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1414 ANNO REGNI DECIMO NONO Cap.74.

The Doors to be locked and the Lights extinguished, every Night at Nine.

son or Persons as shall be authorised by Order of any Two of the Committee aforesaid, shall be permitted to go at any Time into such Lodging-rooms, or to see or converse with the Offenders; and every Night in the Year the Doors of all such Lodging-rooms shall be locked, and all Lights therein extinguished, after the Hour of Nine; and a Watchman shall patrole each of such Penitentiary Houses at least Twice in every Hour during the Night, and until Return of the Time of Labour in the Morning or the next Day.

Justices for the County may inspect the Penitentiary Houses, &c. at all seasonable Times.

41. Provided always, That it shall and may be lawful for any Justice or Justices of the Peace, acting for the County or Place wherein such Penitentiary Houses, or Places of Confinement, to be provided in pursuance of this Act. shall be situated, at all reasonable Times, to visit and inspect every Part of such Penitentiary Houses, or Places of Confinement, in order to make Report to the Quarter Sessions, or give Notice to the Inspection, herein-after mentioned, of any Abuse or Mismanagement which he or they may observe therein.

Chaplain to read Morning and Evening Prayers, and preach Two Sermons, every Sunday, &c.

42. And it be further enacted, That the Chaplain shall read Morning and Evening Prayers, in the Chapel of each such Penitentiary Houses, and preach a Sermon both Morning and Afternoon, on every Sunday in the Year, and also on every Christmas-day and Good Friday; and all the Offenders confined in such House, who shall not be disabled by Illness, shall attend the said Prayers and Sermons, which shall also be attended by the resident Officers, and by the Servants of such House, or such of them as can be spared from their several Employments, and to visit the Offenders, with the Governor's Leave. and shall not be prevented by Illness; and the said Chaplain shall visit, with the Leave of the Governor, any of the Offenders, either sick or in Health, that may desire or stand in Need of his spiritual Advice and Assistance, provided that such Visitation, to such of the Offenders as shall be in health, shall not interfere with their stated Hours of Labour.

Large Yards, properly secured, to be adjoining to the Peniten-

43. And be it further enacted, That there shall be, adjoining to eat of such Penitentiary Houses, One or more large and airy Yards or Places, inclosed and properly secured,

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Date_1	1779	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	116	Main Headings	panopticon versus new south wales
Folio number	650	Info in main headings field
Image	032	Titles
Category	printed material	Number of Pages
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	(1387-1428)
Penner		Watermarks
Marginals		Paper Producer
Corrections	jeremy bentham	Paper Produced in Year
Notes public	enclosed within a wrapper and annotated by bentham	ID Number	38183
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