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as shall be in irons, at least twice every day,
viz., every morning before going to work, and
at night before they are locked up.

46. The most exact order and cleanliness is
    to be enforced by the Gaoler. Every turnkey
    or officer on duty is to report to the Gaoler
    every defect or neglect connected with the
    Prison.

47. The Gaoler shall be particularly atten-
    tive to see that all tools, ladders, and imple-
    ments, shall be kept securely locked up except
    when in actual use; and he is required to keep
    an exact account of all such, and at least daily
    see that the list is correct.

48. Upon the occasion of any irregularity
    or breach of discipline by any prisoner, the
    Gaoler is to report the same forthwith to the
    Sheriff or a Visiting Justice.

49. The Gaoler will have power in case of
    attempted escape or flagrant breach of any of
    these rules, to place at once in close confine-
    ment, and in irons, if necessary, the prisoner or
    prisoners so offending: Provided always that
    the same shall be reported by him within
    twenty-four hours to the Sheriff or a Visiting
    Justice, by whom the matter shall be investi-
    gated and dealt with.

50. No officer of the Gaol shall strike
    (unless in self-defence), or shall ill-treat a
    prisoner.

51. No officer of the Gaol shall receive
    visitors inside the Gaol without permission
    from the Gaoler,

52. No officer of the Gaol shall sell or have
    any benefit or advantage from the sale of any
    article to any prisoner, nor have any pecuniary
    dealing or transaction whatever with a prisoner,
    or employ one in any way in a private
    capacity.

53. No officer of the Gaol shall receive
    either directly or indirectly any fee or gra-
    tuity either from contractors for the establish-
    ment, or from prisoners, or from any person
    visiting the Gaol.

54. Any officer of the Gaol seen in the
    prison in the in the least degree intoxicated, or
    seen gambling, will be immediately dismissed.

55. No officer of the Gaol is to converse
    with prisoners except in discharge of his duty.

56. Any officer of the Gaol from whose
    charge a prisoner shall escape, shall be sum-
    marily dismissed, if such escape shall have hap-
    pened through any default, neglect, or mis-
    management on the part of such officer.

57. In all cases of escape the officer in
    charge shall be liable for the costs of recap-
    ture or pursuit.

58. On an alarm being given, all guards and
    officers of the Gaol are to turn out fully armed
    to await the orders of the Gaoler.

Duties of Guard.

59. Soldiers or Constables on guard are
    not to hold any communication with prisoners,
    except on matters of discipline.

60. When on Guard they are never to be
    without arms, to consist of a musquet, bayonet,
    and pistol, with six rounds of ball cartridge.

61. When on guard they are not to allow
    any prisoner to approach nearer to them than
    ten paces, nor to permit any prisoner to go
    beyond the prescribed limits without the over-
    seer's order.

62. On any prisoner passing or attempting
    to pass the prescribed limits, it is the duty of
    the Guard to challenge him by his name, cal-
    ling out "stand prisoner," with the prisoner's
    name or number. On this challenge being
    repeated twice, and the prisoner neglecting or
    refusing to stand, then it shall be lawful for
    the guard or other officer to use his weapons,
    and in case of inability to prevent his escape
    by other means, to fire on the prisoner to pre-
    vent his escaping.

63. On the escape of any prisoner, the
    guard shall give an alarm, but on no account
    shall he leave the gang without the orders of
    the Gaoler.

64. Guards are justified in using their arms
    to prevent prisoners assaulting each other, or
    any other person.

65. The guard shall cause a sufficient sup-
    ply of fresh water to be kept near the prisoners
    for drink.

66. The guard of each gang shall receive
    from the Gaoler the number of the gang. He
    shall count the same at least every half hour.
    He shall report to the Gaoler any irregularity
    in the conduct of prisoners.

General Regulations.

67. Juvenile prisoners shall be confined in
    cells seperate and apart from adults, and all
    communications between such juvenile pri-
    soners and the other prisoners (except as here-
    inafter provided) shall, so far as the circum-
    stances of the Gaol will admit, be strictly pro-
    hibited.

68. Every adult prisoner of good conduct
    may, by instructions from the Sheriff or Visit-
    ing Justice, be allowed to devote one hour
    every day after his daily labour to self impro-
    vement, and for that purpose be supplied with
    such books as shall be approved by the Sheriff
    or a Visiting Justice.

69. Juvenile offenders shall devote two
    hours every day to learn some useful trade or
    to read and write, and for that purpose the
    Sheriff or Visiting Justice may appoint some
    prisoner of good conduct and sufficient acquire-
    ments to teach them; and neglect or inatten-
    tion on their part to such instructions shall
    subject them to punishment,

70. No prisoner shall be allowed to visit or
    go into any cell other than that in which he
    sleeps.

71. Nor shall he hold intercourse with
    others than the officers of the Gaol without
    permission.

72. No singing, loud conversation, or angry
    expressions, or noises will be allowed; games
    and amusements of all kinds are strictly for-
    bidden.

73. The most strict subordination and obe-
    dience to the Gaoler and the officers of the
    Gaol shall be enforced.