702 INDEX TO THE STATUTES. Prison, Scotland— cont. Expenses of maintenance of prisons and prisoners to be defrayed out of public funds ; termination of obligation of counties and burghs to maintain prisons, or provide prison accommodation - - - - - 40 & 41 Vict. c. 53. ss. 4, 17, 30, 70. Transfer to Secretary of State of prisons belonging to prison authorities, and of powers of appointment of officers, control and custody of prisoners, and powers as to prisons and prisoners exerciseable by managers of general prison at Perth, and prison authorities 40 & 41 Vict. c. 63. ss. 5, 69, 71. Legal estate in prisons vested in Prison Commissioners - 40 & 41 Vict. c. 53. s. 57. Payment by prison authorities to Exchequer for deficiency in prison accommodation ; compensation to authorities for accommodation provided for prisoners of other autho- rities ; payment for excess of prison accommodation ; provisions as to uncompleted prisons 40 & 41 Vict. c. 53. ss. 18-20. Power of authorities to erect new prisons, to be transferred to Secretary of State ; re- vesting of old prisons in authorities ; sale, and application of proceeds 40&41 Vict, c.53.8. 21. Saving of rights of creditors of prison authorities ; determination of contracts between authorities ; provision for payment of debts of authorities, and as to continuing contracts 40 & 41 Vict. c. 53. ss. 22-25. Application of balance of assessments due to prison authorities 40 & 41 Vict. c. 53. s: 26. Discontinuance of prisons ; sale, and application of proceeds ; power of commissioners of supply and burgh magistrates to purchase - - 40 & 41 Vict. c. 53. ss. 39, 40. Power of authorities and Secretary of State to compromise or refer to arbitration 40 & 41 Vict. c. 53. s. 68. Power of commissioners of supply and burgh magistrates to borrow, on security of assess- ments, for payments to Exchequer, erection of new prisons, or repurchase of discon- tinued prisons ; power of Public Works Loan Commissioners to lend 40 & 41 Vict. c. 53. ss. 18, 21, 40, 55, 56. „ in case of prisons in Orkney and Zetland 40 & 41 Vict. c. 53. s. 24. Rules for prisons ; continuance and alteration of rules made under 23 & 24 Vict, c. 105 ; construction of enactments referring to rules so made ; proof of rules 40 & 41 Vict. c. 53. ss. 6, 58 Appointment and incorporation of Prison Commissioners ; power to acquire and hold lands ; appointment of inspectors and officers 40 & 41 Vict. c. 53. ss. 7-9, 54, 64-66. Duties of Commissioners, as to appointment of subordinate officers of prisons, contracts for maintenance of prisons and prisoners, visitation, inspection, and regulation of prisons ; exercise by Commissioners of powers of prison authorities 40 & 41 Vict. c. 53. ss. 10, 54. Commissioners to be Judicial Statistics Department - - 40 & 41 Vict. c. 53. s. 66, Reports by Commissioners ; reports as to manufacturing processes in prisons ; returns of punishments inflicted - - - - - 40 & 41 Vict. c. 53. ss. 11-13. Appointment, powers, and duties of visiting committees of commissioners of supply, justices, and burgh magistrates ; visits to prisons by sheriffs and justices 40 & 41 Vict. c. 53. ss. 14-16. Appointment of prisons for confinement of prisoners before and during trial ; appropriation of prisons for convicted criminals, and for civil prisoners ; commitment, removal, legal custody, and conveyance of prisoners - - 40 & 41 Vict. c. 53. ss. 27^32, 70, 71. Prisoners under Emplovers ana Workmen's Act, 1875 (see Imprisonment ; Master and Servant, 1) to be deemed civil prisoners - - - 40 & 41 Vict. c. 53. s. 71. Legalisation of police cells as places of detention for short periods 40 & 41 Vict. c. 53. s. 30 Appointment of prisons as prisons for counties or burghs; saving of jurisdiction of sheriffs, magistrates, justices, &c. - - - - 40 & 41 Vict. c. 53. s. 37. Jurisdiction as to prisoners under sentence of death - - 40 & 41 Vict. c. 53. s. 38. Status and duties of existing officers in office of managers of general prison at Perth, and in prisons ; superannuation, and compensation on abolition of office 40 & 41 Vict. c. 53. ss. 41, 42, 59, 60. Appointment and duties of governors, matrons, medical officers, chaplains, and subordinate officers (see also Prison) - - - 40 & 41 Vict. c. 53. ss. 5, 6, 10, 49, 51, 52. Treatment of prisoners. See above; and Prisoner, S. Proof of rules of Secretary of State ; rules to be laid before Parliament 41 & 41 Vict. c. 53. s. 58. Repeal of inconsistent enactments - - - -40&41 Vict. c. 53. s. 58. Levy of assessments directed to be levied under 23 & 24 Vict. c. 105. See Assessment, S. See also Prison ; and Clackmannan ; Lunatic, S. ; Prisoner, S. Prison, Ireland. Exchange and sale of ground occupied by old, and prescription for title 48 Geo. 3. c. 1 13. Abolition of fees in- - - - - -1&2 Geo. 4. c. 77. 7 Geo. 4. c. 77. ss. 136, 137.
