in his Journal, and he shall at least once a Week at an uncertain hour of the night go through the Gaol, and visit every Person on guard over the same, making an accurate record in his Journal of such visit, the hour thereof, and the state of the Gaol and the Guards.
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He shall record in his Journal every complaint made to him by any Prisoner.
He shall take every precaution to prevent Fire or the escape of Prisoners, and shall cause all the Wards, Cells, Bolts, Bars, and Locks of the Gaol, and the Irons of the Prisoners to be thoroughly examined daily, and shall fully explain the duty required of every Officer of the Gaol in case of Fire, or of the attempt of a Prisoner or of any confederated attempt on the part of any number of Prisoners, to escape.
He shall cause a Light to be constantly burning throughout the night in every Ward or Division of the Gaol in which Prisoners shall be confined, but such Light shall not be placed inside the Cell within reach of the Prisoners, and a light shall also be placed in each of the sleeping apartments of the Officers of the Gaol not on duty, in order that such Officers may in case of alarm be ready for duty in the shortest possible time.
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He shall cause that every Prisoner on admission be placed in a reception Cell, and strictly searched, and that all Knives, Weapons, Instruments, or things whatsoever likely to facilitate escape, be taken from such Prisoner, but no such search shall be made in presence of any other Prisoner, nor shall any Female Prisoner be searched except by the Matron of the Gaol.
On the Admission of each Prisoner the Gaoler shall cause to be recorded in the Gaol Register the Prisoner's Name, Sex, Country, Age, Height, Features, whether such Prisoner can read or write, and other particulars that he may deem necessary, and he shall take charge of all Money, Clothes, and other Effects that such Prisoner may have, or which may from time to time be sent on the Prisoner's account, and shall record an Inventory of the same in the Prisoners' Property Book, with the time of the Prisoner's admission, or of their receipt, and shall restore them on the Prisoner's discharge, or dispose of them as the Sheriff may direct; but any Money or Property that a Prisoner before trial may require for the purpose of assisting him in conducting his defence on such trial shall be restored to him by the Gaoler on demand.
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The Gaoler shall cause plain and legible Copies of these Regulations to be fixed in a conspicuous part of the Gaol, and so that every Prisoner may have access thereto.
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He shall cause every part of the Gaol premises to be swept daily clean, or oftener if requisite, and shall cause the Gaol to be washed throughout at least once a week.
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He shall cause every Prisoner to wash himself daily, and that the whole Person of every Prisoner be washed thoroughly at least once a Week, and the Clothes constantly worn by such Prisoner next the skin to be changed for a clean suit at least once a Week, but no Prisoner shall be stripped or bathed in presence of another. He shall cause the hair of every Prisoner to be kept cut as closely as such Prisoner has been in the habit of wearing it, but not more closely, unless the Medical Officer or the Sheriff so order, and he shall cause all Male Prisoners to be shaved once a Month, in the manner in which they may before have been accustomed to be shaved. He shall cause the Bedding and spare Clothing of every Prisoner to be aired once a Week, in the open air if practicable, and to be washed as often as needful.
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He shall cause every Prisoner convicted of Felony to be supplied with, (and constantly wear), a Dress conspicuously marked with a Number, and with two suits of all Clothing worn next the skin, and that other Prisoners be duly supplied with Clothes, if their own be insufficient, or unfit for use, or necessary to be preserved for the purposes of Justice, but the Dress of such other Prisoners shall not be conspicuously marked, and that every Prisoner be supplied with sufficient Bedding. If Sheets or Blankets be used, he shall see that they be washed at least once a Month, and that a Sheet used by one Prisoner be not transferred unwashed to another.
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He shall provide useful employment, and the necessary materials and instruction for all Prisoners, and shall record the expense on the Debtor side of the Prisoners' Work Book, and on the Creditor side the price at which the product of the Prisoners' Labour is from time to time sold, or, (if for Government use), estimated, and shall balance the account at the close of every Month, and he is hereby empowered to make contracts for the supply of labour by the Prisoners, consistently with these Regulations, and to sell the produce of the Prisoners' labour in other cases, recording in the proper Book all Contracts or Sales so made, and the amount of Money received.
He shall without delay call the attention of the Chaplain or Medical Officer to any Prisoner whose state of mind or body may appear to require their assistance, and he may, until further orders, change any treatment (not strictly Medical) appearing to affect such Prisoner injuriously.
