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ANNO REGNI DECIMO NONO Cap.74.

couragements on such of the said Offenders as shall appear the most diligent and meritorious, by giving them a small Part of the Profits of their daily or weekly Earnings, to be properly applied for the Use and Benefit of themselves or Families, or by permitting them to work, during the Intervals of their stated Labour, for the like Use and Benefit.

Governor impowered to hear Complaints of certain Offences, and to punish the Offenders.

46. And be it further enacted, That the Governor of each of such Penitentiary Houses shall have Power to hear all Complaints touching any of the following Offences; that is to say, Disobedience of any of the Orders of the House; Assaults by One Person confined in Such House upon another, when no dangerous Wound or Bruise is given; profane Cursing and Swearing, or indecent Behaviour; Absence from Chapel, or irreverent Behaviour there; and Idleness or Negligence in Work, or wilful Mismanagement of it; all which are declared to be Offences by this Act; and the said Governor may examine any Persons touching such Offences, and may determine thereupon, and punish such Offences, either by moderate Whipping, or by ordering the Offenders to close Confinement in the Dungeons of such House, and by keeping them upon Bread and Water only, for any Term not exceeding Three Days.

Enormous Offenders to be confined by the Governor, and reported to the Committee at their next Meeting.

47. And be it further enacted, That if any Offender who shall be committed to any such Penitentiary House shall, during the Term for which he shall be so Committed, be guilty of any Offence which the Governor of such House is not hereby authorized to punish, or for which the Punishment which such Governor is hereby authorized to inflict shall by such Governor be deemed not sufficient, by reason of the Enormity of the Offence, or the Repetition thereof, such Governor may, and he is hereby required to confine such Offender, either in his or her own Lodging-room, or in One of the Dungeons belonging to such House, till the next Meeting of the said Committee, and shall then report such Offence, with the Nature and particular Circumstances thereof, and the Name of the Offender, to the said Committee; and such Committee shall have Power to enquire of, upon Oath, and determine

Committee to enquire concerning such

Identifier: | JB/116/650/034 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 116.
Date_1	1779	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	116	Main Headings	panopticon versus new south wales
Folio number	650	Info in main headings field
Image	034	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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