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Panopticon Bill Metasylum

Art. 4. When any Metasylum man or woman
4
-- and after three such
certificates running,
declarations of absolute
emancipation --

has obtained for three years without interruption three such
certificates of good-behaviour as aforesaid, the Governor may
at any time at his discretion annex to such Certificates a
Declaration of absolute emancipation or discharge, which
may be according to the Form marked [E. 3.] and of
which the effect shall be that such certificated person
shall no longer be bound to make up any such election
as aforesaid.

Art. 5. Notwithstanding such emancipation
5
-- their right to the
Metasylum remaining --

the emancipated person's right of being engaged in the
Metasylum from year to year shall continue.

Art. 6. Also the Governor's Bondsmanship
6
-- also the Governor's
Bondsmanship --

for him or her in respect of Post-liberation Felonies:
and that although no such engagement in the Metasylum
should have taken place.

Art. 7. In respect to women, the Governor may
7
Governor may emancipate
a woman from the
metasylum, in consideration
of her marriage --

at any time at his discretion remitt to a Penitentiary
or Metasylum Woman already married her obligation
to serve in the Metasylum: so also to a single woman,
upon or after her marriage.

Art. 8. But the right of every such woman
8
-- her right thereto
remaining subject to the
husband's consent --

to be provided for therein shall revive at any time with
the consent of her husband: and at any rate upon her
becoming a widow.

Art. 9.




Identifier: | JB/119/223/001
"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 119.

Date_1

Marginal Summary Numbering

4-10

Box

119

Main Headings

panopticon

Folio number

223

Info in main headings field

panopticon bill

Image

001

Titles

Category

copy/fair copy sheet

Number of Pages

4

Recto/Verso

recto

Page Numbering

d5 / d6 / d7 / d8

Penner

Watermarks

Marginals

Paper Producer

Corrections

Paper Produced in Year

Notes public

ID Number

39734

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