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Schedule 2

(Section 31)

FORMS

The Lepers Act.
1	(Section 4)
Application for Inquiry by Magistrate.
To the Magistrate of the ............................................................... District.
I (1) .................................................... being the person legally bound to maintain (1) .............................................................. whom I believe to be a leper, hereby make application to you for an inquiry into the case of the said leper. I am legally bound to maintain the said leper on the ground that (2)
Dated this ............... day of .............................., 20 ........ .
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Applicant.
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Witness.
(1) Name and address in full.
(2) State liability, whether as father or otherwise.

The Lepers Act.

(Section 4)

Magistrate's Warrant to detain Leper in Asylum when Order made for Maintenance.

Saint Lucia.

In the .............................. District Court

To ...................................................., Police Constable, and to all police and other constables and to the Medical Superintendent of the .............................. leper asylum at

Whereas it has been made to appear to my satisfaction that (1) ............................. .......................................... is a leper, and that (2) .................................... a burden on (3) ............................................ the person legally bound to maintain him or her, I do hereby require you, the said constable, to take the said leper and him or her safely to convey to the leper asylum at and there to deliver him or her to the Medical Superintendent thereof together with this warrant: And I do hereby require the Medical Superintendent of the said asylum to receive the said leper into the said asylum and there to detain him or her until discharged by order of the Governor General, payment on account of the cost of his or her maintenance during such detention being made by the said (3) ................ .................................. in accordance with an order made by me this day.

Given under my hand this ............... day of ............................, 20 ......... .

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Magistrate, District.

(1) Name and address in full.

(2) He or she has become (or is likely to become).

(3) Name of person legally bound to maintain leper.

The Lepers Act.
(Section 4(1))
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Magistrate's Order for Payment of Cost of Maintenance of Leper in Asylum.
Saint Lucia.
In the ................................... District Court.
Whereas after inquiry made on the application of (1) ................................... it has been made to appear to my satisfaction that (2) ........................................... is a leper and that (3) ............................ a burden on the said (1) .........................: And whereas it was ordered that the said (2) ............................. be detained in the leper asylum at .............................. until discharged by order of the Governor General:
Now I do hereby order that the said (1) .............................................. shall on the(4) ..................... day of (5) ................... next and on the (4) .................. day of every succeeding month pay to the Treasurer at (6) ...................... for the use of Saint Lucia the sum of .................. for the maintenance of the said (2) ................... in the said Asylum during his or her detention therein.
Dated this ................... day of .........................., 20 .......... .
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Magistrate, District.
(1) Name and address in full of person legally bound to maintain leper.
(2) Name and address of leper in full.
(3) He or she has become or he or she is likely to become.
(4) Same day of month in each case.
(5) Month next after the month in which order was made.
(6) “The Sub-Collector's Office at Soufriere” or as the case may be.

The Lepers Act.
4.
(Sections 4(2), 6(2) and 25)
Medical Certificate of Leprosy.

I (1) ...................................... Medical (2) .................................... do hereby certify that (3) .................................... a (4) .................................. is a leper, and I declare that I have formed this opinion on the following grounds—
Dated this ................... day of ..................., 20 ...... .
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Medical (2).
(1) Name and address in full.
(2) Officer or Practitioner
(3) Name and address of leper in full.
(4) Male adult, or as the case may be.

The Lepers Act.
	(Section 4(2))
5.
Certificate that Leper is a fit subject for Gratuitous Relief
I (1) ................................ do hereby certify that (2) ........................ certified to be a leper in the medical certificate of (3) .............................................. dated the ......................... day of ................................, 20 ........, is a fit subject for gratuitous relief.
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		Signature and position of person certifying (4).
(1) Name and address in full.
(2) Name and address of leper in full.
(3) Names of medical officers or practitioners giving certificate.
(4) Certificate may be signed by the medical practitioners who certified the leprosy, or by any medical officer, or the Commissioner of Police or any justice of the peace.

The Lepers Act.
	(Section 4(2))
6.
Magistrate's Warrant to detain Leper in Asylum free of Charge
Saint Lucia
In the ...................................... District Court.
To .................................................., Police Constable, and to all police and other constables and to the Medical Superintendent of the leper asylum at
Whereas it has been made to appear to my satisfaction by the certificate dated the ............................. day of ....................., 20 ........, of (1) ....................... (2) ........................ that (3) .......................... is a leper, and it has also been made to appear to my satisfaction that the said leper is a fit subject for gratuitous relief; I do hereby require you, the said Constable, to take the said leper and (4) .......................... safely to convey to the leper asylum at ..................... and there to deliver (4) ........................ to the Medical Superintendent thereof together with this warrant: And I do hereby require the Medical Superintendent of the said Asylum to receive the said leper into the said Asylum and there to detain (4) .............................. until discharged by order of the Governor General: And I do hereby order that the said leper shall be maintained in the said Asylum free of charge.
Given under my hand this ................... day of ..................., 20 ........ .
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		Magistrate, District.
(1) Name and address in full.
(2) Medical practitioners or medical officers.
(3) Name and address of leper in full.
(4) Him or her.

