This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1865 Excerpt: ...hard labour, for any time not more than six calendar months, in addition to so much of the term for which he or she was originally sentenced as may then be unexpired. XXVIII.--And bo it enacted, that whenever it shall be deemed expedient it shall be lawful for the lord high admiral of the United Kingdom of Great ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1865 Excerpt: ...hard labour, for any time not more than six calendar months, in addition to so much of the term for which he or she was originally sentenced as may then be unexpired. XXVIII.--And bo it enacted, that whenever it shall be deemed expedient it shall be lawful for the lord high admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, or the commissioners for executing the office of lord high admiral for the time being, by any order in writing to be made for that purpose, under the hand of the said lord high admiral, or the hands of two or more of the commissioners aforesaid, and the seal of the office of admiralty, to change the place of confinement of any offender imprisoned or detained after sentence of a court.martial, and so from time to time as often as it shall be deemed requisite; and the gaoler or other person having the custody of such offender shall, immediately on the receipt of any such order, remove and convey such offender to the gaol, prison, or house of correction mentioned in the said order so to be made as aforesaid (for the charges of which removal and conveyance he shall be allowed a sum not exceeding one shilling per mile); and every gaoler or keeper of such lastmentioned gaol or house of correction shall thereupon, and upon being furnished with a copy of the sentence of confinement and of such order of removal, (such copies respectively to be attested by the secretary of the admiralty for the time being, ) receive into his custody, and shall confine, pursuant to such sentence, every such offender. Subsistence XXIX.--And be it enacted, that the gaoler or other person of admiralty in whose custody any such offender under sentence of a naval prisoners. court-martial shall be, shall receive the sum of sixpence for every day that such offende..
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