Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-12-30
4. u Justic" of the Peace.
Approved, December 4. 1853


No. 2S.-AN ACT for the advancement of the
science Of medicine and surgery.
ia hTcJy CDacf'd, &c.
SEC. !. Any surgeon or phyairian may
have i'll his possession the dead human sub
.iert, for the purpose of anatomical inycstiga.
tion and instruction of students. If such sub
ect shall have been obtained without violating
any of the laws Of this stat"
SEC. ., In ease any person shall he exc
cutcd i'll this State in pursIianre Of the SEN
tcncc of death for crime. it 4hail be the duty
of the sheriff officiating in such execution to
deliver the dead body of the person SO cxccu-
ted, to the duly authorized agent of any reg
ularly organized medical school anllving for
the same in this State and in case Application
shall have been made therefor before such cX-
ccution by more than one school. said sheriff
shall determine which of said schools shall be
entitled thereto, and deliver the same accord
ngly to the agcnt thereof and if application
shall not be made hy, or ON behalf Of, any
such school for said body within the day on
which said execution shall take place, said
sheriff shall deliver the same to any surgeon
or physician, residing il this State, first ar-
plying therefor And if said sheriff shall
have received at the same time AN Application
from more than one surgeon or physician
said sheriff shall determine which OF said sur
gcons or physicians 50 applying at the same
time shall be entitled thereto. and shall de-
liver the same accordingly: Pror,ded, how
ever, if any relative of the person executed
shall, within twenty -four hours after such
execution, apply for .uch body OF object to its
being delivered. az herein authorized, said
body shall not be So delivered but shall lie
inferred in the usual manner Of burying the
dead
SEC. ) If any surgeon or physician, or
other person. shall, by way of gift or bcqucst
or otherwise. direct that his body, after his
death, shall be delivered to the officers of any
medical school in this State or To any sur
gcon or physician residing within this State
any such officer, or such surgeon or physician,
may receive and use such for purposes Of
anatomical investigation and instruction -
Prorhdcd, however, if any relative of such
person shall, within twcnty-four hours after
the death of such person, object to said body
being 81 delivered the same shall not be 50
delivered, but shall be Inferred in the usual
manner Of hurying the dead,
AppFu> December ), 1858.
No. 29.-AN ACT relating to the building
and repairing of fences.
IS htreby enacted, SC.
SIC. |. All fences four and half feet high
and in good repair, and all lakes. ponds, rivers
brooks, creeks, hedges or bitches, or other
things equivalent to such fence, shall he
deemed legal and sufficient, except fences on
the sides Of highways, which the owners of
lands are not bound to build and sustain, and
all occupied land bordering upon highways
shall be deemed to Dc the enclosure Of the
owner or occupant.
SIC. ,. Each of the owners of adjoining
lands or Others occupying, shall make and
maintain equal portions of the division fence
between their respective lands, except such
lands as the owner or uwucrs thereof shall
choose to let lie vacant and common.
/ SEC. ;. Any person or pcrsons, owning
unculti,atcd, unimproyed, and unoccupicd
lands, and shall choose to let the same remain
open and common, shall not be compelled to
/ fence the same.
! SIC. T. Whenever the lands of two OF more
individuals shall be SO situated that either
party may not be compelled to build and keep
in rapar fence ON tho dividing line between
their lands respectively, by reason of open or
unoccuped lands or highways lying between,
each owner or keeper shall be liable for all
damages done on the occupied lands of others,
by reason Of any animal cstraying from his
lands and taken on the occupied lands Of
others.
SEC 5. Whenever one of the owners of
ladjoning lands, or others occupying who