The Lepers Act.	(Section 5(1))
7.
Information that Leper is Wandering about, Begging, etc.
Saint Lucia.
In the ...................................... District Court.
The information of (1) ................................................ who saith on his or her oath that (1) ............................................................ suspected of being a leper, on the ........................ day of ........................, at (2) ........................ did wander about (3)
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Informant.
Taken and sworn ...................................................................... before me this .......................................................................................... day of .......................... 20 ....... .
.......................................
Magistrate, District.
(1) Name and address in full.
(2) State place.
(3) “Begging” or “collecting alms” or “exposing his or her leprosy in a public place”.

The Lepers Act.	Section 5(1)
8.
Summons to Leper wandering about, begging, etc.
Saint Lucia.
To (1)
Whereas information has this day been laid before the undersigned magistrate of the .............................................. District for that you, being suspected to be a leper, did at (2) ................... on the ................... day of ..................., 20 ........., wander about (2)
This is to command you to be and appear before the magistrate in the ................... District Court at (3) ................... on the ................... day of ..................., 20 ...... .
Dated this ................... day of ......................., 20 ........ .
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Magistrate, District.
(1) Name and address of leper in full.
(2) State as in the information.
(3) “Soufrière” or “Castries”, or as the case may be.

	The Lepers Act (Section 5)
(1)	9.
Warrant to arrest Leper charged with wandering about, begging, etc.
Saint Lucia.
To .................................., Police Constable, and to all Police and other Constables.
Whereas information on oath has been laid before the undersigned magistrate of the ...................... District that (1) ................... a leper, did on the ................... day of ..................., 20 ......, at (2) ................... wander about (2) ...................:
This is to command you to whom the warrant is addressed to arrest the said (1) ................................................ and to bring him or her before the Magistrate in the .................................................................................. District Court at (3) ................................................ to answer the said information.
Given under my hand this .................. day of ......................., 20 .......... .
...............................................
Magistrate, District.
(1) Name and address of leper in full.
(2) State as in the information.
(3) “Soufriere” or “Castries”, or as the case may be.

The Lepers Act.
	(Section 5(3))
10.
Magistrate's Warrant to Detain in Asylum a Leper who has been Wandering about, etc.
Saint Lucia.
In the ...................................... District Court.
To .............................................., Police Constable, and to all police and other constables and to the Medical Superintendent of the asylum at
Whereas on the ................... day of ..................., 20 ........, an ................... information was laid before the magistrate of the district for that (1) ........................, a leper, did wander about (2) ..........................:
And whereas it has also been made to appear to my satisfaction that the said (1) .......................... is a leper and did wander about as aforesaid: I do hereby require you, the said Constable, to take the said leper and (3) ...................................... safely to convey to the leper asylum at ................... and there to deliver (3) ................... to the Medical Superintendent thereof together with this warrant:
And I do hereby require the Medical Superintendent of the said Asylum to receive the said leper into the said Asylum and there to detain (3) ........................ until discharged by order of the Governor General.
Given under my hand this ................... day of ......................., 20 ....... .
..............................................
Magistrate, District.
(1) Name and address of leper in full.
(2) State as in the information.
(3) Him or her.

The Lepers Act.	(Section 6(2))
11.
Governor General's Order to detain Leper in Asylum
Saint Lucia.
To ................................., Police Constable, and to all police and other constables and to the Medical Superintendent of the leper asylum at ........................................,
Whereas it has been made to appear to my satisfaction by the certificate dated the ................... day of ..................., 20 ........, of (1) ........................, medical practitioners, that (2) ................... is a leper: I do hereby require you, the said Constable to take the said leper and (3) .................................. safely to convey to the leper asylum at ...................... and there to deliver (3) ................................ to the Medical Superintendent thereof together with this order: And I do hereby require the Medical Superintendent of the said Asylum to receive the said leper into the said Asylum and there to detain (3) ............................ until discharged by order of the Governor General.
Dated this ................... day of .................................., 20 ........ .
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Officer Administering the Government of Saint Lucia.
(1) Name and address in full.
(2) Name and address of leper in full.
(3) Him or her.

The Lepers Act.

(Section 10)

12.

Governor General's Order for Removal of Prisoner or Person of
Unsound Mind who is a Leper.

SAint Lucia

To the (1) ............................................... and the Medical Superintendent of the leper asylum at ................................................................................,.

