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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 60

Rules of the Wellington Female Refuge

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Rules of the Wellington Female Refuge.

1.Any woman desirous of becoming an inmate of the Refuge must apply to the Matron on the premises, who may receive her at once (unless intoxicated), till she have an opportunity to refer her to the Members of Committee on duty at the time.
2.No person shall be admitted unless she undertakes to conform to the Rules of the Institution. While no inmate be compelled to remain any specified time, no clothing or character will be guaranteed to any one who has remained for a less period than twelve months.
3.No inmate of the Institution shall be permitted to go out, by herself, on Sunday or any other day.
4.Any inmate who leaves the Institution without the permission of the Matron, will not be allowed to take her place again amongst the inmates till the case be investigated by the visiting ladies.
5.Inmates will be required to rise at 6 o'clock in the Summer, and half-past 6 in the Winter, and retire to bed at half-past 9 o'clock, at which hour all lights shall be extinguished and doors locked.
6.All inmates are expected to work to the best of their ability, and to show cheerful obedience to the commands of the Matron.
7.All the money derived from the work of the inmates, shall be expended in supporting the Institution; and, should there be a surplus, it will be applied for the benefit of special cases among the inmates. Any money derived from extra work done by an inmate in her spare hours, shall be appropriated to her personal use.
8.All immoral or bad language must be carefully avoided, as well as all reference to the past.
9.Inmates will be allowed to see their friends once a month, on Saturday afternoon, in the presence of the Matron. All letters to be read, directed, and sealed by the Matron.
10.Inmates are required to attend prayers, morning and evening.
11.Any woman who conducts herself properly whilst at the Institution shall, upon leaving for a situation, or for any other satisfactory reason, be provided with sufficient clothing.
12.Any woman leaving the Institution, or who is found outside the premises without leave from the Matron, wearing or having in her possession clothes, the property of the Institution, may be arrested on a charge of larceny.
13.On the reception of an inmate, her clothes are to be washed, put carefully away, and returned to her on quitting the Institution.