PRISONS.
11. Every person who-
(1) escapes or attempts to escape from any prison or from legal custody; or
(2) aids any prisoner in escaping or attempting to escape from any prison or from legal custody; or,
(3) with intent to facilitate the escape of any prisoner, conveys or causes to be conveyed into any prison any mask, dress, or other disguise, or any letter, or any other article or thing,
shall be guilty of felony, and shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding 2 years.
[28 & 29 Vict. c. 126 s. 37; No. 4 of 1899.]
12. (1) Every person who, contrary to any prison rule, brings, or attempts by any means whatever to introduce, into any prison spirituous or fermented liquor, or tobacco, or opium, and every officer of a prison who, contrary to any prison rule suffers any spirituous or fermented liquor, or tobacco, or opium to be sold or used therein, and every officer of a prison who contrary to any prison rule gives or causes to be given or endeavours to give anything of whatever nature to any prisoner, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 200 dollars, and to imprisonment for any term not exceeding 6 months.
(2) Any officer of a prison convicted under this section shall, in addition to any other punishment, forfeit his office.
13. Every person who, contrary to any prison rule, conveys or attempts to convey any letter or other document, or any article whatever not allowed by such rules into or out of any prison shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 100 dollars, and, further, if an officer of the prison, shall forfeit his office; 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.
[b. s. 39.]
14. 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 last three sections.
[ib. s. 40.]
*As amended by No. 29 of 1911 and No. 30 of 1911.
As amended by No. 13 of 1909, No. 30 of 1911 and No. 1 of 1912.
As amended by No. 30 of 1911, No. 1 of 1912 and No. 2 of 1912.
As amended by No. 50 of 1911.
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(2) aids any prisoner in escaping or attempting to escape from [28 & 29 Vict. any prison or from legal custody; or,
(3) with intent to facilitate the escape of any prisoner, conveys or causes to be conveyed into any prison any mask, dress, or other disguise, or any letter, or any other article or thing,
shall be guilty of felony, and shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding 2 years.
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12. (1) Every person who, contrary to any prison rule brings, Introduction of prohibited or attempts by any means whatever to introduce, into any prison articles into any spirituous or fermented liquor, or tobacco, or opium, and every prison.
b. s. 38.] officer of a prison who, contrary to any prison rule suffers any spirituous or fermented liquor, or tobacco, or opium to be sold or used therein, and every officer of a prison who contrary to any prison rule gives or causes to be given or endeavours to give anything of whatever nature to any prisoner, shall be liable to a fine not ex- ceding 200 dollars, and to imprisonment for any term not exceeding 6 months.
(2) Any officer of a prison convicted under this section shall, in addition to any other punishment, forfeit his office.
documents or articles into
or out of prison.
13. Every person who, contrary to any prison rule, conveys or Conveying attempts to convey any letter or other document, or any article whatever not allowed by such rules into or out of any prison shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 100 dollars, and, further, if an [b. s. 39.]
$ officer of the prison, shall forfeit his office; but this section shall not apply in cases where the offender is liable to a more severe punish- ment under any other provision of this Ordinance.
punishments
14. The Superintendent shall cause to be affixed in a conspicuous Notice of place outside the prison a notice, in English and in Chinese, setting under ss. 11- forth the penalties that will be incurred by persons committing any 13 to be offence in contravention of the last three sections.
*As amended by No. 29 of 1911 and No. 30 of 1911.
As amended by No. 13 of 1909, No. 30 of 1911 and No. 1 of 1912. As amended by No. 30 of 1911, No. 1 of 1912 and No. 2 of 1912. As amended by No. 50 of 1911.
placed: out- side prison. [ib. s. 40.]
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