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Such other Officers as his said Excellency may from time to time appoint, and suct Constables of the Police Force as may from time to time be appointed to do duty the Gaol. And the Colonial Chaplain shall be the Chaplain, and the Colonial Sur. geon the Medical Officer, of the Gaol of Hongkong.
XL No Officer of the Gaol shall be Under-Sheriff, or Bailiff, or concerned in any other occupation, or in any trade; and no such Officer, and no Person in trust for him, shall sell, let, or derive any benefit from the sale or letting, of any Article to any Prisoner, or from any dealing whatsoever with such Prisoner. No such Officer shal let for hire to any l'erson whatever, any room or portion of the residence allottedt him in or near the Gaol, or any room or ground belonging to the Gaol. No such Officer shall directly or indirectly have any interest in any Contract or Agreement for the supply of the Gaol, or use for himself or his family any Oil, Rations, Fond or other Article whatever supplied for the use of the Gaol, or by or on behalf of any Contractor for the supply of the Gaol
XII. Under the direction of the Governor of the Gaol shall be kept in a clear and intelligible manner the following Books, and he shall be responsible that they be safely preserved, and that they be not subjected to any alteration or erasure :-
1. Fine and Fee Book.
2. Order Book.
3. Journal
4. Gaol Register.
5. Work Book.
6. Prisoner's Property Book.
7. Gaol Furniture and Stores Book.
8. Provision Book.
9. General Daily Account Book.
XIIL He shall also keep under his charge the Governor's Book, and the Gao
Visitation Book.
XIV. All these Books shall be open to inspection by any Justice of the Peac visiting the Gaol, and calling for the same.
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ordinary 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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XXV. The said Governor shall personally inspect every Ward, Cell, Yard, Governor of Gaot Division, or Part of the Gaol, and see every Prisoner at least once in each 24 hours, the Prison, Ac, once and in default shall record the omission and the cause thereof in his Journal; and day at least. 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 bis Journal of such visit, the hour thereof, and the state of the Gaol and the Guards.
XXVI. The said Governor shall record in his Journal every complaint made to Prisoners' complainta. him by any Prisoner.
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XXVII The said Governor shall take every precaution to prevent Fire, or the Precautions be 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.
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XXVIII. He shall cause a Light to be constantly burning throughout the night, Regulations fin 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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XXIX. He shall cause that every Prisoner on admission be placed in a recep-searched. tion Cell, and strictly searched, and that all Knives, Weapons, Instruments, or things search shall be made in presence of any other Prisoner, nor shall any Female whatsoever likely to facilitate escape, be taken from such Prisoner; but no such
Prisoner be searched except by the Matron of the Gaol
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XXX. On the Admission of each Prisoner, the Warden shall cause to be Features, whether such Prisoner can Read or Write, and other particulars that he recorded in the Gaol Register, the Prisoner's Name, Sex, Country, Age, Height, Registered, &is,'
XV. The said Governor shall cause to be entered in the Fine and Fee Book, al 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 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 confined in default of payment of such Fine.
Prisoner's account, and shall record an Inventory of the same in the Prisoner's Pro- XVI. With the approbation of the Governor of the Gaol, the Warden shal perty Book, with the time of the Prisoner's admission, or of their receipt, and shall, appoint an Officer of the Gaol to act as Deputy Warden whenever he shall be restore them on the Prisoner's discharge, or dispose of them as the Governor of the avoidably absent, and during such absence the Deputy shall have all the powersaol may direct; but any of such Money or Property which a Prisoner before trial duties, and responsibilities of the Warden. Before leaving the Gaol the Warder shall personally give over charge to his Deputy.
may require for the purpose of assisting him in conducting his defence on such trial, shall be restored to him by the said Governor on demand.
XVIL The Warden shall be supplied with a Copy of these Regulations. XVIII. The Warden shall consider the Governor of the Gaol his immediate superior, and shall obey all his orders.
XIX. The Governor of the Gaol shall enforce on all his Subordinates the do execution of their several duties, not permitting them to have any other employment He shall reside in the house allotted to him for a residence, and shall recon all absences at night, and the cause of them, in bis Journal. He shall see that m 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 Gao! or one of such Officer's Servants or family.
XX. The said Governor shall see that no one attached to the Gaol visit the Female Prisoners except in company with the Matron.
XXI. He shall himself, and shall see that every Officer of the Gaol do in lik manner, exercise his Authority with firmness, humanity, and good temper; on n account striking any Prisoner without due authority.
XXXL. The Governor of the Gaol shall cause plain and legible Copies of these Copies of Regulations Regulations, in English and Chinese, to be fixed in conspicuous places within the to be hung up.. Chinese Language of all Regulations now in force or hereafter to be enacted, with Gaol, and so that every Prisoner may have access, thereto; and Translations in the regard to the conduct of the Gaol, shall be posted up in at least Three conspicuous places therein.
clean, or oftener if requisite, and shall cause the Gaol to be washed throughout at
XXXIL He shall cause every part of the Gaol premises to be swept daily Cleaning of Gaol. least once a Week.
XXXIII. He shall cause every Prisoner to wash himself daily, and that the washing of Prisoners the Clothes constantly worn by such Prisoner next the Skin, to be exchanged for a whole Person of every Prisoner be washed thoroughly at least once a Week, and
ortation or penal servitude, and also of Prisopers whom the Governor of the Gaol clean suit at least once a Week. In the case of Prisoners under sentence of trans- hall find to be of incorrigibly filthy habits, or whose Health shall otherwise require XXII The said Governor shall enter in the Order Book all orders relating t and to be so kept until Six Months before their enlargement. He shall cause the Hair t, he shall as soon as convenient after sentence cause their Tails (if any) to be cut off may suspend his Sab- the Gaol. He may suspend any resident Officer of the Gaol disobeying his order of every Prisoner to be kept cut as closely as such Prisoner has been in the babit of or otherwise misconducting himself. recording the particulars and reasons in hi rearing it, but (except as above, and also except in the case of Europeans) not more Journal, and reporting the same without delay to his said Excellency.
XXIIL The Governor of the Gaol shall not enforce the attendance of ane shaved once a Week, in the manner in which they may before have been accus- closely, unless the Medical Oficer so order; and he shall cause all Kalo Prisoners to Prisoner at Divine Service whose religious persuasion shall not accord with sucomed to be slaved. Service.
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XXIV. The said Governor shall record in his Journal all occurrences affectin the Gaol; particularly such as relate to the Health, Discipline, or Employment the Prisoners, or the infringement of Gaol Regulations as to punishinents; ak every change of diet or clothing among the Prisonera; the allowance of extrt
XXXIV. He chell cauce the Bedding and spare Clothing of every Priser to Airing of Clothing, e aired once a Week, in the open air if practicable, and to be washed es often as needful
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