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Minent 12, 1859.]

The Hongkong Government Gazette.

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deliver a Daily List to

XXXVII. The said Governor shall deliver daily to the Medical Officer a List Governor of Gaol to the Prisoners in solitary Confinement, of the Sick, and those who have complained Surgeon.

ess. Sores, or otherwise, (not withholding the Name of any Person merely ause he may not deem such Person in need of Medical assistance); and of prisoners having suffered or being about to suffer corporal Punishment.

XXXIX. The said Governor shall give immediate notice of the Death of a In case of the Death Pomer to the Medical Officer, and to the Coroner, and when practicable to the of a Prisoner, what Re-

tations or friends of the deceased.

port to be made.

XI. The said Governor shall permit no playing of Cards, or gaming of any No Gambling allow- l to be carried on in the Gaol, and will seize and destroy all Dice, Cards, or other ed in Prison. -truments of gaming he may find there.

NLE. If misdemeanants sentenced to hard labour be required to work without. How Prisoners to bo : Gaol walls, the said Governor may at his discretion direct that such misde-ironed.

anants be kept in Irons; but, except in the case of convicted Felons, or in case of ssity, he shall not handcuff or iron any other Prisoner, and he shall record very such case of necessity, and his reasons in his Journal; and every convicted on shall constantly wear around one of his legs an iron ring of such description as the said overnor may approve.

XLII. The said Governor shall record in his Journal every case of alleged Prison offences. misconduct on the part of the Prisoners, the nature of the supposed Offence, his ision thereon, noting the date, names of Prisoners, and the Punishment actually licted.

Warden to attend corporal Punishment.

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 Strokes or Lashes, and the orders of the Medical Officers thereon; and he shall in no ease inflict any corporal punishment exceeding Six Strokes, without the sanc-

n of the Governor of the Gaol, and a previous Certificate in Writing of the Medi- Sentence of corporal l Officer of the Gaol, that the Person to be punished can receive the Punishment saction in Writing of swarded to him without injury to health.

Not to execute any

Punishment without

Medical Officer.

(be given to their friends-

XLIV. Previous to the discharge of any Prisoner under the Age of 21 Years, On the discharge of the Governor of the Gaol shall inform such Prisoner's relatives or friends, (if any of Minors, &c., notice to

l character can be found,) of the time of the intended discharge, that they may or superiors. attend to receive the Prisoner; and in case of a Soldier or Sailor, he shall, if pos- elle, inform the Superior Officer of such Person.

XLV. The said Governor shall allow Prisoners confined for Debt, or on Civil As to admission of Process, or committed for Re-examination or Trial, to see their legal advisers at all legal advisers,

sonable times, and in private if required; but he may withhold this privilege if Jesce 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- tatting 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 Chrk or Pupil of such Lawyer.

XLVI. The Governor of the Gaol shall allow Prisoners committed for Re-ex- Prisoners for Re- mination to see their friends and relations at reasonable hours, unless the Com-examination may see rating or a Visiting Justice order to the contrary; but he may withhold this pri-

ge if he see sufficient reason, recording the particulars in his Journal as provided in the last Clause.

their Friends.

XLVII. Unless he receive orders to the contrary, he shall allow Prisoners Prisoners committed mmitted for trial to see their friends and relations at reasonable hours twice a for Trial, Work 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.

and defaulters.

XLVIII. He shall allow convicted Prisoners to see their relations and friends, Convicted Prisoners nce in the course of each successive Three Months; but if in case of Sickness or therwise he see sufficient reason, he may allow the privilege oftener, recording the particulars in his Journal as directed in the last Regulation. Prisoners committed Fernen-payment of Penalties or want of Sureties, may receive visits in the same Banner as those committed for Re-examination, if the objects of the visits appear be to make arrangements for the payment of the Penalty, or to procure the required Sureties, 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 ring into the Gaol any objectionable Article.

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ticles.

LIf a Prisoner do not belong to the Established Church, the Governor of the Ministers of Reli- Caol shall allow him the visits of known Ministers of such Prisoner's own persuasion, gion. or of whom such Prisoner may approve.