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3^4> (0^ui,4M-c, }1' /O 
 
 GENERAL 
 
 RULES AND REGULATIONS 
 
 rOR THI INTIRIOR ORDKR AND POLICK Of 
 
 V. 
 
 THE COMMON GAOL 
 
 or 
 
 THE DISTRICT OF MONTREAL. 
 
 PRIITTBD BT JOHK LCVBLL, 8T NICHOLAS STRBBT. 
 
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 GENERAL ^ - m/jt 
 
 RULES AND REGULATIONS 
 
 FOR THE INTERIOR ORDER AND POLICE OF THE COMMON OAOL OF 
 
 , THE DISTRICT OF MONTREAL, AND FOR REGULATING THE CON- 
 
 DUCT OF THE GAOLER, AND OTHER OFFICERS AND MINISTERS OF 
 
 ^ JUSTICE, IN THE KEEPING AND GOVERNING OF SAID GAOL; 
 
 AND, ALSO, FOR THE SAFE CUSTODY, DUB CARE, AND SUFFI- 
 
 , CIBNT PROTECTION OF ALL PRISONERS OR DEBTORS THEREIN 
 
 BEING. ' '":'"' '-' '' " ' ■ ' >-^'''^"'>-"' ; "■^ 
 
 lAteittod ht BMfiiim and Avptom, punoMit to fhe ftetnto, by tha Chapter 9S 
 and laeUoa 14 of the OonaaUdatod Itatatoa of Iiowar Oaaada. 
 
 THE GAOLER. 
 
 1. Acting under the immediate authority and direction of the 
 Sheriff, the Gaoler shall have charge and custody of the Gaol, and 
 shall exercise direct supervision and control over its government 
 and discipline, and over all the concerns of every department 
 tibereof. He sh; '^i take special care that all his assistants are made 
 perfectly acquaL cl with the duties assigned to them, and with the 
 prison regulations generally, and that they are careful and vigilant 
 m discharging their sevenJ duties, in accordance with the Rules 
 and Regulations that may from time to time be made for the gov- 
 ernment of the prison. He shall devote his whole time to the duties 
 of his Office, and shall not absent himself from the Gavl by day or 
 hv night, except upon some necessary business connected with his 
 Office ; or without having first obttuned consent of the Sheriff, in 
 case his absence should be extended beyond one day. 
 
 2. The Gaoler shall have the Books, provided for such purposes 
 from time to time, kept in a clear and correct manner, so as to ex- 
 hibit promptly, and at any moment, the exact state of the Gaol, 
 and all its concerns ; inclu<ung proper reg^tera of all prisoners com- 
 mitted to his custody — ^the cause of their commitment — their age 
 and former occupation, if known, and the natm^e and extent of their 
 
confinement — the time and manner of their release, — together with 
 such other statistical information as may be required for drawing up 
 proper returns. 
 
 3. In exercising the duties of his office, the Gaoler shall at all 
 times act with strict impartiality. He shall not allow any provoca- 
 tion to excite his anger or resentment; but shall, under all circum- 
 stances, act with calmness, kindness and firmness, and shall require, 
 and see that all his assistants act in the same manner. In case of any 
 combination among the prisoners, or any number of them, to effect 
 their escape, or to resist the prison authorities in the execution of 
 their duty, or anv other unlawful act, the Gaoler shall be fully au- 
 thorized to use all necessary means to put down such attempts ; to 
 enforce discipline, and to punish the offenders, (in no case, however, 
 exceeding the 88rd regulation of the Board of Prison Inspectors in 
 that particular,) and prevent them from succeeding in their unlaw- 
 ful purpose. 
 
 ,t Except for the purpose above stated, or in self-defence, no officer 
 of the prison shall be justified in striking any prisoner. 
 
 4. The Gaoler alone, under the above restrictions, shall be 
 authorised to uiflict punishment upon prisoners, for misconduct or 
 disobedience of orders, and before assigning the necessary amount 
 of punishment, he shall fully inquire into the nature and extent of 
 the offence, and shall make a record of the same with the punish- 
 ment to be inflicted, in the book for pimishments. This rule, 
 however, shall not prevent any officer from locking up in his or her 
 cell, any unruly prisoner, to prevent mischief or violence, until the 
 case shall be inquired into in the usual manner. 
 
 6. The Gaoler shall specially assign to each of his assistants, one 
 or more wards as the case may be, together with such other gene- 
 ral duties as may be required by rotation, or otherwise, making, as 
 far as possible, an equal distribution of the duties of the several 
 departments of the Gaol. He shall also appoint in each of the 
 waxds, one of the most active and best conducted prisoners to be 
 Wardsman or Wardswoman, who shall be answerable for the order 
 and cleanliness of the ward, and shall promptly prevent all unruly 
 behaviour or violation of the rules, &c., &c. The person so i^>- 
 pointed shall also attend to the wants of any sick prisoner, or to 
 the prisoners generally when locked in their cells, and shall in- 
 stantly give the signal to the officer on duty, by day or night in 
 case of any emergency, such aa sudden illness, or violence of any 
 kind among the prisoners ; and for this duty, he or she shall be 
 entitled to double rations. 
 
 6. The Gaoler shall see that all contracts with the Gaol are 
 faithfolly executed. That the rations allowed to each prisoner, and 
 the articles ordered by the Physician, are of proper qoality and 
 cjnatitity, and are served out at the proper times. 
 
