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Additional Punishment to Convicts escaping, breaking or attempting to break Prison.
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XVII. Every Prisoner who shall be ordered to be detained in any Convict Prison, who at any Time shall break Prison, or who while being conveyed to such Prison shall escape from the Person or Persons having the lawful Custody of such Prisoner, shall be punished by an Addition, not exceeding Two Years, to the Term of his Sentence; and every Prisoner in any Convict Prison who at any Time shall attempt to break Prison, or who shall forcibly break out of his Cell, or make any Breach therein with Intent to escape therefrom, or shall escape or attempt to escape when at work outside the Prison, shall be punished by an Addition, not exceeding One Year, to the Term of his Imprisonment.
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