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1. Contents. Panopticon Bill.

Governor's Checks.

1
Governor — his parochial
Report to the King's Bench.
p.1

2
— and examination.
p.2

3
So at any time, upon
Order or Warrant. p.2.

4
Others examinable then
others
as Witnesses.

5
Powers to the Court to may proceed
to View. p.3.

6
Governor may thereupon
be summarily convicted. p.3.

7.
— and suspended or removed.

8
On suspension, Trustees
to be appointed by the
Court. p.4.

9
On a notion, Governor
to be appointed by the
Crown. p.4.

10
Power to Justices of the
County Magistrates to
visit the Establishment.

11
But not the Manufacturing
Machinery or
Processes.p.6.

12
Regulations relative to
the formerly intended
Penitentiary House not
to extend to the present.
p.7.


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V. Vacation - Superintendence

1
Occasional Court
for superintending
the Governor's conduct
in the absence of the
Judges of the King's
Bench. p.1.

2
Power to the Crown
or to the King's Bench
to may make a different
appointment. p.1.

3.
Powers of the Court.
p.2.

4
Appeal to the King's
Bench. p.2.

5.
A — from the King's
Bench to the House
of Lords. p.2.

6.
No evidence to be received
above, that for
which admittance

could have been obtained
below. p.3.

7.
For frivolous Appeal
to the Lords, punishment
as for Contempt.
p.3.


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VI. Requiem Superannuation Annuities.

1 [C.1.]
Requirem Superannuation Annuity
Grant to have the effect
of a Bond to ten
times the annual
sum. p.1.

2.
— may be on paper &c
unstampt p.1

3
— Not to be alienable. p.2

34
— But p forfeitable. p.2.

5
Triplicates to be executed:
viz: for
1. The Annuitant.
2. The Governor Penitentiary
House
3. The Court of King's
Bench. p.2.

6.
Annuity — Fixed to
continue in the hands
of Jeremy Bentham —
subject to the superintendency
of the Courts.
p.3.

7.
Power to him to settle
make settlement of it
by Deed or Will — and
in his default to the
Courts. p.3.

8
Annuity-moneys to
be paid in course at
the Penitentiary-House
and by the Governor for
the time being saving his recourse
against private Representations.
p.3. of
former Governors. p.3.

9.
annuity-money
payable by
weekly or other instalments.
p.4.


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VI. Requirem Superannuation Annuities.

10 [C.2][C.3.]
Annuity-money payable,
for the accommodation
of distant Annuitants,
through the
medium of the Post Office.
p.6.

11 12 [C.2.][C.3.]
Blank Petitions for
Remittance from for the Annuitant
with Blank
Identity Certificates
from a Country Post-Master
to be provided
by the Governor. p.6

12
Post-master on application
of the Annuitant
to transmitt such
Pe
to the Governor by
Post such Petition
and Certificate filled
up. p.7.

13 [C.4.]
Governor to pay in
the Annuity-money
to the Post-Office, taking
a Receipt. p.7.

14. [C.5.][C.6]
— Sending an Instruction
for the payment,
to be backed by order
from the Office. p.8.

15. [C.7.]
Postmaster to pay the
money accordingly,
deducting his fee. p.8.

16. [C.7.]
Triplicates of the Receipt
to be taken: viz: for
1. The Postmaster.
2. The Governor.
3. The Post-Office.


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VII. Post-liberation Options

1
Options to be given to
Penitentiary-men on
discharge — viz:
1. Metasylum
2. Wardship under
Friendly Guardian.
3. King's Land-Service.
4. King's Sea-Service.
5. E. India Company's
Service. p.1

2
Time, information
and means of correspondence,
for making the purpose of
such election, to be
allowed. p.1.

3
Before the opening erection
of the Metasylum
timely notice of such election to be given
the Governor that he
may prepare room
accordingly. p.5.

4
In default of election,
Prisoner bound to the
Metasylum for a year.
p. 56

5.
Guardian's consent
to be signified in time.
p.6

6
Provision for substitution
of Guardians in
case of death or insufficiency.
p.6.

7
Prisoner, on the expiration
of his term
to be delivered in
charge, according to his
Election. p.7.

8
Prisoner bound to the
Metasylum, on the
insufficiency or non-appearance
of the
Guardian p.8.

8 9
— or on non-appearance
or of the Kings or
Company's Officer. p

10
Power to the Governor,
to relinquish his right
in that behalf. p.8.

11
Prisoner inlifting, to have a
certificate of discharge and inlistment
Governor keeping a copy. p.8.



Identifier: | JB/124/001/003
"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 124.

Date_1

Marginal Summary Numbering

1-4, 1-13, 1-18, 1-12, 1-7, 1-16, 1-10

Box

124

Main Headings

panopticon

Folio number

001

Info in main headings field

panopticon bill contents i

Image

003

Titles

sections / general preamble / contract / purchase of land / governor's checks / vacation superindence / superannuation annuities / post-liberation options

Category

marginal summary sheet

Number of Pages

3

Recto/Verso

recto

Page Numbering

Penner

jeremy bentham

Watermarks

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Paper Producer

Corrections

Paper Produced in Year

Notes public

ID Number

41690

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