 
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 7. The Gaoler shall not tolerate traffic of any kind, among the 
 pnaoners, nor by, or with any officer and the prisoners. He shall 
 not have any profit, fee, reward, gratuity or emolument to himself, 
 btt family, or any person on his behalf, neither shall he allow any 
 of his assistants to participate in 'any manner, in supplies of any 
 kind furnished to the Gaol, or for favor shown to any prisoner. 
 
 8. The Gaoler shall as frequently as he may find it necessary, 
 by day or by night, visit every part of the prison, in order to satisfy 
 himself of the security and good order of every department under 
 his charge, and of the care and vigilance of all his assistants; and 
 that none of the prisoners are suffering unnecessarily through 
 nedect or otherwise. 
 
 9. In case of the sudden illness of any prisoner, the Gaoler shall 
 immediately see the party, and, if need be, send for the Doctor 
 or Clergyman. And, if death should ensue, he shall notify the 
 Sheriff and the Coroner, and, when it is practicable, he shall also 
 inform the relatives of the deceased. 
 
 10. The Gaoler shall not, on any account allow gambling among 
 the prisoners, or spirituous or fermented liquors to be introduced 
 into any of the wards of the Gaol, or given to any prisoner, except 
 under the direction of a Physician having the right to prescribe the 
 same. And to guard against infractions of this rule, he shall 
 cause all packages or vessels passing into any of the wards to be 
 prqperly examined. 
 
 11. The Gaoler shall promptly report to the Sheriff, everything 
 that may occur at the Gaol, affecting the security, good order, and 
 proper discipline of the same. ' 
 
 12. The Gaoler shall have the power to suspend any of the Sub- 
 ordinate officers of the Gaol for any necessary cause ; but in such 
 case he shall without delay, submit his complaint to the Sheriff for 
 action thereon. 
 
 ;•'- ' *^ -y'^''-: '■ THE ASSISTANT KEEPER. ' *■-; }-'A'^:':^. 
 
 1. In case of sickness or absence from the Gaol on the part of 
 the Gaoler, all his duties shall devolve upon the assistant, so far as 
 relates to the safe custody of the prisoners and discipline generally. 
 
 2. As provided by the 9th Sec. of the " General Rules and 
 Regulations of the Board of Prison Inspectors," the Assistant 
 Keeper shall especially devote himself to the practical carrying 
 into effect of the regulations and discipline of the Gaol ; and for that 
 purpose he shall exercise the necessary authority and direcfion 
 over the subordinate officers in every department of the prison. 
 
 3. The Assistant Keeper shall have charge of the clothing and 
 other property of the prisoners while in custody, keeping a record 
 of the same. He shall see that all the wards of the prison are 
 
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 opened and oloeed at the time appointed, and that none of the 
 priaonen are missing at such times ; that the persons of the pris- 
 oners, as also the cells, rooms, and bedding are clean ; and that 
 good order prevul in every department under his care ; that the 
 Doctor and Oergyman are brouffht to sick prisoners requiring their 
 services, and that the visitmg of prisoners bv their friends, 1^ con- 
 ducted in a manner consistent with the gooa order and security of 
 the Gaol. 
 
 4. The Assistant shall have charge of the storeroom, and of all 
 the articles of bedding, clothing, &c.,of the prisoners, on hand and 
 in use ; and shall keep a proper inventory of the same. He shall 
 make the subordinate officers, having charge of wards, accountable 
 to him for all articles served out for use in their particular depart- 
 ments, and shall make a memorandum of articles lost or destroyed 
 through wilfulness or neglect or otherwise, at the same time prompt- 
 ly report any infractions of this rule to the Gaoler, that the guiltv 
 party may be dealt with as the case may require. No article shall 
 oe accounted for as worn out ; but must be produced to the Assis- 
 tant in all cases before the new one is served out. 
 - 5. The Assistant may, at any time, direct any unruly or disobe- 
 dient prisoner to be put into close confinement, until a proper en- 
 quiry oe made into his case ; and, in the absence of the Gaoler, he 
 may make the enquiry, and inflict the necessary punishment as 
 bewre provided. 
 
 6. The Assistant shall compare the number of prisoners com- 
 mitted or discharged during each day with the Register and with 
 the Ward Book, in order to guard against error ; and compare tiie 
 fines, if any have been paid, with the discharges entered upon the 
 rooster, to see that all is correct. 
 
 7. He shall carefully compare the semi-annual returns as well as 
 the monthly calendars, and all other statistical returns, with the 
 prison records ; and shall allow nothing to pass afiecting the public 
 mterest and the proper management and discipline of the Gaol, 
 without, at once, informing the Gaoler, and if need be, the Sheriff 
 also, of the same. 
 
 8. The Assistant shall not absent himself from the duties of his 
 office, at any time, without the knowledge and consent of the Gaoler. 
 
 *».:., THE PHYSICIAN. • 
 
 1. All persons confined within the Gaol requiring medical treat- 
 ment, shall, from the moment when they are first reported to the 
 Physician, be considered under his sole care and direction as regards 
 their treatment, dietary, clothing, and the place and manner of con- 
 fining them, in case any deviation from the ordinary rules be re- 
 quired, in any of these respects or in any otiier. 
 
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 2. He shall keep a Register of all Diisouers treated bv him, re- 
 cording the nature of the complaint, the deaths among the prison- 
 ers, with such remarks as he may consider expedient respecting 
 Hie nature of each particular case. 
 
 3. He «hall enter in a book to bo kept for that purpose, all 
 special directions ho may deem it necessary to give, respecting the 
 treatment of any prisoner under his care ; and he shall also make a 
 memorandum in the said book, of anv supplies required by his 
 department from time to time ; and shall report to the Sheriff if 
 thev are not procured in due time. 
 
