appendix, who, as deriving from litigation their sole subsistence, may Fân3y and - without invi-
•D. diousness, be considered as having sonaé'interest ' in increasing the busuiess of the
Gourts.
Persons in con- 136. The Resident-is particularly enjoined to pay thè greatest attention to the state
finement. of the persons in confinement by his orders.
Resident to 137. There shall be one jail only in each Residency, and that at the place w fiéF ë ftE ë
tisn the Jail. Resident,himself resides. He shall- visit it at least ohce^a fortnight, and redress Jall
complaints that may be preferred to him by the’ prisoners of ill treatment, punishing
amply every instance that shall come to his knowledge, of misconduct in the gaoler or -
other officers in charge of the prison.
Surgeon to at- 138.’ He shall take, too, the necessary measures for the preservation of the health and
tend its ffic . ble&ttBwass of the prisoners; requiring the Surgeon of the Residency' to Visit them at
least once a day and to administer to the rick. The Surgeontsba.il be further 'directed
to deliver in a monthly report to the Resident oik this subject, stating the number ‘of
sick, nature of disease, cause of it where assignable, and résuit of his médical opérait
tions in the several cases. To this may he added any suggestions that may bebüberned'
beneficial.
internal ar- 139. The internal arrangements of thejailought to be so ordered, that the prisoners
^ shall not be confined together promiscuously, but different apartments be’'allotted,*‘1iot
only for persons of different sexes, but also for those in confinement for different grada-.
lions of pflfence. For the following descriptions of prisoners separate wards ought to
be formed. Prisoners under sentence of death. Prisoners confined-unde^seftten£fe%f
the Court of Circuit or_pf the Resident. Prisoners committed to take their trial1 before
the Court of Circuit. Prisoners committed to take their trial before the Resident. • And
one spacious and airy apartment should be reserved for such persons as are awaiting the
preliminary examination in the Court.
By „horn pri- 140. All prisoners or witnesses detained in criminal cases shall be maintained at the
b™mamtaUied0 expense of Government. But the subsistence of persons confined on civil accounts'
shall be furnished in the usual manner by the complainants in those suits.
Rate of allow- 141. The rate of maintenance must depend on the general ' price' of food in the
matotenance^of district where the confinement takes place. It ought to be sufficiently ample to
prisoners. secure the necessaries of life, but by no means any thing further. ; lt.‘-ought flo r in
short, to be higher than the price for which the lowest description of labour could be
obtained. On this principle, the Residents will regulate the allowance for prisoners,
and when settled and approved of by Government, it shall be considered as fixed, and
be publicly made known.
That this ai- 142. The Residents finally shall see that the prisoners receive all the comforts
p^^appfiüiî.0" compatible with their respective situations,' and that the allowance' granted by
Government, or others, for their support, be properly applied.
Regarding fo- 143. With respect to the authority of the Resident’s Court over Europeans, Chinese,
in the'inturiok or other foreigners, though it has not heretofore been ordered that they be amenable
to any but the Courts of Justice in Batavia, Semdrang, and Surabaya; yet as great
inconvenience
inconvenience may be, and has been experienced, from their being under a separate APPENDIX
jurisdiction from their, follow inhabitants,' and as it is the wish of Government that
they be allowed to^partake of everyibenefit afforded tdj its other subjects; of which a
prompt and <K%r-1a£ees3-t,to justice* must be consideKed as the eidef^the' following
•.orders are issued respecting: them. •
144. -No Europeans,' Chinese, or other f o r e ig n e r 's presfent settled, or who in Penalty T»nS,
future may wislt.to settle in the’ inferior,, shall bpnllo^e^to reside im.-any part of the iheyWnibe ai-
country withoutrthe, immediate limits, of the towns 'o f Batavia^ Semdrang, and
Surabaya, unless they .present' themselves to the Resident to be reg'ularly enrolled
in a register to be kept for that purpose, and obtain frotfqjhim alfeerie.for remaining.
This license shall nbt be granted, unless: egch, individual- enter into a penalty-bond
of five hundred rupees^ that he will' abide by the civil the Resident’s
Court to that amount; but- if .this ^ bje r agreed to, the license, shalloivno account be
withheld, unless the Resident can” and.does.give such reasons fqr; withholding it as the
Government shall approve' o f.' 1No fee whatsoever shall be given, for .those licenses. •. <
145. Should it, at any time, happen that a clause, in which more than five hundred Further benef it
rupees is at issue,, should-come before the.Resident, wherein a foreigner living iri1 the necessary' ' “
interior is concerned, - the Resident shall call on him to.execute a further-bond, which
may cover, the amount of .the suit; ajtyf-in, case vqf: refusal to..do. so,, he shall not be
permitted any longer to residei within his jurisdiction.
146. After taking out these' licenses; foreigners shall, in every rbspect, be considered No distinction
“iirthe same light as other inhabitants, and s&fe’and be sued.precisely in.the same te ^ th em *
manner as the natives. - .. , i.-.o i i and natives. ,
147. Should any foreigner, after, these precautions refuse,to! .abide by the. decision penalty *0' jte
of the Resident, a report on his conduct shall be forwarded- to Government, and he
shall instantly he made to leave the interior, -and be prosecuted for the amount of'the
penalty he has incurred, in the established. manner,, in the Courts of Justice at
Batavia, Semdrang, and Surabaya.
MSi In criminal cases, where a foreigner is charged ,with Lan^. offence; the! When’s fo-
-Resident shall execute the duties of a justice of the' peace, 'Issfhing- a , warrant for bis chafed*with a
apprehension, examining into the evidence adduce^; jmd according to circumstances, ™iminal of- \
releasing him forthwith, or committing him to take his trial b.efore. the Court of aCe‘
Circuit.
149. It must be understood, that the term here of-“ foreigners. ” , is, intended" only inhabitants - ot
to include Europeans, Chinese, Arabs, Mussulmen from the -various, parts of India,' Id e Mandsb°not
or, in short, the natives of any country that is without the limits of .the Malayan »“.the
Archipelago. But as there will resort to the.coasts of Java,- in,sniall,trading, vessels, ers.” SD"
very many of the inhabitants of the neighbouring islands, to whom the entering into
bonds, or being subject to other such legal forms, would prove a serious inconvenience;-
serving perhaps eventually to discourage them considerably from engaging in such
commercial adventures, which it is rather the .wish of this Government in every
way to promote; and as by the religion, laws, and usages of this, and the various
!'~ i?2 islands