ORDINANCE No. 18 OF 1885.
Prison.
1903
documents or articles out of a prison.
12. Every person who, contrary to the regulations of a prison, conveys or attempts to convey any letter or other document, or any article whatever not allowed by such regulations into or out of any prison, shall on conviction incur a penalty not exceeding ten pounds, and, if an officer of the prison, shall forfeit his office and all arrears of salary due to him, but this section shall not apply in cases where the offender is liable to a more severe punishment under any other provision of this Ordinance.
13. The Superintendent shall cause to be affixed in a conspicuous place outside the prison a notice in English and in Chinese setting forth the penalties that will be incurred by persons committing any offence in contravention of the three preceding sections.
ent to notify penalties for breaches of the 3 preceding sections.
14. It shall be the duty of the Coroner to hold an inquest on the body of every prisoner who may die within a prison, and in no case shall any officer of the prison, or any prisoner confined in the prison, or any person engaged in any sort of trade or dealing with the prison, be a juror serving on such inquest.
Certain persons disqualified from juror at such inquests.
15. If any suit or action is prosecuted against any person for anything done in pursuance of this Ordinance, such person may plead that the same was done by authority of this Ordinance; and if a verdict passes for the defendant, or the plaintiff becomes nonsuited, or discontinues his action after issue joined, or if, upon demurrer or otherwise, judgment be given against the plaintiff, the defendant shall recover costs as between solicitor and client and have the like remedy for the same as any defendant has by law in other cases; and though a verdict be given for the plaintiff in any such action, such plaintiff shall not have costs against the defendant, unless the Judge before whom the trial takes place certifies his approbation of the action and the verdict obtained thereupon.
Protection of persons against acts done under this Ordinance.
16. Offences under this Ordinance, with the exception of felonies, and of offences for the mode of trial of which express provision is made by this Ordinance, shall be prosecuted summarily before a Police Magistrate.
17. The Governor in Executive Council shall, as soon as possible after the commencement of this Ordinance, make rules for the regulation and government of prisons, and for the duties and conduct of the officers and other persons employed in prisons, and of the Visiting Justices, and
Offences except felonies to be prosecuted summarily before a Magistrate.
Governor in Council may make rules. [See Ord. No. 13 of 1889.]
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ORDINANCE No. 18 OF 1885.
Prison.
1903
documents or articles out of a prison.
12. Every person who, contrary to the regulations of a prison, Conveying conveys or attempts to convey any letter or other document, or any article whatever not allowed by such regulations into or out of any prison, shall on conviction incur a penalty not exceeding ten pounds, and, if an officer. of the prison, shall forfeit his office and all arrears of salary due to him, but this section shall not apply in cases where the offender is liable to a more severe punishment under any other provision of this Ordinance.
13. The Superintendent shall cause to be affixed in a conspicuous Superintend place outside the prison a notice in English and in Chinese setting forth the penalties that will be incurred by persons conmitting any offence in contravention of the three preceding sections.
ent to notify penalties for breaches of the 3 preced- ing sectious.
held on a death in pri-
son:
Certain
14. It shall be the duty of the Coroner to hold an inquest on the quest to be body of every prisoner who may die within a prison, and in no case shall any officer of the prison, or any prisoner confined in the prison, or any person engaged in any sort of trade or dealing with the prison, be a juror serving as a on such inquest.
15. If any suit or action is prosecuted against any person for any thing done in pursuance of this Ordinance, such person may plead that the same was done by authority of this Ordinance; and if a verdict passes for the defendant, or the plaintiff becomes nonsuited, or discontinues his action after issue joined, or if, upon demurrer or otherwise, judgment be given against the plaintiff, the defendant shall recover costs as between solicitor and client and have the like remedy for the same as any defendant has by law in other cases; and though a verdict be given for the plaintiff in any such action, such plaintiff shall not have costs against the defendant, unless the Judge before whom the trial takes place certifies his approbation of the action and the verdict obtained thereupon.
16. Offences under this Ordinance, with the exception of felonies, and of offences for the mode of trial of which express provision is made by this Ordinance, shall be prosecuted summarily before a Police Magistrate.
17. The Governor in Executive Council shall, as soon as possible after the commencement of this Ordinance, make rules for the regulation and government of prisons, and for the duties and conduct of the officers and other persons employed in prisons, and of the Visiting Justices, and
persons dis- qualified from
juror at such inquests.
Protection of persons against acts done under this Ordi- nance.
Offences
except
felonies to be
prosecuted summarily before a Magistrate.
Governor in make rules. [See Ord. No. 13 of 1889.]
Council may
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