 4. He shall visit the Oaol generally, without notice, as firequently 
 as the health of the prisoners require ; and specially, whenever he 
 is notified of any suaden emergency requiring his presence ; and he 
 shall make his general visits, as far as possible, during the hours 
 the prison is open and aU the officers present, that he may have full 
 assistance in discharging his duties ; and that no prisoner requiring 
 his aid, be overlooked ; and further, that the officer in charge of 
 such sick prisoner may hear and attend to the instructions that 
 may be given. 
 
 THE CLERGYMAN. 
 
 1. Besides the Clergyman specially attending to the spiritual 
 wants of the prisonerc, any other Clergyman may have access to 
 any prisoner who desires to avail himself or herself of his services ; 
 but no such Clergyman shall be admitted unless known to the 
 Gaoler, without a permission in writing firom the Sheriff. 
 
 2. The Clergymen usually attending the prison, or others who 
 may be specially requested to do so, shall have free access to the 
 prisoners under their care at all times. They shall fix the hours 
 most convenient for holding divine service on Sundays, and other 
 days legally appointed for that purpose, and they shaU receive 
 firom the officers all needful assistance in the discharge of th«ir 
 duties. 
 
 3. No Clergyman or other person having access to the prisonen 
 for the purposes of religion, shall be the medium of any information 
 to or from them upon any other subject ; neither shall they furnish 
 'them with any article or thing prohibited by the Regulations of 
 the Prison. 
 
 4. Clerg^en visiting the Gaol are requested to inform the 
 Gaoler^ or ms Assistant, of any matte^r oi thing that mav fall under 
 tibeir observation within the Gaol, prejudicial to sound morals or 
 calculated U obstruct them in the due performance of their duties, 
 in order that the same may be promptiy redressed. ^ 
 
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 DUTIES OF THE TURNKEYS. 
 
 1. The first duty of the Turnkeys shall be to make themaelTes 
 thoroughly acquainted with the Rules and Regulations in force in 
 the Gaol, and with the general routine and usages of the same, and 
 before entering on their duty the Gaoler shall see that they are 
 thoroughly informed upon that point. 
 
 2. Turnkeys shall be punctually at their posts at the hours ap- 
 pointed for opening and closing the Gaol, as well as at meal hours ; 
 and no Turnkey shall absent himself from his duty for any purpose, 
 or for the shortest time, without obtaming leave from the Gaoler, 
 or in his absence from the Assistant. 
 
 3. They shall use their best exertions in giving the fullest eflfect 
 to the Rules in force in the Gaol. Their deportment towards the 
 prisoners under their charge shall at all times be calm, dignified, 
 firm, impartial and kind, treating all without distinction. They 
 shall not make any remark in the presence of the prisoners (nor 
 allow any to be made) reflecting upon any of the oflScers of the pri- 
 son or censuring its management. They shall not hold unnecessary 
 conversation with any prisoner immediately under their own care, 
 or the care of any other; neither shall they furnish them with any 
 information whatever, written or otherwise, except the same has regu- 
 larly passed through the Gaol office. 
 
 4. The Turnkeys shall not use any profane, immoral or angry 
 expression among the prisoners ; nor shall they suiFer them to swear, 
 provoke, threaten or indulge by word or deed in anything hurtful 
 to morality and good order ; and for the purpose of enforcing the 
 better observance of this and every other rule, the Turnkeys shall 
 spend all the time not otherwise necessarily employed, within the 
 Wards severally assigned to them. 
 
 5. Before placing any prisoner newly committed in his ward, 
 the Turnkeys in charge shall particularly observe his person and 
 condition. He shall take from his person any article or thing that 
 would be dangerous to life, or to the security of the prison ; or that 
 may be forbidden by prison regulations ; he shall also carefully 
 observe such prisoner in his Ward, and if he should perceive any , 
 symptom of insanity, delirium tremens, epilepsy or other ailment 
 he shall without delay report the matter to the Gaoler or Assistant; 
 and shall also take care that the attention of th • Doctor is directed 
 to the case, as well as to every other case of si. !vness in his Wards, 
 at the Doctor's next visit. 
 
 6. The Turnkey shall be strictly responsive for the perfect 
 cleanliness of the prisoners, and of the cells, rooms, passages and 
 water-closets under their care. Also for the state of the bedding, 
 stove and pipes, and for all utensils of any kind served out to the 
 
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 prisoners. They shall not suffer wilful injury to be done to any 
 part of the builcfing, doors, fastenings or other property ; but shall 
 promptly report every such attempt, in order that the damage may 
 be repaired if need oe, and the transgressor punished. And no 
 Turnkey shall allow matters of this nature to lie over from day to 
 day, and excuse himself on the plea of ignorance ; but he shall, if 
 possible, see, detect, and report immediately, every thing taking 
 place contrary to the regulations. 
 
 7. The Turnkeys shall instantly consult the Gaoler or the Assis- 
 tant in all matters of doubt ; and shall not, for a moment, conceal, 
 any matter or thing affecting the security or management of the 
 pnson and of every department of it, whether immediately under 
 Ms own charge or that of another. 
 
 8. The Timikeys in charge of convicts (besides attending to the 
 foregoing rules) shall require from them a reasonable amount of 
 labour, silence, diligence and strict obedience. 
 
 9. Turnkeys on night duty shall be attentive to any signals from 
 the Wardsmen or Wardswomen, and shall instantly ascertain the 
 cause, and if necessary inform the Gaoler or Assistant. 
 
