The Police Prisons Act 1905 (SA)

ANNO QUINTO

EDWARDI V11 REGIS.

No. 884.

An Act to provide for the establishment of Police

Prisons.

[Assented to, December pth, 1905.1

E it Enacted by the Governor of the State of South Australia,

follows:	B with the advice and consent of the Parliament thereof, as
and, so far as is consistent with the tenor thereof, shall be read and poration. I, This Act may be cited as "The Police Prisons Act, 1905," shorttitleand incor-
construed and incorporated as one with the Prison Act, 1869."
ment Gazette, appoint any Police Station, and any premises thereunto p o g o Prisons. 2, The Governor may, by proclamation published in the G o v m h p intment of
appertaining, to be a Police Prison; and appoint such and so many superior officers thereof as he may deem necessary: and the Sheriff, with the approval of the Chief Secretary, may appoint or remove such and so many subordinate officers thereof as he may deem necessary.

prisoners confined in any Police Prison shall be deemed to be in the custody of the Sheriff. 6. The

3, In all cases in which any properly constituted Court shall, by power c o u ~

virtue of powers conferred by law, award imprisonment for any term ~ ~ ~ t ~ ~ O ~ ~ t

not exceeding one month, it shall be lawful for such Court, if it n-~t	Police Prison.
shall think fit, to direct that such imprisonment shall, in lieu of being carried out at the nearest gaol or prison, be carried out at the nearest Police Prison.

A11 Police Prisons shall be under the charge, care, and direction of the Sheriff, subject to the control ot the Governor; and all B henff. Police w o r n to be

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2 5" EDWARDI VII, No. 884.

The Police Prisons Act.-1905.

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Regulations.	5, The Governor may make regulations providing for the govern- ment of Police Prisons, the employment of prisoners, the duties of officers, and generally for the proper management and control of Police Prisons.
Puni~hment
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for 6, Any person legally imprisoned in a Police Prison for any

Priaon. crime who shall escape, or attempt to escape from such Prison or the premises thereunto appertaining, or from the custody of any officer or officers of such Prison, and being lawfully convicted thereof, shall be liable to imprisonment with hard labor for any period not exceeding two years.

In the name and on behalf of His Majesty, I hereby assent to

this Bill.

GEORGE R. LE HUNTE, Governor:

Addaide : By authority, C. E. BBXIITOW, Government Printer, North T e r m.