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Governor of Gaol to provide Employment for Prison.rs, de.
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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.
XXXVI. The said Governor shall provide useful employment, and the neces sary materials and instruction for all l'risoners, 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 tiovernment 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,
XXXVII 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.
XXXVIII The sail Governor shall deliver daily to the Medical Officer a List fra Daily List of the Prisoners in solitary Confinement, of the Sick, and those who have complained of Illness. Sores, or otherwise, (not withholding the Name of any Person merely because he may not deem such Person in need of Medical assistance); and of Prisoners having suffered or being about to suffer corporal Punishment.
In case of the Death of a Prisoner, mint Report to be made.
No Gambling allow-
+ is Prison.
H. Prisoners to be Irzet
Prison Ofences.
Warden to attend Mrral l'orishalent.
XXXIX. The said Governor shall give immediate notice of the Death of a Prisoner to the Medical Officer, and to the Coroner, and when practicable to the relations or friends of the deceased.
XL. The said Governor shall 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.
XLI. If misdemeanants sentenced to hard labour be required to work without the Gaol walls, the sail Governor may at his discretion direct that such misde- meanants be kept in Irons; but, except in the case of convicted Felons or in case of necessity, he shall not handcuff or iron any other Prisoner, and he shall record every such case of necessity, and his reasons in his Journal; and every convicted Felon shall constantly wear round one of his legs an iron ring of such description as the said Governor may approve.
XLII. The said Governor shall record in his Journal every case of alleged mis- conduct 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. XLIII The Warden shall attend every corporal Punishment inflicted within the Gaol, and enter in the Journal the Hour at which it was inflicted, the Number Not to expects any of Strokes or Lashes, and the Orders of the Medical Officer thereon; and he shall in Sentre of exporal no case inflict any corporal Punishment exceeding Six Strokes, without the sanction Sartin in Writing of of the Governor of the Gaol, and a previous Certificate in Writing of the Medical 3. Beai cer. Officer of the Gaol, that the Person to be punished can receive the Punishment
awarded to him without injury to health.
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XLIV. Previous to the discharge of any Prisoner under the Age of 21 Years,
any Misus, &c, notice the Governor of the Gaol shall inform such Prisoner's relatives or friends, (if Frin is or Superiors. good character can be found,) of the time of the intended discharge, that they may attend to receive the Prisoner; and in case of a Soldier or Sailor, he shall, if possible, inform the Superior Officer of such Person.
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Legal Advisers.
Prisoners for Re
XLV. The sail Governor shall allow Prisoners confined for Debt, or on Civil Process, or committed for Re-examination or Trial, to see their legal advisers at all reasonable times, and in private if required; but he may withhold this privilege if he see sufficient reason, recording the fact and his reasons in the Journal, noting also the Names of the Applicant and the Prisoner; and he shall allow convicted Prisoners to see their legal advisers, if a Visiting Justice, the Sheriff, or the com- mitting Magistrate so order; but every Person claiming admission as a legal adviser must be a Lawyer, practising in the Supreme Court of this Colony, or the Authorized Clerk or Pupil of such Lawyer.
XLVI. The Governor of the Gaol shall allow Prisoners committed for Re-ex- examination may see amination to see their friends and relations at reasonable hours, unless the com- mitting or a Visiting Justice order to the contrary; but he may withhold this pri- vilege if he see sufficient reason, recording the particulars in his Journal as provided in the last Clause.
their friends.
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XLVII Unless he receive orders to the contrary, he shall allow Prisoners committed for trial to see their friends and relations at reasonable hours twice a Week or oftener, if the committing or a Visiting Justice so order; but he may withhold this privilege if he see sufficient reason, recording the particulars in his Journal as directed in the last Regulation.
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XLVIIL He shall allow convicted Prisoners to see their relations and friends, Convicted Prisonern tnce in the course of each successive Three Months; but if in case of Sickness or otherwise he see sufficient reason, he may allow the privilege oftener, recording the articulars in his Journal as directed in the last Regulation. Prisoners committed for non-payment of Penalties or want of Sureties, may receive visits in the same manner as those committed for Re-examination, if the objects of the visits appear to be to make arrangements for the payment of the Penalty, or to procure the required Suretics, otherwise they shall be subject to the same rules in this regard as convicted Prisoners.
XLIX. He shall take proper and discreet means to ascertain that no visitors bring into the Gaol any objectionable Article.
L If a Prisoner do not belong to the Established Church, the Governor of the Gaol shall allow him the visits of known Ministers of such Prisoner's own persuasion, or of whom such Prisonter may approve.
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Ministers of Rafi- gion.
Visitors Namen de be recorded.
As to Letters of Pri-
LI. The said Governor shall demand the aames of visitors to Prisoners, and enter them and the particulars of their visits in his Journal, and on reasonable suspicion, he (or the Matron in the case of females), may with their permission search them, and, if they decline to give their names, or to be searched, may refuse them admittance.
LII. Unless the committing or a Visiting Justice order to the contrary, he may allow Prisoners committed for Re-examination or trial to send and receive. letters; but he may withhold such privilege if he see sufficient cause, recording the particulars and reasons in his Journal; and, subject to the same restrictions, he shall allow each convicted Prisoner to send and receive one letter in the course of every Three Months; but he shall inspect every letter or paper so sent, unless it be ad- dressed to a Visiting Justice or other authority, keeping the contents of the same strictly private, unless it be necessary to report the same to a Visiting Justice. He may also inspect letters to or from Prisoners confined for Debt, or on Civil Process, or for want of Sureties, if he reasonably suspect them to refer to a projected escape, or infringement of Prison discipline, recording in his Journal the particulars and reasons for so acting, and marking the letters with his initials; but he may withhold a letter to or from any Prisoner, upon recording in his Journal the particulars and
reasons.
LIII. He shall cause to be kept in the proper Books an Inventory of all Fur-Inventory of Gaol niture and moveable property belonging to the Gaol, a Catalogue of all Books and Furniture. printed papers allowed to be brought into the Gaol, an account of all provisions and stores supplied for the use of the Gaol or Prisoners, and an account of all money paid and received by him.
Fince paid by Pri-
LIV. He shall on payment of a Fine by a Prisoner, immediately transfer the Money to the Person authorized to receive it, noting the particulars in the Fine Book. BOOTL
LV. He shall reserve certain parts of the Gaol to be used as Infirmaries for Certain pris of Gaol Prisoners of both Sexes, paying strict regard to the Regulations herein provided for wards. the separation of Male and Female Prisoners.
to be used as Sick
LVI. On the 3d day of every Month he shall lay before the Colonial Secretary Returns to be made for the information of his said Excellency, a Return in the following Form, and shall by Governor of Gaol, retain Copies of all such Returns :---
RETURN or PRISONERS CONFINED IN
Sentenced to Transportation or Penal servitude, Imprisoned for more than Ope Year,
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Imprisoned for more than Six Months, and not more than One Yo
Imprisoned for not more than Six Monthe,
Committed for Trial,
Remansted for Ro-examination,
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Committed for want of Sareties, ...
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Debtors and others coufined on Civil Process, Crows Witnesos, ...
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Present Strength of Chain Gang, working imide Gaol, ...
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Date of admission of the Prisoner longest in Confinement, not having been tried, Date of admission of the Crown Witness longest in Confremut, ...
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Date of admission of the Prisoner confined får Debt, or on Civil Process, longest in Confinement, Number of Sick, ... IH
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Form of Monthly Returs to Colunist Secretary,
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