 10. They shall carefully observe the state of the stoves and 
 night lights, and shall not suffer the latter to bum after daylight 
 renders it unnecessary. They shall frequently visit any of the pri- 
 soners who may be furiously mad or suffering under delirium tre- 
 mens, epilepsy or other dangerous iUness. 
 
 11. The Turnkey in charge of the outer gate shall be prompt and 
 polite in attending to all persons having the right to pass in and out 
 of the prison. He shall carefully observe the person of every 
 stranger ; and shall not allow any person to pass out, of whose iden- 
 tity he has any doubt without referring to the Gaoler or his assis- 
 tant. He phall not, on any account, convey any information between 
 prisoners and their friends, except through the office and in strict 
 conformity to the regulations of said office. 
 
 12. His duties shall be performed exclusively within the gate, 
 80 as to have the space between the Gaol and gate constantly in 
 view ; he shall not suffer any prisoners to loiter near the gate ; 
 nor admit any stranger from without, for the purpose of visiting, 
 remaining, or selling in the Gate-house ; and he shall promptly 
 report everything that may come to his knowledge, affecting the 
 management and discipline of the prison in any way whatever. 
 
 13. No Turnkey on duty shall leave the Gaol at lock-up time, 
 until it is ascertained that, all the prisoners are in their proper 
 places. 
 
 14. Any Turnkey buying from or selling to. a prisoner, any 
 article or thing whatever, or receiving from prisoners or their 
 friends, any sum of money or other gratuity, for any purpose or 
 under any pretence, shall be immediately dismissed. 
 
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 • ' THE MATRON AND ASSISTANT MATRON. 
 
 1. To equalise and facilitate the daties of the female department 
 of the prison, the Gaoler shdU assign to the Matron and her assis- 
 tant) the wards and apartments over which they shall more imme-^ 
 diately exercise special care and control, as also the other duties 
 which shall serendly deyolve upon them. 
 
 2. All the Rules respecting safe custody, cleanliness, good order, 
 health and discipline, shall, so far as apphcable, be equally binding 
 in the female department, and shall be strictfy observed and carried 
 out by the Matron and her As£dstant. 
 
 8. The Matron shall be specially charged with the care and cus- 
 tody of the clothes belon^g to all female prisoners, and shall keep 
 a record of the same ; and she shall personally examine all cases 
 of sickness that may occur among the females, by day or ni^t ; 
 and, in case of danger, she shall promptly inform the Gaoler or 
 his AsEostant, who will take what necessary steps may be required 
 in the matter. . . !. „ r !! / . . ' 
 
 4. She shall cut out, and otherwise arrange the work for the 
 women employed at sewing, making, mending, knitting, &o. And 
 she shall have charge of, and account to the Assistant Keeper for 
 clothing, bedding, and all articles received from the store, for the 
 uce of the prisoners immediately under her charge. :^ , ^ 
 
 5. The Assistant Matron, be^des the Wards under her charge, 
 shall superintend the Wash-Utchen and the Cooking-kitchen; 
 and she also shall account to the Assistant Keeper for fdl articles 
 furnished from the general store, as well as for the articles sent 
 weekly to the Wash-kitchen from the different departments of the 
 prison. 
 
 6. Neither the Matron nor her Assistant shall absent themselves 
 from the Gaol at any time without informing the Gaoler of the fact;^ 
 and they shall not both absent themselves at the same timte, upon 
 any account. On Sunday, the Matron or Assistant Matron shall 
 take charge of the females attending service ; and the same rule 
 shall be observed on all other occasions when there is reli^ous ser- 
 vice in the Gaol. " «;*.*' . I , _ . .- :. ., . 
 
 "^ VISITING PRISONERS CONFINED IN GAOL. ; 
 
 1. All persons admitted to visit prisoners confined in Gaol, may, 
 at the discretion of the Gaoler, be strictly searched (profes^onal 
 gentlemen excepted), and any person found concealing any forbid- 
 den article, with the view of furnishing the same to any prisoner, 
 shall be immediately expelled from the Gaol, and not be allowed to 
 visit again. 
 
 2. The Gaol shall be open to persons desirous of visiting debtors 
 
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 and untried prisoners, one day in each week, to wit, Friday between 
 the hours of ten and twelve o'clock in the forenoon, and one and 
 four of the clock in the afternoon, and at no other tune without a 
 written permic»ion from the Sheriff; but, no prisoner under examin- 
 ation shall, on any account, be permitted to receive such a visit ; and 
 if the Gaoler has good reasons for believing that such written per- 
 xmssion has been obtained under false representations, or for an 
 improper purpose, or that the party presenting himself is an infa- 
 mous character, he may refuse to admit such a visitor. 
 
 8. No person, for any purpose whatever, shall be admitted to 
 visit prisoners on Sundays, Holidays, or after the prisoners have 
 been lock*"! up for the night. 
 
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 CONVICTS, rv;^ 
 , 1. All convicts sentenced to hard labour, except such as are 
 exempted by the Physician on account of sickness or incapacity, 
 and those under punishment for misconduct, shall be kept constantly 
 employed at whatever kind of labour may be provided, during 
 J^e hours specified in the next section, except on Sundays and the 
 holidays appointed by law ; and, except when bo employed, they 
 shall each be kept, as far as possible, singly in a cell both night 
 and d^. 
 
