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1906 ORDINANCE No. 18 of 1885 .


Prison.


bringing spirits, opium, tobacco , money, letters, or other prohibited articles into the
prison, is duly maintained.

10. The Superintendent will, with the warden , enforce the highest possible degree
of cleanliness in every part of the prison, in the persons of the prisoners, their clothes
and bedding, and see that the bedding and clothing are all in proper repair.

11. The Superintendent shall deliver daily to the Surgeon a list of prisoners in
solitary confinement, and of such as may have complained of sickness, sores, or any other
ailment, without any exception, whether he thinks such complaint groundless or not ;
also a list of prisoners who have recently suffered , or are about to suffer, corporal
punishment, or solitary confinement ; and shall call his attention to any case of insanity
or apparent insanity occurring among the prisoners.

12. The Superintendent shall take every precaution to prevent fire, or the escape
of prisoners ; and shall cause all the wards, cells, bolts, bars, and locks of the gaol to
be thoroughly examined daily.

13. The Superintendent shall cause to be fully explained to every officer his general
duties, and especially those required of him in case of fire, or in case of any attempt to
escape made by either a single prisoner, or several in concert.

14. The Superintendent shall take proper and discreet means to ascertain that no
visitors to prisoners bring into the Gaol anything not permitted by the rules of the
gaol, or, in his opinion objectionable. To secure this as far as possible, he will on no
account allow the employment of prisoners as servants by any officer of the gaol.

15. The Superintendent or, in his absence , the warden may, on reasonable grounds
of suspicion, require that visitors to prisoners be searched in his presence, except in
the case of females, who shall be searched in a private room by the matron. Should
such visitors refuse to be searched, or to give their names and addresses, he may refuse
them admittance.

16. The Superintendent shall see that the proper number of prisoners required by
the Surveyor General for the public works are sent out at the proper time, with a
sufficient number of well-armed officers for their safe custody, and he shall occasionally
visit them while at work.

17. The Superintendent may permit any respectable person to view the gaol at
reasonable hours , accompanied by an officer, who shall caution such visitor against
conversing with any prisoner.

18. The Superintendent shall pay attention to the ventilation, drainage, and
sanitary condition of the prison, and take such measures as may be necessary for their
being maintained in perfect order ; and with the Surgeon shall frequently examine and
see that the washing places, baths, and closets are in efficient working order ; and it
shall be the duty of every officer to report at once any defect by which these arrange
ments do not effect their proper object .