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(2) If any woman authorized by this Ordinance to be detained in a hospital for medical treatment quits the hospital without being discharged therefrom by the Visiting Surgeon (the proof whereof shall lie on the accused);

(3) If any woman authorized by this Ordinance to be detained in a hospital for medical treatment, or any woman being in a hospital under medical treatment for a contagious disease, refuses or wil- Inlly neglects while in the hospital to conform to the Regulations thereof made and approved under this Ordinance;

such woman shall be guilty of an offence against this Ordi- nance, and on summary conviction shall be liable to im- prisonment with or without hard labour in the case of a first offence for any term not exceeding one month, and in a case of a second or any subsequent offence for any term not exceeding three months, and in case of the offence of quitting the hospital without being discharged as aforesaid the woman may be taken into custody without warrant by any Constable.

36. If a woman is convicted of and imprisoned for the offence of absenting herself or of refusing or neglecting to submit herself to examination, the order subjecting her to periodical medical examination shall be inforced after and notwithstanding her imprisonment, unless a Visiting Surgeon at the time of her discharge from imprisonment certifies in writing to the effect that she is then free from a contagious disease (the proof of which certificate shall lie on her), and in that case the order subjecting her to periodical medical examination shall on her discharge from imprisonment cease to operate.

37. If any woman is convicted of and imprisoned for the offence of quitting a hospital without being dis- charged or of refusing or neglecting while in a hospital to conform to the Regulations thereof, the certificate of the Visiting Surgeon under which she was detained in the hospital shall continue in force and on the expiration of her term of imprisonment she shall be sent back from the prison to that hospital and shall (notwithstanding anything in this Ordinance) bo detained there under that certificate as if it were given on the day of the expiration of her term of imprisonment, unless a Visiting Surgeon at the time of her discharge from imprisonment certifies in writing to the effect that she is then free from a contagious disease (the proof of which certificate shall lie on her), and in that case the certificate under which she was detained and the order subjoeting her to periodical medical examination shall on her discharge from imprisonment cease to operate,

38. If on any woman leaving a hospital a notice is given to her by the Visiting Surgeon to the effect that she is still affected with a contagious disease and she is afterwards in any place for the purpose of prostitution without having previously received from a Visiting Surgeon

this "pass" system twins a certificate in writing (proof of which certificate shall lie

by Dr Heggett & J. & Kimberley

on her) to the effect that she is then free from a contagious disease, she shall be guilty of an offence against this Ördí- nance and on summary conviction before a Magistrate shall be liable to imprisonment with or without hard labour in the case of a first offence for any term not exceeding one month, and in the case of a second or any subsequent offence for any term not exceeding three mouths, or in either case to a fine not exceeding dollárs

39. Every order under this Ordinance subjecting a woman to periodical medical examination shall be in operation and enforceable in manner in this Ordinance, provided so long as and whenever from time to time the woman to whom it relates is within the Colony, but not in any case for any case for a longer period than one year, and where the Visiting Surgeon on the discharge by him of any woman from the hospital certifies that she is free from a contagious disease (proof of which certificate shall lie ou her) the order subjecting her to periodical medical examina- tion shall thereupon conse to operate.

40. If any woman subjected to a periodical medical examination under this Ordinance (either on her own sub- mission or under the order of the Registrar General) wishes to be relieved therefrom and not being under detention in a hospital makes application in writing in that behalf to the Registrar General, he shall appoint by notice in writing a

Effect of order of fanprisen. ment fur absence, c. from exatola- Ation. {Ibid. sec. 55.]

Effort of order of imprison-

tent Zor quicting hos pal. &c. [Phic, sen. 30.j

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not for more than one year. [Zbid, sed. 55.]

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