- It shall be the duty of every head warder to -(a)superintend the warders subordinate to him in the-discharge of their duties;(b)assist in every possible way in the management of the jail, the prevention of escapes and the maintenance of order and discipline generally amongst subordinate officers and prisoners;(c)comply with the requirements of all laws, rules, regulations, directions and orders for the time being in force as to the duties which he is to perform and the manner in which he is to perform them;(d)obey the orders of all officers superior to him in rank;(e)assist the Deputy Superintendent in all routine duties;(f)open in the presence of the Deputy/Assistant Superintendent, the sleeping wards, cells and other compartments each morning and count the prisoners;(g)distribute the prisoners, who are liable to labour each morning to their respective work-gangs;(h)cause the name and prison-number of every prisoner placed in charge of any warder to be entered in the proper gang-book;(i)issue all necessary tools, implements, raw material and other articles required for the day's work and to make a record of all articles so issued;(j)collect all such articles, together with the produce, if any, of the prisoners' labour, after the period prescribed for work is over each evening;(k)satisfy himself that all articles issued have been duly returned to him or accounted for;(l)measure or check the task (if any) performed by each prisoner and note the same in the labour register;(m)superintend the use of the latrines and all bathing and feeding parades;(n)check the prisoners at each change of guard;(o)cause all gratings, doors and the like to be secured and satisfy himself from time to time that they are secure;(p)cause all bamboos, scantlings, poles, ladders, ropes, well gear and other articles likely to be used for, or to facilitate the escape of any prisoner to be removed and placed beyond the reach of the prisoners in the places prescribed for storing or keeping the same;(q)keep constantly moving about while on day duty, amongst the prisoners, supervising the work and discipline of the jail and keeping the warders and convict officers on the alert;(r)in the presence of the Deputy Superintendent to count, search and lock the prisoners up in their respective wards, cells and other compartments, at the prescribed time each evening; and(s)give the warders half-an-hour's drill daily.