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He shall deliver daily to the Surgeon a List of the Prisoners in solitary Confinement, of the Sick, and those who have complained of Illness, Sores, or otherwise, (but withholding the Name of any Person because he may not deem such Person in need of Medical assistance); and of Prisoners having suffered or being about to suffer corporal Punishment.
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He must give immediate notice of the Death of a Prisoner to the Medical Officer, and to the Sheriff, and to the Coroner, and when practicable to the relations or friends of the deceased.
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He will permit no playing of Cards, or gaming of any kind to be carried on in the Gaol, and will seize and destroy all dice, cards or other instruments of gaming he may find there.
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He shall Handcuff or Iron a Prisoner, not a convicted Felon, in case of necessity only, and shall record each such case, and his reasons, in his Journal; but convicted Felons shall constantly wear round one of their legs an iron ring of such description as the Sheriff may specify.
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He shall record in his Journal every case of alleged misconduct on the part of the Prisoners, the nature of the supposed Offence, his decision thereon, noting the date, Names of Prisoners, and the Punishment actually inflicted.
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He shall attend every corporal Punishment inflicted within the Gaol, and enter in his Journal the Hour at which it was inflicted, the Number of Strokes on Leather, and the Orders of the Medical Officer thereon; and he shall in no case inflict any corporal Punishment exceeding Six Strokes, without a previous Certificate in Writing of the Medical Officer.
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supplied for the use of the Gaol, or by, or on behalf of any Contractor for the supply of the Gaol.
The Gaoler shall keep in a clean intelligible manner the following Books, and shall solar la to keep be responsible that they be safely preserved, and that they be not subjected to any
alteration or erasure :~~~
He shall also keep under his charge the Sheriff's Book, and the Gaol Visitation
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All these Books shall be open to inspection by any Justice of the Peace visiting the Gaol, and calling for the same.
He shall eater in the Fine and Fee Book, all Fees taken from time to time by him or any other Officer of the Gaul, specifying the Authority under which each Fee was taken, and all Fines paid by any Prisoner confined in default of payment of such Fine. Goler may ap
With the approbation of the Sheriff the Gauler shall appoint an Officer of the Gaol to act as Deputy Gaoler whenever he shall be unavoidably absent, and during such absence the Deputy shall have all the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Gaoler. Before leaving the Gaol the Gaoler ball personally give over charge to his Deputy.
The Gaoler shall be supplied with a Copy of these Regulations.
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The Gaoler shall consider the Sheriff his immediate Superior, and shall obey all the Sheriff's orders.
He shall have, under the Sheriff, the entire control, management, and responsibi lity of the Gaul. He shall enforce on all his Subordinates the due execution of their several duties, not permitting them to have any other employment. He shall reside within the Gaol, or in the house allotted to him for a residence, and shall not be absent at night unless unavoidably, without permission from the Sheriff, and he skull record such absence and the cause of it in his Journal. He shall see that no Person other than an Officer of the Gaol, in the discharge of duty as such, without his per mission, speak to or hold any intercourse or communication with a Prisoner, and that to Person sleep in the Gaul other than a Prisoner, an Officer of the Gaul, or one of such Officer's Servants or family.
He shall see that no one attached to the Gaol visit the Female Prisoners except in company with the Matron.
He shall himself, and shall see that every Officer of the Gaol do in like maONET exercise his Authority, with firmness, humanity, and good temper; on no account striking any Prisoner without due Authority.
He shall enter in the Order Book all orders relating to the Ganl. He may suspend pend his sabor any resident Officer of the Gaul disobeying his orders, or otherwise misconducting himself, recording the particulars and reasons in his Journal, and reporting the same without delay to the Sheriff.
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He shall record in his Journal all occurrences affecting the Gaul, particularly such corded in Journal as relate to the health, discipline, or employment if the Prisoners, the infringement of Gaol Regulations as to punishmcote ; uleo every change of diet or clothing among the Prisonere, the allowance of extraordinary indulgence to any Prisoner, any omis- tion to wash the Prisoners, or clean or whitewash the Gail at the apprinted times, every case in which he may have placed in Irons a Prisoner, not a Felon, and the causes thereof, and the several other matters enjined by these Regulations.
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He shall take every precaution to prevent Füle or the escape of Prisonere, and shall cause all the Wands, Celle, Bolts, Bars, sud Locks of the Gun), and the Irūns of the Prisoners to be thoroughly examined daily, and shall fully explain the duty required of every Officer of the Gaul in case of Fire, ur of the attempt of a Prísuner or of any confederated attempt on the part of any number of Prisoners, to exeqe.
