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Cap.74. GEORGII III. REGIS
Offences, and to punish the Offenders.
mine concerning all such Offences so reported to them as aforesaid, and shall order such Offenders to be punished, either by moderate Whipping, or repeated Whippings, by close Confinement in One of the Dungeons, with Bread and Water only for Sustenance, for any Term not exceeding One Month, or by removing such Offenders, if ranked in the Second or Third Class, into any prior Class, or by any or all of such Punishments; and in case of Removal into any prior Class, the Offender shall, from the Time of making such Order of Removal, go through such prior Class, and also the subsequent Classes, in the same Manner as under his or her original Commitment, and for such additional Time as such Committee shall think proper to order, so as the whole Time of Confinement, to be computed from such Order of Removal into such prior Class, to the final Discharge of the Offender, shall not exceed the original Term for which he or she was committed.
48 And be it further enacted, That whenever by this Act the said Committee, or any Two of them, are impowered or directed to make any Enquiry, or receive any Proof upon Oath, any One of the said Committee is hereby authorised to tender and administer such Oath; and any Two of the said Committee may summon, or cause to be summoned, such Witnesses as they shall think meet, to appear and give Evidence before them; and if any Person, being duly summoned, shall refuse or neglect to appear, or being present, and competent to be a Witness, shall refuse to be sworn, or being sworn, shall refuse to give Evidence, such Person shall forfeit any Sum not less than Twenty Shillings, or more than Ten Pounds, at the Direction of the said Committee.
Any One of the Committee may administer an Oat, &c.
Penalty on Persons summoned who shall refuse to appear, &c.
49 And be it further enacted, That if the said Committee shall at any Time observe, or be satisfactorily informed, of any extraordinary Diligence or Merit in any of the Offenders under their Inspection, they shall report the same to the Justices of Dyer and Terminer, and Gaol Delivery, or Great Session, at their next or any subsequent Session to be holden for the County in which such Offender was convicted; and such Justices, if the Offender shall be Committed for a certain Term of Months or Committee to report to the Judges at the next Assizes all Offenders who shall manifest extraordinary Diligence or Merit; Who may shorten their Time of Confinement, c&.
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panopticon versus new south wales |
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