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Cap.74. GEORGII III. REGIS. 141
tiary Houses for the Offenders to walk in and air themselves
secured, in which, and on the Top of such House, if the Building will admit such a Convenience, the Offenders ordered to be confined in such House shall be permitted to walk and air themselves, for such stated Time as their Health may require, and the Governors shall respectively permit; and if proper Employment can be found, such Offenders may also be permitted to work in such Yards instead of their Lodging-rooms or Work-rooms; but such airing or working in such Yards shall never be permitted unless in the Presence or within the View of the Governor or Task-master, or some of their Servants or Assistants.
Offenders, when sick, to be visited by the Surgeon, and, if necessary, to be sent to the Infirmary
44. And be it further enacted, That in case any such Offender shall appear to be sick, he or she shall be visited by he Surgeon or Apothecary attending such House, and if the Sickness be found to be real, the said Surgeon or Apothecary shall report the same to the Governor; who shall, if the Sickness be of such a Nature as to require it, order such Offender to be sent to the Infirmary belonging to such house, and to be entered in a Book to be kept for that Purpose as sick; and when such Offender shall have so far his or her Health, as that the said Surgeon or Apothecary shall judge him or her in a proper Condition to quit the Infirmary, and to return to his or her Employment, and the said Apothecary shall so report, the said Governor shall order such Offender to be brought back to his or her Lodging-room, and to be again employed in Labour, so far as shall be consistent with the Health of such Offender.
Two of the Committee to each attend at each Penitentiary House every Fortnight, when they shall see the Offenders, and inspect the Accounts of the Governor and Store-keepers, &c.
45. And be it further enacted,That the said Committee, or any Two of them, shall attend at each of the said Penitentiary Houses Once at least in every Fortnight; and on every such Attendance shall examine the State of such House, and shall see every Offender confined there, and not disabled by Sickness; and shall inspect the Accounts of the Governor and Storekeepers, and also examine the Conduct and Management of such House, and the Behaviour of the Officers thereof, and of the Offenders confined therein; and the said Committee are hereby authorized and impowered to confer Rewards and Encouragements.
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