The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-03-19

Jurors shall further state who were guilty /
either as principal or accessory, if known,
or were in any manner the cause of his
death, which inquisition may be in any
substance as follows: s. SIS.
An inquisition taken at ,inl
county, on the day of
A. D. Is !, before
one of the coroners Of said county of
upon the view Of the body Of
| Cor person. there lying dead, BY
the oath of the jurors whose names are
hereunto subscribed, who being sworn 10
inquire on behalf Of the United States of
America, when, how, and by what means
| the said came to his death upon
their oaths do say then insert when, how
and by what person, means, weapon, or
instrument he was killed. in testimony
whereof the said coroner and jurors of the
! inquest have hereunto set their hands the
| day and year aforesaid.
Sec. l3. That if the jury find that aay
murder, manslaughter, or assault has
beenscommitted on the deceased, the cor
oner shall bind over by recognizancc such
witnesses as he shall think properto ap-
4 pear and testify at the next court to be
jheld in the same county at which an in.
dictment for such offence can be found !;
! he shall return to the same court the in
QUESTION, written evidence, all recogni-
zances and examinations by him taken !;
and may commit to the Jail of the county.
any Witnesses who shall refuse to recog-
inize in such manner as he shall direct.
Sec. IA. That if any person charged
4 by the inquest with having committed
such offence shall not be in custody, the
coroner shall have the same power as a
Justice OF the peace, to issue process for
his apprehension; and such warrant shall
be Understandable before any justice of
| the peace, or other magistrate or court hav-
ling cognizance of the case, who shall pro
coed therein in the same manner that is
required of justices Of the peace in like
| cases.
Sec. Is. That when any coroner shall
take an inquest upon the view of the dead
body of a stranger. or being called for that
purpose shall not think it necessary, on
view of such body, that any inquest
should be taken. he shall cause the BODY
to be decently buried, and all expenses Of
! the inquisition and burial shall be paid bv
the county in which such dead body shall
be found.
Sec. l6. Thati case of the absence
of the coroner, any magistrate being no
tilted of any dead body as before mention
!. ed, shall be authorized and required 10
i perform the duty of the coroner as point
ed out in this act.
i Sec. IL. That the coroner, as soon as
the verdict Of the jury shall have been
rendered, shall take immediate measures
to have the body buried, the expense at
tending the burial to be paid out Of the de-
ceased persons estate, if sufficient there
! be, if not by the county Prouided hosc-
euer, That if the friends of the deceased
shall request to have the body to bury a,
their own expense, the coronsr shall de-
liver it to them.
Sec. Is. 1t shall not be lawful for any
person TO bury or cause 10 be buried the
body of any person whatsoever that may
have come to his death by unlawful vio-
lence or other suspicious cause withou,
first giving notice to the coroner of his
county of such death, or in case the cor
/ oner is absent or cannot be had, 10 some
justice Of the peace. Every person SO
offending shall be liable to the sum of fifty
dollars to be recovered before any proper
tribunal, one half to theuse Of the county,
anu the other half to the use of any per-
/, son who will sue for the same.
/ Approved December, %, 1899.