The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-03-19
Law S OF low a.

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By AUTHORITY.
An ACT relative to Coroners and their du- !
ties.
Section | !. Be it enacted by the Coun-
ell and House Of Representatives Of thesl
Territory of Iowa, That there shall he
elected in each of the organized counties
of this territory, at the time and place OF
holding the general election, coroner,
who shall hold his Office for two years
and until his successor is elected and quail
|ifed. He shall, before exercising any
iof the duties of his office, take an oath
faithfully to fulfil the duties of such office;
and when called upon to exercise the du-
ties of sheriff, he shall execute such bond
and security as the clerk of the district
court may require.
Sec. Q. II shall be the duty of the cor
oner to execute all process in his county
lin all cases when just exception can be.
taken to the sheriff or his deputy orwlen
there is no sheriff.
Sec. 8. In all cases upon afiidayits be-
ing made and fled in any court of record
in this territory, of the Partially, preju-
dice consanguirity or interest of the sher-
if Of any county when suit is about TO be
brought or shall have been commenced,
it shall be the duty of the clerk to Issue
and direct original or other process in the
suit that would regularly go to such sher-5
if or deputy, to the coroner, who shall
execute the same and attend to the same
throughout in the same manner as the
sheriff could or ought to have done.
See. 4. The Partially, prejudice,
sanguinity or interest of The sheriff or
deputy, shall not be cause for change of
venue, but the coroner, shall perform the
duties above described, or if there should
be no coroner, some proper person TO be
appointed by the clerk shall supply the
place of the sheriff in like manner as the
coroner is hereby required to do.
Sec. 5. That coroners shall take I'M
quest upon the view Of the bodies of such
persons only as shall be supposed to have
come to their death by violence or undue
means, and when the death is believed to
have been and evidently was occasioned
by casualty.
Sec. 6. That as soon as any coroner
shall have notice Of the dead body Of any
person supposed to have come to his
death by violence or undue means found
or lying within his county, he shall make
his warrant to any constable in said coun-
ty where such body is, requiring such
constable forthwith to summon six good
lawful men Of the county, to appear be.
fore such coroner at the time and place
expressed in such warrant, and the war
rant may be issued with or withou, seal,
and in substance as follows
rnnHlroH Conn., OF Iowa $.
TO any constable in said county greet
ing: In the name of the United States of
America you are hereby required TO sum
mon Immediately six good and lawful
men of your county, to appear before me,
one Of the coroners Of said county, at the
dwelling house of Tor de-
scribe the place where to meet,( then and
there to inquire upon the view Of the body
l of there lying dead, and by
what means he came to his death. Here
4 of fail not.
Given under my hnad the day
of A. D. Is
Coroner
Sec. 7. That the constable 10 whom
such warrant shall be directed and deliv-
cred shall forthwith execute the same and
shall, at 1.-THE time mentioned in the war
brant, repair TO the place where the dead
body is, and make return thereof TO the
coroner, and if his doings thereon under
his hand and any constable who shall un.
necessarily neglect or fail to execute or re-
turn such warrant shall forfeit the sum of
ten dollars and if any person summoned
as a juror shall fail to appear without a
reasonable excuse therefor he shall for
feit.the sum of five dollars which for
/ FIXTURES may be recovered to the use OF
the county with costs Of suit, by action OF
debt, Or on the case, to be brought by the
coroner.
Sec. s. That when the jurors summon
ed appear the coroner shall call over their
names, and then in view of the body he
4 shall administer to them the following
oath.
"You solemnly swear that you will
diligently inquire, and true presentment
make on behalf of the United States Of
| America, when, and how, and by what
means the person whose body here lies
dead came to his death; and you shall re-
turn true inquest thereof according to
1your knowledge and such evidence as
shall be laid before you so help you God. :
If the six jurors shall not all appear, the
coroner may require the constable or any
other person whom he shall appoint to re-
turn jurors from the byst:inders to com
| plete atnumber.
Sec. 8. The coroner may issue sube-
mas for witnesses returnable forthwith. or
at such time and place as he shall therein
direct. The persons served with such
i'subpenas shall be allowed the same fees.
and their. attendance may be enforced in
the same manner by the coroner, and they
shall be subject to the same penalties as
IF they had been served with subena in
/ behalf of the United States IF A,nor;o,