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1902 ORDINANCE No. 18 OF 1885 .


Prison.


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labour of the second class ; and in every prison where prisoners sentenced
to hard labour or penal servitude are confined, adequate means shall be
provided for enforcing hard labour in accordance with the regulations of
this Ordinance ; but prisoners may be employed in hard labour of the
second class outside the walls of the prison under the control of a prison
officer belonging to such prison , and employment in the necessary services
of the prison may, in the case of a limited number of prisoners, to be
selected by the Superintendent as a reward for industry and good
behaviour, be deemed to be hard labour of the second class .

Misdemean
9. In every prison , prisoners convicted of misdemeanor, and not
ants ofthe 1st
and 2nd divi sentenced to hard labour, shall be divided into at least two divisions , one
sions.
of which shall be called the first division ; and whenever any person

convicted of misdemeanor is sentenced to imprisonment without hard
labour, the Court or Judge before whom such person has been tried may
order, if such Court or Judge thinks fit, that such person shall be treated
as a misdemeanant of the first division , and a misdemeanant of the first
division shall not be deemed to be a criminal prisoner within the meaning

of this Ordinance. Every person imprisoned under any rule , order , or
attachment for contempt of Court shall be treated as a misdemeanant of
the first division .


Aiding in 10. Every person who aids any prisoner in escaping or attempting
escape.
to escape from any prison, or who, 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 on conviction be sentenced to imprisonment with
hard labour for a term not exceeding two years .


Introduction 11. Every person who, contrary to the regulations of the prisons ,
of prohibited
articles into brings or attempts by any means whatever to introduce into any prison
prison.
any spirituous or fermented liquor or tobacco or opium, and every officer
of a prison who suffers any spirituous or fermented liquor or tobacco or
opium to be sold or used therein , contrary to the prison regulations , on
conviction shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding
six months, or to a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds, or both in the
discretion of the Court, and every officer of a prison convicted under this
section shall, in addition to any other punishment, forfeit his office and
all arrears of salary due to him.