 2. Convicts must never choose their labour; they shall submit to, 
 and perfectly obey their keepers. They must labour in perfect 
 alienee whenever enjoined to do so. They shall not, on any account, 
 leave the place where they are set to work, without the consent of 
 their keeper. Nor shall they communicate with each other by 
 words, signs, or writing, without permission ; but they shall dih- 
 gently, and to the best of their power, perform whatever is given 
 ^em to do. 
 
 8. They shall hold no communication by any means with persons 
 outside the Gaol ; or with untried prisoners ; or prisoners belong- 
 ing to another class; without special permission. Neither shall 
 they receive or have any article or thing whatever, either food, 
 clothing, tobacco, letter or utensil of any kmd, except their proper 
 rations. And every attempt to receive or conceal such article or 
 thing shall be followed with condign punishment. 
 
 4. Convicts wilfully injuring their bedding or clothes, and the 
 tools or utensils given them for the performance of their duties, 
 or bartering or exchanging any of them, shall be amenable to 
 punishinent and to that end the Gaoler shall take such delinquents 
 before the Police authoiltlcS co be tried and punished. 
 
 5. The whole demeanor of convicts must be quiet, submissive, 
 orderly, and in strict accordance with the established system of 
 discipfine. They must never lose sight of the fact, that they have, 
 for the time being, forfeited the rights of citizens, and are sent to 
 the Gaol for correction. 
 
.'." ■<*' 
 
 GENERAL RULES, &c. 
 
 V, 
 
 Ud'^VirJtjct V•;l*>';'*' 
 1. All persons shall, on their admission into the Gaol, submit to 
 be treated as the Rules provide. They may be kept separate ; and 
 if need be, they shall be thoroughly washed, cleansed and have a 
 change of clothing. They shall also give up every article in their 
 possession, viz., money, papers and property of every kind, and of 
 any value whatever ; all of which shall be restored to them, on 
 leaving the Goal, or before, if consistent with the regulations and 
 required for their use. 
 
 2. All prisoners, of whatever class or grade, shall be required 
 to keep their own person, their bedding and their cell clean, and in 
 good order, at all times. And after the beds are folded up in the 
 morning, they shall not be laid down agam, or lain upon, until 
 Lock-up time, except in case of sickness, and then only after a 
 report made to the officer in charge. 
 
 3. No- prisoners shall, for any pui'pose, leave the ward in which 
 they are first placed ; neither shall ^ey attempt to go into any 
 other ward, except under the direction of the officer in charge of 
 the ward. ■></'' 
 
 4. All letters, articles of food, clothing, or any other thing, 
 coming into any prisoner, or being sent out, must pass through the 
 Gaol office, in order to their being strictly examined. Untried 
 prisoners and debtors may receive food or clothing from their 
 fiiends. r.mi:-:^ .vi-' / 
 
 6. Gambling, in every form, shall be strictly prohibited within the 
 precincts of the Gaol. 
 
 6. From the first day of April until the thirtieth day of Sep- 
 tember inclusive, all prisoners' cells shall be unlocked not later than 
 half past five o'clock in the morning, and closed again at seven 
 o'clock in the evening ; during the remainder of the year, the 
 hours for continuing them open, shall embrace all the hours of day- 
 light. During the summer, one hour, from eight until nine o'clock 
 shall be allowed for breakfast, and from twelve until one o'clock 
 for dinner. Li winter, one hour, viz., from eight to nine o'clock 
 for breakfast, and from twelve till one o'clock, shall be allowed for 
 dinner. Every Officer of the Goal, not absent on leave, or by 
 reason of Euckness, shall strictly conform themselves to these hours. 
 
 ;vl-,'^r:-K',^-t'.,. THE GAOL GUARD. ' ■ .-...1/'..., 
 
 1. This force consisting of one Sergeant and nine men acting 
 under the immediate authority and direction of the Gaoler or his 
 Assistant, shall be specially charged with the duty of preventing 
 the escape of prisoners from the Gaol, preventing and putting down 
 riot and violence among the prisoners ; assistmg the Gaol authori- 
 
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 ties in enforcing dbcipline, and in care and vigilance of and over 
 the Gaol, against every kind of danger. 
 
 2. The members of this force shall not, therefore, absent them- 
 selves or any of tiiem from their duty, day or night, under any 
 pretence or for the shortest period, except as hereinafter provided 
 for, viz : No member of the Guard shall leave the post on which he 
 has been placed until he is regularly relieved ; and none of them 
 shall absent themselves from the Gaol, without first obtaining from 
 the Sergeant, a written pf«ss specifying the period of leave granted ; 
 after which, if he has not returned, he shall be held to be absent 
 without leave, as if no such pass or leave had been granted. 
 
 3. Three posts shall be constantly maintained as follows : No 1 
 shall be posted near the entrance gate and shall have charge of that 
 portion of the yard and wall in front of the Gaol. No 2 shall be 
 posted at the Western angle of the yard wall, having the whole 
 length of the walls running North and East in view. No 3 shall 
 be posted in the Northern angle, from whence he can command the 
 whole length of the walls running South and East in an unbroken 
 view. The Sergeant shall tell off his men in three divisions ; one 
 of which shall be kept posted day and night, and shall be relieved 
 at regular intervals, in such order, that each sentry shall occupy 
 the several posts in regular succession. 
 
 4. There shall not be any correspondence or intercourse of any 
 kind between the members of the Guard and the prisoners, nor 
 shall they be privy to or permit any communication, paper or par- 
 cel of any kind, to reach any prisoner by throwing the same over 
 the wall or otherwise, but shall promptly seize all such articles and 
 hand them over to the Sergeant ; or should they perceive any 
 prisoner obtaining possession of any such article or thing, the 
 Sentry shall compel such prisoner to stand fast, until the Turnkey 
 on duty arrives and takes charge of the party. 
 
