1932
ORDINANCE No. 18 OF 1885.
Prison.
269. Prisoners are strictly forbidden to have in possession, or to attempt to receive money, tobacco, opium, flint, steel, iron, implements, string, immoral books, or any articles not allowed to them by the rules of the prison, or permitted by the Superintendent, and they are not to conceal any articles of food about their persons, or in any ward or cell.
270. No punishment or privation of any kind shall be awarded except by the Superintendent or by the Superintendent in conjunction with a Visiting Justice.
271. The following acts are declared to be offences against prison discipline:-
1. Disobedience of the regulations of the prison by any prisoner.
2. Common assault by one prisoner on another.
3. Profane cursing and swearing, and obscene language by any prisoner. 4. Indecent behaviour by any prisoner.
5. Insulting or threatening language by any prisoner, to any officer or prisoner.
6. Idleness or negligence at work by any convicted criminal prisoner.
7. Wilful mismanagement of work by any convicted criminal prisoner.
8. Disorderly conduct by any prisoner.
272. All the above acts are declared to be offences against prison discipline, and it shall be lawful for the Superintendent to examine any prisoner touching such offences, and to punish them by ordering any offender to be kept in a punishment-cell for not more than three days, on bread, or rice and water, or he may deprive a prisoner of his pork for not more than four meals at one time,
273. The Superintendent may deprive any prisoner of his evening meal for persistent and aggravated idleness, or refusal to labour.
274. The Superintendent may restrain in cross irons of ten lbs. weight, or less, or in handcuffs, any disorderly or violent prisoner for not longer than twenty-four hours at one time; if a longer period than twenty-four hours is required a written order must be obtained from one of the Visiting Justices for the week, who shall at once attend and investigate the case. In case of emergency however the Superintendent may on his own responsibility impose the restraints provided by this rule for such period as may seem necessary, obtaining the presence of one of the Visiting Justices for the week as soon as possible. The order of such Justice, made on investigation of the case, shall indemnify the Superintendent.
275. If any male prisoner is guilty of any of the following offences, viz. :--
Mutiny or open incitement to mutiny in the prison, personal violence to any officer of the prison, aggravated or repeated assault on a fellow prisoner, repetition of threatening language to any officer or prisoner, and any act of insubordination requiring to be suppressed by extraordinary means, the Superintendent shall have the power to sentence the said prisoner to corporal punishment not to exceed twelve strokes of the rattan.
1932
ORDINANCE No. 18 OF 1885.
Prison.
269. Prisoners are strictly forbidden to have in possession, or to attempt, to receive money, tobacco, opium, flint, steel, iron, implements, string, immoral books, or any articles not allowed to them by the rules of the prison, or permitted by the Superintendent, and they are not to conceal any articles of food about their persons, or in any ward or cell.
270. No punishment or privation of any kind shall be awarded except by the Superintendent or by the Superintendent in conjunction with a Visiting Justice.
271. The following acts are declared to be offences against prison discipline:-
1. Disobedience of the regulations of the prison by any prisoner.
2. Common assault by one prisoner on another.
3. Profane cursing and swearing, and obscene language by any prisoner. 4. Indecent behaviour by any prisoner.
5. Insulting or threatening language by any prisoner, to any officer or pri-
soner.
6. Idleness or negligence at work by any convicted criminal prisoner.
7. Wilful mismanagement of work by any convicted criminal prisoner.
8. Disorderly conduct by any prisoner.
272. All the above acts are declared to be offences against prison discipline, and it shall be lawful for the Superintendent to examine any prisoner touching such offences, and to punish them by ordering any offender to be kept in a punishment-cell for not more than three days, on bread, or rice and water, or he may deprive a prisoner of his pork for not more than four meals at one time,
273. The Superintendent may deprive any prisoner of his evening meal for persistent and aggravated idleness, or refusal to labour.
274. The Superintendent may restrain in cross irous of ten lbs. weight, or less, or in handcuffs, any disorderly or violent prisoner for not longer than twenty-four hours at one time; if a longer period than twenty-four hours is required a written order must be obtained from one of the Visiting Justices for the week, who shall at once attend and investigate the case. In case of emergency however the Superintendent may on his own responsibility impose the restraints provided by this rule for such period as may seem necessary, obtaining the presence of one of the Visiting Justices for the week as soon as possible. The order of such Justice, made on investigation of the case, sball indemnify the Superintendent.
275. If any male prisoner is guilty of any of the following offences, viz. :--
Mutiny or open incitement to mutiny in the prison, personal violence to any officer of the prison, aggravated or repeated assault on a fellow prisoner, repetition of threatening language to any officer or prisoner, and any act of insubordination requiring to be suppressed by extraordinary means, the Superintendent shall have the power to sentence the said prisoner to corporal punishment not to exceed twelve strokes of the rattan.
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