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Original Panopticon Bill No 1
containing Sect. I, II, & III being the Sections
superseded by the present Penitentiary Bill before the House

Contents II. Panopticon Bill.
XI. Escape.

10
Punishment for unlawful
obsculation from
Metasylum service. p.9

11
— for accessaryship there.
p.9.

12
— for desertion from the
Metasylum. p.10.

13
— for accessaryship thereto.
p.11

14
besides indemnification
— money for subsequent
felonies committed
by the Deserter. p.11.

15
Person marked, not having
proper certificates, committal
as fugitives or
deserters. p.13.

16
Spare copies, against accident,
to be lodged in
proper hands. p.14.

17
Quondam Prisoner, assuming
a false name, to suffer
as for desertion. p.15

18
— and accessories accordingly. p.16.

19.
Quondam Prisoner, charg'd
with escape or desertion, to
be convey'd to the Penitentiary
House. p.19

20
— as felons, or as vagrants
are, by a Special Constable
for the journey. p.9

21
— at Governor's expence
p.19.

22.
So if, with any other offence,
if arrested in the
County where the Penitentiary
House is. p.20

23
— or if in any other County,
if such conveyance will
not encrease the expence of
Trial or the Governor undertakes
for it.
p.20.

24.
Trial at the Sessions. p.21

25
— unless otherwise ordered
by the King's Bench. p.21.


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XI. Escape.

26
Person erroneously bought
as a fugitive or deserter,
dischargeable instanter.
p.22.

27
Any one compellable to
shew whether he is marked.
p.23

28
Penalty for
rash or
malicious compulsion.
p.25.

29.
— Influences. p.26.

30
Offences here made felonies
to be treated as
such in respect of procedure.
p.27.

31
— but not in respect
of punishment. p.29.

XII. Felony — Indemnification-Money.

1
List of Penitentiary
Prisoners received to
be transmitted to every
Felony Court. p.1.

2
— to be continued every
Session by supplemental
lists. p.2

3.
So, of prisoners discharged,
with the
maximum payable
for each. p.3.

4
— wherefrom a Table
to be kept of Penitentiary
Prisoners Received Admissions
and Dischargeds
to be kept by each
Court. p.3.

5
Lists to be accompanied
by blank Receipts
to be filled up
and returned by
post. p.4.

6
Such transmission and
acknowledgment to be
enforced by each Court.
p.4.


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XII. Felony Indemnification-Money.

7
Damage, from the felony
of a person Prisoner marked,
to be found and
recorded. p.4.

8
Indemnification-money
how to be drawn
for upon the Governor,
and upon occasion
advanced. p.5.

9
Prisoner, having assumed
a false name,
may be proceeded against
eo nomine p.7.

10
Examining Magistrate
to give information, of
where a Prisoner is
found with a mark.
p.9.

11
— and in case of assumption
of a false
name, to proceed against
him eo nomine
p.10.

12.
Disputes between Governor
and payee of
an Indemnification-Draught
determinable
summarily by
King's Bench. p.


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XIII. Prisoners' Settlements

1
Parish to include pla
districts and individuals
chargeable. p.1.

2
Settlement not to be gained
by Metasylum service.
p.2.

3
To ascertain in time
the Settlements of Penitentiary
Prisoner's families,
Justices may
be deputed by Sessions
to take their examinations
in the Penitentiary
House. p.3.

4
Perjury if detec therein,
if detected instanter,
punishable with whipping
instanter. p.10.

5
— So the not answering.
p.10.

6.
Adjudication thereon
may be 1. peremptory
p.11.

7.
or 2. provisional, indicating
further evidence.
p.11.

8
Quadruplicates to be
made for.
1. The Parish charged.
2. Sessions of the County
where the Parish lies
3. Sessions departing.
4. Governor. p.14

9.
Adjudication conclusive,
unless further proceeded
against within
3 Months. p.p.14.

10
Parish charged may
petition Sessions for any
County where a witness
lives to depute a Justice
to take his supplemental
examination. p.15.

11
Sessions to depute
a neighbouring Justice accordingly. p.17.


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XIII. Prisoners' Settlements.

12
Examination to be
transmitted to the Parish
so petitioning. p.17

13
Parish to transmitt
copies —
1. to Governor
2. to Sessions of the
County where the
Penitentiary House
is. p.17.

14
— declaring thereupon
either
1. Acquiescence under
the adjudication
2 - Appeal — or
3. Procedure for further
examination.
p.18

15
Appeal to be to the next
Sessions of the County
where the Penitentiary
House is. p.18 unless
put off. p.18.

16
After further examination,
Appeal to be
to the next Sessions or
next but one, unless
time given by King's
Bench. p.19.

17
Sessions to receive no
evidence in the first instance
but the written
examinations. p.19.

18
But if not satisfied
therewith may engage
the parties to join in
a trial (with or without
a Jury) and
with the
benefit of
1. Viva voce evidence
from all parts of England.
2. — failing that, further
examinations.
3 — proper admissions
and permissions
4. production of papers
on oath. p.21

19
Appeal thence to
King's Bench.p.22




Identifier: | JB/124/002/003
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Date_1

Marginal Summary Numbering

12-18, 1-12, 1-21, 23, 24, 22, 1-4, 1-31, 1-12, 1-19

Box

124

Main Headings

panopticon

Folio number

002

Info in main headings field

panopticon bill contents ii

Image

003

Titles

post-liberation options / metasylum / friendly guardianship / identificatn marks / escape / felony-indemnification money / prisoners' settlements

Category

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Number of Pages

3

Recto/Verso

recto

Page Numbering

Penner

jeremy bentham

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Corrections

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41691

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