 6. The Sentries shall at all times mount guard with their arms 
 loaded and bayonets fixed ; they shall not allow any prisoner to 
 approach them within ten feet, neither shall they suffer any of them 
 to wander away from the place assigned them for performing their 
 labour. They shall not suffer any prisoner to approach any part of 
 the wall with ladder, plank, rope or any tlung by which they might 
 effect their escape ; and they shall keep a careful eye over ue con- 
 victs at work, to detect the slightest appearance of conspiracy, riot 
 or violence. And if the prisoners or any of them should mutinously 
 attempt to break, set fire to, or destroy any part of the Gaol, wall 
 or out buildings, or should violently assault any Officer of the prison 
 or any prisoner, with stones or other dangerous weapon, with the 
 view of effecting their escape, the Sentry shall, in such case, instant- 
 ly give the alarm to the whole Guard, and shall also use hi: arms 
 
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 to an^ extent that may be neoessary to prevent the attempted dech 
 traction of property, bloodshed or loss of life, or escape of prisoners 
 from custody. But such extreme exercise of power must be em- 
 plojred with great caution, coolness and judgment and must be 
 justified by the necessity of the case. 
 
 6. Night duty shall commence after the prisoners are all counted 
 and locked up for the ni^ht, after which they shall not allow anv 
 prisoner or person not livmg in the Gaol, to be at large in the yard, 
 except attended by one of the Officers. And after darkness has set 
 in, the Sentry shall not suffer any one to approach his post until 
 they have exchanged the countersign which shall be renewed every 
 night by the Sergeant on postmg l£e Sentinels. 
 
 7. Qjie Sentries on night duty shall exercise the utmost watch- 
 fulness over every part of the buildings and premises under their 
 immediate charge. They shall especially keep a watchful eye upon 
 the chimnies, windows, &c., to detect the first symptoms of fire. 
 And they shall attend to the slightest noise of an unusual charac- 
 ter, either in the yard or within the buildings during the night, and 
 shall endeavour to ascertain the cause ; and in every case where 
 the Sentiy entertains the least suspicion that any ming may be 
 wrong, he shall forthwith communicate the fact to the Sergeant of 
 the Guard, who will then call the attention of the Turnkey on night 
 duty, to the circumstance, or make further examination into the 
 cause, as the nature of the case may require. 
 
 8. The members of the Gaol Guard, shall use their best endea- 
 vours to acquire a correct knowledge of their duties and to discharge 
 them in an orderly, soldierlike and efficient manner. They sfajill 
 keep their arms, ammunition an(l accoutrements in perfect order, 
 and ready for use at a moment's notice. They shall suffer nothing 
 to pass prejudicial to the interests of the prison, or in any way de- 
 trimental to the safe custody, good management and proper disci- 
 pline of the prisoners ; but they shall promptly inform the Gaoler, 
 or his Assistant, of all matters or things that may at any time come 
 to their knowledge, in any way calculated to hinder the proper 
 management of every department of the prison, and the harmonioos 
 co-operation of all its Officers in the discharge of their common 
 duties. 
 
 9. Each Member of the Guard, shall be personally answerable 
 for the arms or other public property entrusted to him. No land 
 of intoxicating beverage shall be tolerated m the Guardroom, or 
 wit^n the precincts of the Gaol wall and premises. 
 
 
 (Signed,) , ^ A. M. DBUSLE, 
 
 ■^4'a/^;v..A^rvi- -'^-v '•^.-^- ^'-v :::.'>> '^'v:;,,^J Sheriff. 
 
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 Revised and approved by the undersigned Judges of Her Mftie/i- 
 ty's Court of Queen's Bench for Lower Canada * ^ 
 
 Montreal, 12th January, 1868. . 
 
 (Signed,) 
 
 T. C. AYLWIN, J. 
 C. MONDELET, J. 
 
 in my'^ce XyZ ^siL^^T'?.*. '^^PT of the original deposited 
 iecofd ^ Shenff of the Distinct of Montreal, and filed of 
 
 Office of the Clerk of the Crown, 
 Montreal, 14th January, 1868. 
 
 (Signed,) EDWARD CARTER, ' 
 
 ' , Clerk of the Orotvn, 
 
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EXTRACTS FROM THE "GENERAL RULES AND 
 REGUIATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE 
 ,; COMMON GAOLS OF CANADA," ,, 
 
 Made by the Board of Prison laspectors, under the provisions of Chap. 110,. 
 Sect. 22, of the Consolidated Statutes of Canada. 
 
 14. The personal cleanliness of the prisoners shall be strictly 
 enforced ; for this purpose baths should be used, and the hair and 
 beard of the prisoners should be kept moderately short. 
 
 15. Ever^ prisoner shall be provided with a separate bed, a mat- 
 trass or palhasse, a pillow, sheets, and a sufficient supply of blan- 
 kets, a piggin for water, a night-bucket, and the articles indispen- 
 sably necessary for the table. All these articles shall be of the 
 pattern used in the Provincial Penitentiary. Every prisoner should 
 have a comb for himself, and be suppUed with soap and towels. 
 
 16. Suitable dresses, of the material, colour, and pattern, as 
 nearly as possible, prescribed for that purpose by the Board, (spe- 
 cimens of which may be seen at the Provincial Penitentiary,) shall 
 be supplied to and used by all convicted prisoners, (save those 
 who are heremafter specially excepted.) The prison dresses shall 
 also be supplied to, and used by, all other prisoners, including 
 debtors, whose own clothing shall be insufficient for decency or 
 unfit for use. 
 
