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<p>And whereas all manner of crimes might<lb/> | |||
<del>be with impunity</del> be <del>a</del> committed <del>and injuries</del> <add>with assurance</add><lb/> | |||
<del>inflicted</del> <add>of impunity</add> by and <del>upon</del> against the <del>members of the</del> <add>said Prisoners as well in<lb/> | |||
the</add> Metasylum <add>as <del>any where</del> elsewhere</add> if their testimony were known to be inadmissible [<hi rend="underline">And whereas</hi> the <add>single</add> examination of a Pauper<lb/> | |||
is the ordinary mode of ascertaining the settlement<lb/> | |||
of such Pauper <add>and his family and is <del>frequently</del> in many instances the only mode practicable</add> And whereas upon the<lb/> | |||
reception of a Prisoner into the Penitentiary House<lb/> | |||
there may be <del>occasion to</del> <add>a necessity of</add> ascertaining the settlement<lb/> | |||
<add>of his family</add> for <del>the</del> purposes herein after mentioned] <hi rend="underline">And Whereas</hi><lb/> | |||
the testimony of any felon convict <del>when</del> <add>who has been</add> stigmatised<lb/> | |||
by burning <del>was</del> <add><del>him</del> is</add> held to be admissible <hi rend="underline">And <lb/> | |||
Whereas</hi> before conviction of felony the evidence<lb/> | |||
of known <add>and declared</add> accomplices in the same is constantly<lb/> | |||
admitted Be it enacted that upon the reception<lb/> | |||
of any felon or other convict into the Panopticon<lb/> | |||
Penitentiary House and for ever aforesaid his<lb/> | |||
testimony shall in all cases be held to be competent<lb/> | |||
and admissible (saving such observations with<lb/> | |||
regard to his credibility as the particular circumstances<lb/> | |||
of his offence and character may warrant)<lb/> | |||
any law or rule or notion of law to the contrary<lb/> | |||
notwithstanding.</p> | |||
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And whereas all manner of crimes might
be with impunity be a committed and injuries with assurance
inflicted of impunity by and upon against the members of the said Prisoners as well in
the Metasylum as any where elsewhere if their testimony were known to be inadmissible [And whereas the single examination of a Pauper
is the ordinary mode of ascertaining the settlement
of such Pauper and his family and is frequently in many instances the only mode practicable And whereas upon the
reception of a Prisoner into the Penitentiary House
there may be occasion to a necessity of ascertaining the settlement
of his family for the purposes herein after mentioned] And Whereas
the testimony of any felon convict when who has been stigmatised
by burning was him is held to be admissible And
Whereas before conviction of felony the evidence
of known and declared accomplices in the same is constantly
admitted Be it enacted that upon the reception
of any felon or other convict into the Panopticon
Penitentiary House and for ever aforesaid his
testimony shall in all cases be held to be competent
and admissible (saving such observations with
regard to his credibility as the particular circumstances
of his offence and character may warrant)
any law or rule or notion of law to the contrary
notwithstanding.
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