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RULES AND REGULATIONS

FOR THE

nUEON DISTRICT TxAOL.

1 . The keeper of the gaol shall resido therein : he
shall not be an under-sheriff or bailiiF.

'2. The male and female prisoners shall he confined
in separate cells, or parts of the prison, so as to pre-
vent them, as far as practicable, from seeing, con-
versing, or holding any intercourse with each other ;
and the persons of each sex, divided, as far as the
dimensions, plan, and accommodations of the building
may allow, into distinct classes, so that prisoners of
the following classes shall not intermix— viz., 1st.
Prisoners convicted of felony. '2nd. Persons convic-
ted of misdemeanors and vagrants. 3rd. Persons
committed on charge or suspicion of felony. 4th.
Persons committed on charge or suspicion of misde-
meanors, or for want of sureties ; and in cases where
necessity may require it, and circumstances admit, the
sheriff may confine female prisoners in the rooms set
apart for debtors. 5th. Debtors and persons con-
fined for contempt of court on civil process.

3. The keeper shall visit every ward, and see every
prisoner, and inspect every cell, hall, or room, in which
prisoners may be confined, twice at least in every
twenty-four hours, once in the morning, and once in
the evening. ^

4. The gaoler shall keep a book, to be provided by
the District, containing a register of the persons con-
fined, according to the form contained in schedule A,
in the report by the commissioners on gaols appointed
under the statute 1 Vic. c. 5., which book shall be
regularly submitted to the magistrates when in Quar-
ter Sessions assembled, for their inspection and exa-
mination, at the commencement of each session.

5. Due provision shall, as far as practicable, be
made in the gaol for the enforcement of hard labour
in the cases of such prisoners as may be sentenced
thereto, and for the employment of other prisoners, the
means of hard labour being provided, and the mate-
rials requisite for the employment of prisoners being
purchased, under such regulations as may be made
for that purpose, by the justices in General Quarter
Sessions assembled.

6. Every prisoner sentenced to hard labour shall,
unless prevented by sickness, be employed not less
than eight, or more than ten hours every day, exclu-
sive of the time allowed for meals, being not less than
two hours, between six in the morning and six in the
evening, except on Sundays, Christmas-day, and
Good Friday.

7. The prisoners who arc mechanics, shall be
allowed the exercise of their respective trades in gaol,
when the same can be permitted without inconve-
nience, or endangering the safe keeping and security
of the prisoners confined therein.

8. A Bible or Testament shall be provided at the
expense of the district, for each cell in which one or
more prisoners shall be confined.

y. Divine Service may be performed in the gaol on
Sundays, by such clergyman as may be appointed by
the Sessions for that duty, or by any other clergyman

who may offer his services or be authorized by tlie
sheriff to be admitted, and it is especially ordered
that all prisoners shall have the liberty of holding
communication with any clergyman of the particular
persuasions which they may profess ; and such clergy-
men shall at all convenient times have free access to
those prisoners who may be of their creed.

10. Persons under charge or conviction of any
crime, shall attend divine service on Sunday?, and on
other days when such service is performed, unless pre-
vented by sickness or other reasonable cause to be
allowed by the keeper, or unless their attendance shall
be dispensed with by one of the visiting justices to be
hereafter mentioned.

11. Provision shall be made, as far as practicable,
in all gaols, for the religious instruction of prisoners of
both sexes, and also for their instruction in reading
and writing, under such rules and regulations as shall
be made for that purpose by the justices in General
Quarter Sessions assembled, or by the visiting justices
hereafter mentioned.

12. No prisoner shall be put in irons by the keeper
of any prison, except in case of urgent and absolute
necessity ; and the particulars of every such case shall
be forthwith entered in the keeper's journal, and
notice forthwith given thereof to the sheriff, or his
deputy, and to one of the visiting justices ; and he
shall not continue the use of irons on any prisoner
longer than four days, without an order in writing
from the sheriff, or a visiting justice, specifying the
cause thereof, which order shall be preserved by the
keeper as his warrant for the same.

