CO129-092 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [4-6] — Page 274

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giving effect to

the

Ordinance I think

it extremely desirable

that the Prison Regulations should

in fact be made not

by a varying body of three magistrates

whose proceedings may

be guided by no settled

principles, but by

the Governor in Council

acting (if necessary) on

the information & advice

furnished by those Magistrates.

The regulations,

in my opinion, should provide that every

Case of

flogging

should

be unfailingly recorded together with the Cause of Punishment

and its amount,

and it would be

desirable by

such

regulations, to limit the arbitrary power

which is given by the 12 clause of the Ord. of inflicting 36 lashes

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giving effect to the Ordinance I think it extremely desirable that the Prison Regulations should in fact be made not by a varying body of three magistrates whose proceedings may be guided by no settled principles, but by the Governor in Council acting (if necessary) on the information & advice furnished by those Magistrates. The regulations, in my opinion, should provide that every Case of flogging should be unfailingly recorded together with the Cause of Punishment and its amount, and it would be desirable by such regulations, to limit the arbitrary power which is given by the 12 clause of the Ord. of inflicting 36 lashes
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giving efful the Ordinance Ethank it extreme & desirabl that the Prison Regulations should in fact be made not bard by a varying of three magistrates whose proceeding, may he no settled be guided by principles, but by the fourson in Council acting (if necessary) on the information & advice α furnished by thos Magistrates. The resolutions, my ofconion, should provide that every Case 7 flogging shond be unfailingly records together with the Cause of Jounishment and it's amount, and it would be & limit desirable by A bay such regulations, to int the arbitrary power. 20h is given by the 12 clown of the Ord of inflicting 36 Hors
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giving efful

the

Ordinance Ethank

it extreme & desirabl

that the Prison Regulations should

in fact be made not

bard

by a varying of three magistrates

whose proceeding, may

he

no settled

be guided by principles, but by

the fourson in Council

acting (if necessary) on

the information & advice

α

furnished by thos Magistrates.

The resolutions,

my ofconion, should provide that every

Case

7

flogging

shond

be unfailingly records together with the Cause of Jounishment

and it's amount,

and it would be

& limit

desirable by

A

bay such

regulations, to int the arbitrary power.

20h is given by the 12 clown of the Ord of inflicting 36 Hors

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