 DIETARIES FOR PRISONERS IN THE COMMON GAOLS 
 
 IN CANADA. 
 
 17. All prisoners shall be allowed at their meals as much good 
 water and ^t as they choose. The prison dietaries may be divided 
 into the following categories : 
 
 Class I. 
 
 C<mvicted pruoneri confined for any titne not exoeediny 14 days. 
 
 Males. Females. 
 
 Brea^ast . . 1 pint of oatmeal gruel, 6 oz. of bread, . . Same as Males. 
 
 Dinner. . . .12 oz. of bread 6 oz. of bread. 
 
 . . . Same bs breakfast As breakfast. 
 
 All prisoners to have in addition 1 pint of soup at dinner twice 
 per week. — Those at hard labor to have 1 pint of soup at dinner 
 four times per week. 
 
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 Class II. 
 
 Convicted prUonera not employed at hard labour for periods erceed- 
 
 ing 14 days. 
 
 Males. Females. 
 
 BreaJ^ast 1 pint oatmeal gruel, 8 oz. bread . . 1 pint gruel, 
 
 6 oz. bread. 
 
 Dinner^ 2 days . . I pint of soup, 8 oz. bread 1 pint soup, 
 
 6 oz. bread. 
 
 j^ (5 oz. cooked moat, without \ 4 oz. cooked moat, with- 
 
 2 d^ '* I ^^^^^ ^ ^' ^road, J lb. of > out bone, 6 oz. bread, 
 *^^ ( potatoes. ) i lb. of potatoes. 
 
 jYj ( 8 OZ. bread, 1 lb. of pota- ^ 6 oz. bread, 1 lb. of po- 
 
 o J 'I toes, or a pint of gruel when > tatoes or 1 pint of gruel. 
 *y ' ( potatoes cannot be had. ) 
 
 Supper. I SaYnc as breakfast. | As breakfast. 
 
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 Class III. 
 
 Convicted prisoners employed at hard labour for any term exceeding 
 14 days, but not more than 6 weeks. 
 
 Malts. 
 
 Break- \ 1 pint oatmeal gruel, 8 oz. 
 fast. I bread. 
 
 1 pint'of soup, 8 oz. 
 of bread. 
 
 6 oz. of (ooked meat 
 without oone, 8 oz. 
 of bread, J lb. of po- 
 tatoes. 
 
 8 oz. of bread, 1 lb. 
 of potatoes, or 1 pint 
 of gruel when pota- 
 toes cannot be had. 
 
 Same as breakfast. 
 
 
 2 days. 
 
 3 days.f 
 
 2 days. 
 Supper. 
 
 Females. 
 
 1 pint oatmeal gruel, 6 
 oz. bread. 
 
 1 pint of soup, 6 oz. of 
 bread. 
 
 5 oz. of cooked meat 
 without bone, 6 oz. of 
 bread, i lb. of pota- 
 toes. 
 
 6 oz. of bread, 1 lb. 
 potatoes or 1 pint gruel 
 when potatoes cannot be 
 had. 
 
 I As breakfast. 
 
 * An iaterral of two days s'aould elapse between the days on which this diet 
 is i^ven. 
 t This diet should not be givoc on two consecatire days. 
 
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 Class IV. 
 
 Convicted priionern employtd at hard labour for any penod 
 
 exceeding 6 tveehfi. 
 
 Mftles. Females. 
 
 Break- 
 
 fiUt 
 
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 4 days. 
 1 day. 
 
 1 pint oatmeal gruel, 8 oz. | 1 pint gruel, 6 oz. of 
 of bread. j bread. 
 
 \ 1 pint of 8oup, 8 oz. I 1 pint of soup, 6 oz. of 
 
 of bread. \ bread. 
 
 6 02. of cooked meat \ 6 oz. of cooked meat 
 
 without bone, 8 oz. I without bone, 6 oz. of 
 
 of bread, \ lb. of po- [ bread, h lb. of pota- 
 
 tatoes. J toes. 
 
 8 oz. of bread, 1 lb. "^ G oz. of bread. 1 lb. 
 
 of potatoes or 1 pint [ potatoes or 1 pint gruel 
 
 gruel when potatoes j when potatoes cannot be 
 
 ^ cannot be had. J had. 
 
 Slipper. I Same as breakfast. | As breakfast. 
 
 Witnesses for the Crown and debtors should be placed on same 
 diet as class 3. 
 
 Unconvicted prisoners on same diet as class 2, while not working 
 at hard labour : — If they voluntarily work at hard labour, they 
 shall be placed on the same diet as class 4. 
 
 GENERAL RULES RESPECTING THE DIETARIES. 
 
 The gruel should be made with 2 oz. of oatmeal to a pint of 
 water : — Indian meal in the same quantities may be used instead of 
 oatmeal. 
 
 Milk may be used, where convenient mstead of gruel. 
 
 A beverage made with roasted pease or barley, may also be used 
 twice or thrice a week instead of gruel at breakfast : — bat when 
 this beverage is used, 2 oz. more of bread should be added. 
 
 Cocoa made with 1^ oz. of nibs or beans to a pint of water, may 
 be advantageously used once or twice a week instead of gruel, at 
 breakfast, specially during the winter. 
 
 The soup should contain 3 oz. of cooked meat, without bone : — 
 the usual quantities of vegetables, with pepper and salt. 
 
