mar 4, 1868 - The Prison and Asylum Inspection Act

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Section I: «The Lieutenant-Governor may appoint some fit and proper person to be Inspector of all public asylums, hospitals, common gaols and reformatories in this province, other than the Provincial Penitentiary, who shall hold office during pleasure»
Section II: «It shall be the duty of the said Inspector to visit and inspect every Gaol, House of Correction, Reformatory and Prison or place kept or used for the confinement of persons, in any part of this province, other than the Provincial Penitentiary, at least twice in each year, and he may examine any person holding any office or receiving any salary or emolument in any such place of confinement, as aforesaid, and call for and inspect all books and papers relating to such place of confinement, and may inquire into all matters concerning the said place of confinement; and shall make a separate and distinct report in writing to the Lieutenant-Governor of the state of every such place of confinement visited by him» (p. 136).
Section 6: «With respect to the Provincial Lunatic Asylum, at Toronto, and the Branch Asylums at Orillia and Mailden, the said Inspector shall, at least three times a year thoroughly examine the manner in which the said institutions are conducted, respectively, and examine the reports respectively made to him by the Medical Superintendents and Bursars» (p. 138).
Section 7: «The Inspector shall frame such by-laws as may seen to him most conducive to the peace, welfare and good government of the said asylums, which said by-laws shall have effect when the Lieutenant-Governor has signified his assent thereto» (p. 138).
Section 12: «The Inspector, whenever required to do so by the Lieutenant-Governor, and at least once in the year, shall visit, examine and report to him upon the state and management of every private lunatic asylum established under the provision of any Act in force respecting private lunatic asylums, and upon the condition of its inmates, and the Lieutenant-Governor, after the receipt of any such report of the Inspector, may. by any instrument under his hand and seal, suspend or revoke the license granted under any such Act» (p. 139).
Section 13: «The said Inspector shall have, and perform the same powers and duties with respect to any other lunatic asylum or asylums, or of any asylums for idiots, or for the deaf, dumb or blind that may have been, or may be, erected at the public expense, as are vested in him by this Act with respect to the said Lunatic Asylum at Toronto» (p. 139).

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