13. Every prisoner maintained at the expense of
the District, shall be allowed a sufficient quantity of
plain and wholesome food, to be regulated by the

justices in General or Quarter Sessions assembled,
regard being had (so far as may relate to convicted
prisoners,) to the nature of the labour recjuired from
or performed by such persons, so that the iillowance of
food may be duly apportioned thereto; and it shall be
lawful for the justices to order (for such prisoners of
every description as are not liable to work, or being
able cannot procure employment sufficient to sustain
themselves by their industry, or who may not be other-
wise provided for,) such allowance of food as the said
justices shall from time to time think necessary for
the support of health. Prisoners under the care of
the surgeon shall be allowed such diet as he may
direct. Care shall be taken that all provisions sup-
plied to the prisoners be of proper quality and weight,
and sufficient fuel for cooking and warmth to be pro-
vided by the gaoler for all the cells and wards occupied.

14. Prisoners who receive no allowan(!0 from the
district except as hereinafter mentioned, may procure
for themselves, and receive upon all days of the week,
and at all reasonable and proper hours, in the discre-
tion of the sheriff, and at least from the hour of eight
o'clock in the morning till the hour of six in the
evening, in the summer, and in winter from ten
o'clock in the morning till four in the evening, a rea-
sonable quantity of plain wholesome food, as well as
clothing, bedding, and other necessaries admitted
under this rule into the gaol, shall be strictly examined
by the gaoler, or his deputy, in order to ascertain that
no such articles are introduced as may facilitate the
escape of any prisoner, or be likely to communicate
infection.

15. No prisoner convicted of felony, or any other
crime for which imprisonment in tlio Penitentiary
might be awarded, who is confined under the sentence

of any court, shall receive any food other than the
gaol allowance, as provided by law.

K). That any prisoner confined for debt, who shall
satisfy the sheriff of his inability to support himself,
and who may apply for relief, shall receive daily the
usual ^raol allowance, in the discretion of the sheriff,
for a term not exceeding one calendar month.

17. A physician shall be employed in behalf of the
District to attend the gaol, whose duty it shall be to
administer to the medical wants of the prisoners, and
to report to the Justices at each Quarter Sessions the
state of the health of the prisoners, and the number
and nature of the cases in which his services have been
called for in the course of each term. Prisoners
shall be provided, at the expense of the District, with
suitable bedding, and common clothing, when they
cannot procure the same at their own expense, and
shall satisfy the sheriff and visiting magistrates of
that fact.

18. As much exercise shall be allowed the prisoners
as may be deemed proper for their health, and he
situation and plan of the gaol will allow, at the dis-
cretion of the sheriff.

19. The walls and ceilings of cells, rooms, and pas-
sages used by the prisoners shall be cleansed and lime-
washed in the spring and autumn of every year ; the
floors of the several cells and rooms in use shall be
washed or cleansed once a fortnight, or oftener if
required. A reasonable supply of water, soap, and
towels, shall be furnished the prisoners daily, for the
purpose of washing themsqlves, as the same may be
found requisite.

20. No tap shall be kept in the prison ; nor shall
spirituous liquors of any kind be admitted for the use
of prisoners, except in conformity to the 15th section

of statute 32, Geo. III. chapter 8, which provides a,,
follows : " Provided always, that no license shall be
grantcl for retailing any spirituous liquors within any
of the said gaols or prisons; and if any gaoler, keeper
or oftcer of any gaol or prison, shall sell, lend, use or
give away, or knowingly permit or suffer any spirituous
l"|uors or strong waters to be sold, used, lent, or given
away ,n such gaol or prison, or brought into the same,
other than except such spirituous li,,uors or stron-r
waters as shall be prescribed or given bv the pre!
senptmn and direction of a regular phvsicia'n, surgeon
or apothecary, every such gaoler, keeper, or o°her
officer, shall for every such offence forfeit and lose the
sum ot £ao current money of this province-one
nicety thcreot to her Majesty, her heirs and sue
eessors for the public uses of said province, and the
support of the government thereof, and the other
moiety of sa,d sum, with the full costs of suit, to such
person or persons as will sue for the same in any of
her Majesty's Courts of Keeord in this province bv
aefon of debt, bill, plaint, or information ; and in
case any such gaoler or other officer being convicted
hereof as aforesaid, shall again offend in like manner,