 When pork is given at dinner, 1 oz. less than the quantity of 
 meat above prescribed should be given : — fish may be substitued 
 for meat once or twice a week, but 2 oz. of fish should be allowed 
 over the allowance of meat. 
 
 * This diet should not be giren on more than two consecutive days in anj 
 iveek. 
 
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 The oatmeal or Indian meal, and the coffee or cocoa maj be 
 8?Feetened with molasses. 
 
 Carrots and parsnips may bo occasionally substituted for potatoes. 
 
 Boys under 14 years of age should have the same allowance of 
 food as the women. 
 
 In case of sickness the regulation of the diet of the prisoners 
 shall be left exclusively in the hands of the medical oflScer of the 
 prison. 
 
 19. Every prisoner should have a separate coll. There are two 
 kinds of cells, — simple night cells, and day and night cells. The 
 former class of cells are intended for prisoners who are kept in 
 their cells during the night only, and the latter (which are larger 
 than the former) are intended for prisoners who are confined in 
 their colls continuously both day and night. 
 
 20. The prisoners when inside the pnson walls should always be 
 locked up, either in their cells or in the day-rooms ; and an officer 
 of the pnson should be always at or near the principal door of the 
 prison, particularly when any other officer is obliged to go into the 
 day-rooms, in order that he may be at hand if required to help 
 such other officer. 
 
 23. Debtors, and prisoners committed for contempt of court, 
 witnesses for the crcwn, and persons convicted of a misdemeanor 
 of a political character, will form a distinct class, and shall not be 
 obliged to wear the prison dress. They shall also be permitted to 
 purchase or receive from persons outside, clothing, bedding, and 
 food (excepting wine or fermented or spirituous liquors), subject 
 alwi^s to the rules and regulations of the Prison. 
 
 27. In addition to the foregoing classification, all the prisoners 
 may bo divided into two principal categories, viz., 1st, Those who 
 are always in separate confinement; 2ndly, Those who are to- 
 gether during the day, but separated during the night. 
 
 28. The former of these two principal categories should include 
 generally the best and the worst prisoners in the Gaol. The best 
 are to be kept in separate confinement in order that they may 
 not be contaminated ; and the worst, In order that they may not 
 contaminate others. As a general rule, juveniles and persons 
 arrested on a first charge, should be considered as among the best ; 
 and should, consequently, be kept constantly in separate confine- 
 ment. 
 
 30. Labour is compulsory on all prisoners who are sentenced to 
 hard labour : it will be optional for all other prisoners. These 
 latter the Gaoler should invite to hard labour, with a view alike to 
 their reformation and their health. 
 
 31. The kinds of labour on which the prisoners should be em- 
 ployed will be determined, according to circumstances, by the 
 Sheriff and Keeper of the Gaol. 
 
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 32. The Sheriff and the Keeper of the Gaol shall also preBoribe 
 the hours fur work for males, for exercise, and for all other maUen 
 connected with the daily routine of the Prison. 
 
 38. The pnnishmenta allowed in tho Prison fo breaches of 
 j^rison discipline shall be: 1, The hard !'.>(1 (but with proper oot- 
 ering) for an indefinite time ; 2, Bread -md water diet for a period 
 of not more than five consecutive (h.y» : ;i, The dark cell ; 4, The 
 chain. 
 
 These punislnn >nts shall be inflicted by the Keeper only, or his 
 Deputy, and shuil be regularly entered in the Punishment Book. 
 
 84. The associated prisoners will not be prevented from talking 
 together ; but all loud talking and indecent language is prt-'liibited, 
 as is also all secret conversation among prisoners. 
 
 85. No spirituous or fermented liouors shall bi alk*wt ! 'ue pri- 
 soners, unless where specially prescnbcd by the Medi<^al Otticors. 
 
 No gambling shall be allowed in the Prii"^ii. ^u j uoking shall 
 be allowed in the Prison, e^'^ept to the sy>n( '1 class of prisoners 
 referred to in preceding rules. No iminoral or frivolous books 
 shall be allowed into the Prison. 
 
 36. Subject to the exceptiuns already made, prisoners will not 
 be allowed to keep any articles of personal property for their pri- 
 vate use in prison, exoeft such books or other articles as may be 
 approved by their respobtive chaplains, or by the authorities of the 
 Prison, or such other matters as the Medical Officer may deem 
 proper or necessary for them. 
 
 37. A.11 prisoners will be penuitted to read (within the hours 
 prepcr'.l^cd by the rules for that purpose) books supplied from the 
 Prison Library, or by the friends of the prisoners, or by benevo- 
 lent persons, and approved of by their respective chaplains. 
 
 38. All trafficking among prisoners, either as to their rations or 
 work, is forbidden. Any inequalities either as to food or work of 
 prisoners should be remedied by the Keeper of the Prison, in the 
 exercise of the discretion allowed him in such matters. 
 
 40. Every prisoner on his admission into the prison, shall (if it 
 be necessary) be thoroughly washed and cleaned. In cases where 
 the rules require it, he shall then be dressed in the Gaol clothing 
 His own apparel and the oiliei articles on his person shall then k; 
 carefully collected, clean« L arr-^ , i^ away * . aome safe place, witii 
 a view to their being rei . a; to jhe prisoner on his leaving the 
 Prison. And the Keeper of the Gaol shall provide a special book 
 in which he shall enter a list of the articles belon^g to each pri- 
 soner on his reception in the Prison ; and their delivery to the fm- 
 soner on his depiurture from the prison should be duly certified ii 
 this book.