ORDINANCE No. 18 of 1885.
Prison.
301. The prisoners will breakfast at about 6.20 A.M., and leave the gaol for their work at about 7 A.M., rest one hour for their mid-day meal from 12 to 1, and knock off work in the afternoon so as to reach the gaol at 5 P.M. (nine hours daily, including marching in and out).
302. On Saturdays, the prisoners will work until noon.
303. Their mid-day meal will consist of 1 pint of rice congee thickened with cheap meat.
304. Any prisoner with a longer sentence than eight years may be kept at work within the prison until he has served one-third of such sentence.
OFFICERS.
305. In addition to the head turnkey in charge of the prisoners, the turnkey to assist him, and the assistant turnkeys in direct charge of the parties, three or four Sikh guards shall be posted in conspicuous positions round the works, armed with loaded rifles, to prevent escapes.
306. The head turnkey will be continually on the alert during the day, repeatedly visiting the parties in his charge, and ascertaining that all is correct or otherwise. He will take discreet measures to prevent the escape of prisoners, and to effect their recapture if they are successful in escaping. He will carefully observe the officers under his charge, and report weekly to the Superintendent of the Gaol on their efficiency in the management of their parties. He will enter in a book the number of parties, number of prisoners, and the names of the officers under his charge, with the name of the district where working, and the description of labour. He will be responsible to the Surveyor General for all the tools used by the prisoners. He shall on no account allow people to loiter near the prisoners while at work, or to converse with the officers.
307. The turnkey shall consider himself to be under the command of the head turnkey, and shall assist him in the performance of his duties. He shall move about continually among the parties, keeping a watchful eye on both officers and prisoners. When needed he shall take charge of detached parties, and shall at such times use great discretion in the disposal of his officers so as to prevent the escape of any prisoners, remembering that their safe custody should be his first care.
308. The assistant turnkeys in charge of parties must remember always that the safe custody of the prisoners is their first care. They shall therefore place themselves when on the works so as at all times to command a good view of their men; they shall repeatedly count their prisoners during the day, and never turn their backs towards them, and shall on no account use a spade, pick, or any other tool, so as to place themselves at a disadvantage with regard to the prisoners.
309. The assistant turnkeys shall be careful to ascertain that the anklets, chains, and padlocks are in proper order, and shall minutely examine them before leaving the gaol, when knocking off work for the mid-day meal, and before returning to the gaol in the evening.
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ORDINANCE No. 18 or 1885.
Prison.
301. The prisoners will breakfast at about 6.20 A.M., and leave the gaol for their work at about 7 A.M., rest one hour for their mid-day meal from 12 to 1, and knock off work in the afternoon so as to reach the gaol at 5 P.M. (nine hours daily, including marching in and out).
302. On Saturdays, the prisoners will work until noon.
303. Their mid-day meal will consist of 1 pint of rice congee thickened with cheap meat.
304. Any prisoner with a longer sentence than eight years may be kept at work within the prison until he has served one-third of such sentence.
OFFICERS.
305. In addition to the head turnkey in charge of the prisoners, the turnkey to assist him, and the assistant turnkeys in direct charge of the parties, three or four Sikh guards shall be posted in conspicuous positions round the works, armed with loaded rifles, to prevent escapes.
306. The head turnkey will be continually on the alert during the day, repeatedly visiting the parties in his charge, and ascertaining that all is correct or otherwise. He will take discreet measures to prevent the escape of prisoners, and to effect their recap- ture if they are successful in escaping. He will carefully observe the officers under his charge, and report weekly to the Superintendent of the Gaol on their efficiency in the management of their parties. He will enter in a book the number of parties, number of prisoners, and the names of the officers under his charge, with the name of the district where working, and the description of labour. He will be responsible to the Surveyor General for all the tools used by the prisoners. He shall on no account allow people to loiter near the prisoners while at work, or to converse with the officers.
307. The turnkey shall consider himself to be under the command of the head turnkey, and shall assist him in the performance of his duties. He shall move about. continually among the parties, keeping a watchful eye on both officers and prisoners. When needed he shall take charge of detached parties, and shall at such times use great discretion in the disposal of his officers so as to prevent the escape of any prisoners, remembering that their safe custody should be his first care.
308. The assistant turnkeys in charge of parties must remember always that the safe custody of the prisoners is their first care. They shall therefore place themselves when on the works so as at all times to command a good view of their men; they shall repeatedly count their prisoners during the day, and never turn their backs towards them, and shall on no account use a spade, pick, or any other tool, so as to place them- selves at a disadvantage with regard to the prisoners.
309. The assistant turnkeys shall be careful to ascertain that the anklets, chains, and padlocks are in proper order, and shall minutely examine them before leaving the gaol, when knocking off work for the mid-day meal, and before returning to the gaol in the evening.
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