second r Tr^ ''"" '"f""y ^--'^d- -eh
se^eond offence shall be deemed a forfeiture of his

21. The keeper and his deputy are strictly for-
bidden to demand or receive any fees, perquisite or
gratuity, from any prisoner or other person, on anv
pretence whatsoever, the keeper being allowed a
reasonable salary from the funds of the district
aceordmg to the 7th section of statute 32, Geo. IIi:
ch. (,, by which ,t is enacted, " That it shall and
may be lawful for the s.,id justices, within the respec-
tive limits of their commission, assembled as aforesaid

or the greater part of then,, and they arc hereby
author.se.1 and empowered to ascertain and appoini
a reasonable jeariy .alar,, aeeordin, to their dTs I
t.on, to be pa,d to the .aoler ; and that the said
salary shall be in place of all fees, perquisites ^
.n>pos,t,ons of any sort or kind uhatsoJver and hal

or reccue any fee, perquisite or other payment from
any prisoner who may he confined in a,^^of thttaH
gaols or prisons." •' *"'"

22. No cards or gaming shall bo allowed amon.. the
pnsoners, but harmless amuson.cnts may he permiHed.

23. Upon the death of a prisoner, notice shall be
orthwuh sent by the gaoler to the sheriff or hi

Ueputy, as well as to the coron,.r of the district, and
also to the nearest relative of the deceased if praeticahb
M. rhe kee,,er of the prison shall have power to
hear all complaints touching any of the following
offences ; that .s to say-disobedience of the rules of tbl
prison ; assaults by one person confined in such prison
upon another where no dangerous bruise or wound

or ^rT.ct''" ,"?"•'"»" """^ ^'™''""S' ""y i"d^'=»'
whi e ^r^^- ^^■''■' = »y -^-ercnt behaviour
Jhle attendmg D.vino Service -all of which are
declared to be offences against the gaol regulations
■ commuted by any description of prfsoners a^ Z
from D,vme Service without leave, idleness or ncli-
gcnce n, work, or wilful mismanagement of it_which
are also declared to be offences against these regula-
tions, f committed by any prisoner under charge or
conviction of any crime: and the said keeper may
examine any person concerning such offences, and
may determine thereupon, and may punish all such
offences by ordering any such offender to close con
finement in the refractory or solitary cells, and by

kccpinrr such offenders upon broad and water only,
for any time not cxceedin<r three days, notin^r the
particulars of all such cases in his journal, and imme-
diately apprisin«r the sheriff or his d( ])uty thereof.

'25. A li^ht shall be kept burning all ni^ht, at all
seasons of the year, by the gaoler, in some convenient
and secure place, when more than three prisoners are
in confinement.

2(j. Prisoners, when the fraoler comes to opcm any
door of any hall leadin^r to any coll or debtor's room,
shall, upon bcinfr so directed by the gaoler or his
deputy, go into their respective cell or cells, room or
rooms, and not appear in the hall unless the gaoler or
his deputy calls them by name, and when so called
shall appear. If any other prisoner knowingly pre-
sents himself or herself, than the one called, without
the permission of the gaoler or his deputy, the prisoner
offending to bo punished, if the gaoler or his deputy
sees fit, as in the 21.th regidation ; and if thn>e or
more present themselvos without being so called, the
gaoler or his deputy to stand upon his guard, as the
appearance of such number shall be construed into an
intention to assault the gaoler or his deputy, with
intent to escape, and shall at the least subji>ct the
offenders against this regulation to the severities of
the 21-th regulation.