Whereas it has been made to appear to my satisfaction by the certificate dated the ..................... day of ..........................., 20 ........, of (2) ...................... the (3) .................................. that (4) .............................. at present detained in the(5) .......................... is a leper: I do hereby require you the (1) ................... to cause the said (4) ........................ to be removed under proper custody to the leper asylum at ..........................: And I do hereby require you the Medical Superintendent of the leper asylum at ......................... to receive the said leper into the said Asylum together with this order and there to detain (6) ............................ until discharged by order of the Governor General.

Dated this ................ day of ........................, 20 ........ .

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Officer Administering the
Government of Saint Lucia.

(1) “Keeper of the Royal Gaol,” or “Medical Superintendent of the La Toc Mental Hospital,” as the case may be.

(2) Name in full.

(3) “Medical Officer of the Bordelais Correctional Facility” or “Medical Superintendent of the La Toc Mental Hospital.”

(4) Name in full of prisoner or patient.

(5) “Bordelais Correctional Facility” or “La Toc Mental Hospital.”

(6) Him or her.

The Lepers Act.

(Section 22)

13.

Governor General's Warrant to Detain in Asylum Leper who has unlawfully landed.

Saint Lucia

To, .......................................... Police Constable, and to all police and other constables and to the Medical Superintendent of the leper asylum at.

Whereas it has been made to appear to my satisfaction that(1) ............................ is not a native of or domiciled in Saint Lucia and that (2) ...................................... did on the ...................... day ..................... of ........................., 20 ......., land in Saint Lucia from a place outside Saint Lucia without lawful authority:

And whereas it has also been made to appear to my satisfaction by the certificate dated the ...................... day of ............................, 20 .........., of ........................., medical practitioners, that the said (1) .........................., is a leper

I do hereby require you, the said Constable, to take the said leper and (3) .................... safely to convey to the leper asylum at .................................... and there to deliver (3) ............................ to the Medical Superintendent thereof together with this warrant:

And I do hereby require the Medical Superintendent of the said Asylum to receive the said leper into the said Asylum and there to detain (3) ................ until discharged by order of the Governor General.

Given under my hand this ................ day of ................, 20 ........ .

......................................

Officer Administering the
Government of Saint Lucia.

(1) Name in full of leper.

(2) He or she.

(3) Him or her.

CHAPTER 11.13
LEPERS ACT

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION

List of Subsidiary Legislation

1.	Lepers Regulations – Section 10

Lepers Regulations – Section 10

(Gazette 29 December 1917)

Gazette 29 December 1917 .. in force 29 December 1917

LEPERS REGULATIONS – SECTION 10

Commencement [29 December 1917]

INMATES

1. The inmates shall conduct themselves in a quiet and orderly manner, and obey at all times the directions of the Medical Superintendent and the steward.

2. They shall unless disabled by illness, rise at 6:00 a.m. and arrange their beds, remove their chamber utensils and wash and clean themselves before 7:00 a.m. They shall keep the vicinity of their beds (including their boxes and shelves) clean.

3. They shall retire to bed at 8:00 p.m. when all lights shall be extinguished except such lights as may be authorised to be kept burning during the night.

4. The inmates are forbidden to injure, destroy, or sell clothing, bedding, food or any other property of the Government.

5. They shall not raise pigs or other animals for the purpose of selling them (fowls for use in the asylum excepted.)

6. All inmates who are well enough are required to do such work for the benefit of the asylum as the steward with the approval of the Medical Superintendent may direct, which work shall be performed under the direct supervision of the steward.

7. Tobacco and alcoholic drinks shall only be issued to well-conducted inmates and by order of the Medical Superintendent. No such articles shall be brought into the asylum without his or her sanction.

8. The male inmates are forbidden to enter the wards or grounds of the female inmates, and the latter are forbidden to enter the premises of the male inmates.

9. Any inmate leaving the asylum without a pass from the Medical Superintendent, will be treated as having escaped, and may be arrested and returned to the asylum by any police officer, or by any officer or servant of the asylum.

10. Inmates may receive visits from their friends on Sundays from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and in special cases at other times with the permission of the Medical Superintendent.

11. Any inmate who—
1. (a) assaults, or in any way molests, or uses abusive or insulting words or gestures to any one in authority or to any other inmate; or
1. (b) wilfully disobeys any lawful or reasonable order given to him or her by any officer of the Asylum; or
1. (c) introduces into the Asylum or has in his or her possession therein anything prohibited by the Medical Superintendent; or
1. (d) is found gambling in the Asylum,

commits an offence. On conviction of the offence under (3) above, the prohibited article may be confiscated.

12. Every inmate who contravenes any of the provisions of these Regulations is liable to any or such of the punishments prescribed by section 24(2) of the Lepers Act as the Medical Superintendent may order or direct.

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