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On the Admission of each Prisoner the Gader shall cause to be recorded in the How Prisonera ta Gaol Register, the Prisoner's Name, Sex, Country, Age, Height, Fentures, whether be Registerod, &a. such Prisoner can read or write, and other particulars that he may deem necessary, and he shall take charge of all Money, Clothes, and other Effects that such Prisoner may have, or which may from time to time be sent on the Prisoner's account, and shall record an Inventory of the same in the Prisoners' Property Book, with the time of the Prisoner's admission, or of their receipt, and shall restore them on the Prisoner's discharge, or dispose of them as the Sheriff may direct; but any Money or Property that a Prisoner before trial may require for the purpose of assisting him in conduct ing his defence on such trial shall be restored to him by the Gooler on demand.
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He shall cause every part of the Gaul premises to be swept daily clean, or oftener Cleaning of Gol
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of every Prisoner be Washed thoroughly at least once a Week, and the Clothes con- sODENL stantly worn by such Prisoner next the skin, to be exclunged for a clean suit at least once a Week, but no Prisoner shall be stripped or lathed in presence of another. He shall cause the hair of every Prisoner to be kept cut as closely as such Prisoner has been in the habit of we: ring it, but not more closely, unless the Medical Officer or the Sheriff so order, and he shall cause all Male Prisoners to be shaved once a Month, in the manner in which they may before have been accustomed to be shared. He shall cause the Bedding and spare Clothing of every Prisoner to be aired once a Week, in the open air if practicable, and to be washed as often as seedful.
He shall cause every Prisoner convicted of Felony to be supplied with, (and con- stantly wear), n Dress conspicuously marked with a Number, and with two ruits of all Clothing worn nest the skin, and that other Prisoners be duly supplied with Clothes, if their own be insufficient, or unft for use, or necessary to be preserved for the purposes of Justice, but the Dress of such other Prisoners shall not be conspi. euously marked, and that every Prisoner be supplied with sufficient Bedding. If Sheets or Blankets te used, he shall see that they be washed at least once a Moath, and that a Sheet used by one Prisoner be uut transferred unwashed to another.
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He shall provide useful employment, and tie meessary materials and instruction Gaoler to provide
for all Prisoners, and shall record the expense on the Debtor side of the Prisoners' Employment for Work Book, and on the Creditor side the price at which the product of the Prisoners' Prisoners, &c. Labour is from time to time sikl, or, (if for Government use), estimated, and shall balance the account at the close of every Month, and he is hereby empowered to make contracts for the supply of labour by the Prisoners, consistently with these Regulations, and to sell the produce of the Prisoners' labour in other cases, record- ing in the proper Book all Contracts or Sales so wade, and the amount of Money received.
He shall without delay call the attention of the Chaplain or Medical Officer to any Prisoner whose state of mind or body may appear to require their assistance, and he may, until further orders, change any treatment (out strictly Medical) appearing to affect zuch Prisoner injuciously,
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He elul deliver daily to the Surgeon » List of the Prisoners in solitary Confine- ment, of the Sick, and those who have complained of Illness, Sores, or otherwise, a Daily List to Sur- (uut withholding the Name of any Person because he may not deem such Person in geon need of Medion) assistance); and of Prisoners having suffered or being about to suffer corporal Punishment.
He lust give immediate notice of the Death of a Frisoner to the Medical Officer,
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and to the Sheriff, wud to the Coroner, and when practicable to the relations or Death of Prisoner friends of the doceased.
Ke Gambling al- He will permit a phying of Cards, or gawing of any kind to be carried on in the Gaol, und will seize and destroy all dice, cards ur other instruments of gaming he towed in Prison. may find there.
He hull Handcuff er In:n a Prisover, not a convicted Felon, in case of necessity low Prisoners only, and shall woord treiṛ such case, and his reasons, in his Juarnal; but convicted to be Ironed. Feluus slull constantly wear round one of their legs at iron ring of such description
as the Sheriff may spture.
He shall record in kis Journal every ease of alleged misconduct on the part of the Prismers, the nature of the supposed Offence, his decision thereon, noting the date, Baines of Prisoners, and the Punishment actaliy inflicted.
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He shall attend every corpoint Punishment id eted within the Gaol, and cuter in corporal Panlıb- his Jamaal the Hour at which it was infitted, the Namber of Strikes on Leher, and mcn
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any Sentence of Punishment exceeding Eix Stroker, without a previous Certificate in Writing of the corporal Punish
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