27. No lights to be admitted in the cells, except at
the discretion of the gaoler in case of necessity ; and
all lights to bo extinguished in the debtor's ward at
nine o'clock, except at the discretion of the gaoler,
under the like necessity.

28. These Rules and Regulations shall be printed,
and the keeper of every gaol shall cause them, when
printed, to be fixed in conspicuous parts of the gaol,
for the information and guidance of prisoners and others.

29. The gaoler and his assistants shall use their
utmost endeavours, by all fair and legal means, to
prevent escapes, and shall treat the prisoners under
their care with the utmost tenderness and humamitv,
as far as may be consistent with the safe custody of
such prisoners; and such prisoners shall demean
themselves towards the gaoler and others, his deputies
and assistants, with that submission and respectful
conduct which the law requires.

30. The justices at the General Quarter Sessions
next after the commencement of these regulations, and
at every ensuini; General or Quarter Sessions, shall,
and they are hereby required to nominate two or more
justices who shall consent thereto, to be visitors
of the gaol of the district ; and one or more of the
visiting justices so appointed shall personally visit and
inspect such prison at least three times in each quarter
of a year, or monthly, and oftener if occasion shall
require, and shall examine into the state of the build-
ing and yard walls, so as to form a judgment as to the
repairs, additions, or alterations which may appear
necessary ; strict regard be^ng had to the classifica-
tion, instruction, employment or hard labour required
by these regulations ; and shall further examine into
the behaviour and condition of the prisoners, the
means of setting them to work, the amount of the
earnings, and the expenses attending the prison, and
of all abuses within the same ; and matters of pressing
necessity, and within the powers of their commission
as justices, shall take cognizance thereof, and proceed
to regulate and redress the same : Provided, neverthe-
less, that any justice may visit the prison, and report
abuses to the next ensuing General Quarter or Ad-
journed Sessions, or to one or more of the visiting
justices.

31. The sheriff and gaoler shall yearly, in the
month of January every year, transmit to the secre-

' tary of the province a return signed by them, in the
form contained in the schedule marked B., in the
report by the commissioners on gaols, appointed under
the statute 1 Vic. ch. 5.

32. That the prisoners sentenced to hard labour be
allowed in rations one pound of beef, one pound and a
half of bread, with one pound of potatoes daily (to be
served out at twice); and that instead of potatoes, there
be given half a pound of peas per diem three times
per week, to be made up into soup, and three-fourths
of a pound of salt pork instead of beef.

33. With regard to other persons not subject to
hard labour, the allowance of provisions per diem
shall be, half a pound of pork, or three-fourths of a
pound of beef, one pound of bread, and one pound of
potatoes, and the same change of diet shall be observed
as is directed for hard labour.

34. The gaoler shall be allowed the sum of £80 per
annum as his salary ; and, in addition to the duties
that he has hitherto performed, he shall superintend
the prisoners at hard labour, as well as all the other
duties incidental to his office, and keeper of the court
house and gaol.

35. All orders given by the surgeon in atten-
dance to be strictly observed, without the necessity of
reference to the sheriff, respecting the treatment of
prisoners in the hospital.

36. TLat such prisoners as shall be under sentence,
and to hard labour, be divested of their clothing, to be
substituted With clothing furnished by the gaoler,
under the direction of the sheriff, at the district

expense, until the expiration of their respective sen-
tences, when they will resume their former clothing
on discharge from gaol.

37. That the annual salary of £20 be continued to
the physician in attendance on the gaol, to include
medicines furnished.

By order of the Court,

DANIF^ LIZARS,

Clerk of the Peace, Huron District.

Office of the Clerk of the Peace, Goderich,
24th July, 1846.

ROW8ELL8 AND THOMPSON, PRINTERS, TORONTO.