Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-04-23
April3d 1856
No. SOL AN ACT

No. SOL AN ACT
Further defining the duties OF Coroners.
SECTION l.. Be 1t enacted By the General assembly
Of the State Of Ohio, That whenever an inquest is
held by the coroner, or by any other officer in his place
It shall be the duty Of the Jury to retain, as part of their
verdict, a description Of the person, over whose body
the inquest is held. which description shall specify the
name, age, sex, residence, place of nativity, color o'
the eyes, AIRS, marks, and all other particulars
which may assist in the identification Of the person.
The jury shall also make an. inventory Of all articles
OF property found on or about the person, and describe
the same as infinitely AS can conveniently lie done; also
Of all monies. specifying the amount and kind and de-
nomination thereof
SECTION ?. Immediately after the finding Of the
Jury as mentioned in the preceding section. If the
friends or relatives Of the deceased he known. the cor
Oner shall give TO them notice by letter or otherwise.
and IL the friends or relatives be unknown ilen the
coroner shall adTertise IN one newspaper in the proper
county, an whether the notice he by letter or adver
tisement. the coroner shall state the cause of the death.
the finding of the jury and give a substantial descrip
ton of the property mentioned in the invs2tJry pro-
vided fer in section one.
SECTION The inventory and return provided for
in the foregoing section, shall be made separately from
the verdict of the jury, required to be made in the act
defining the duties Of sheriGs and corOners. and shall.
together with all articles ard moneys. described in
said inventory. be returned by the coroner. or other
officer. to the Probate Court.
SECTION 4. In case the name of the person, over
whose body the inquest has been held, is unknown, the
Probate court shall make such order for the preserva
ton of the property found on the person, other than
money. as may be nee ssary for the future ileltifca-
ton Of said person; If the samei is known, il shall make
such other order as may to il. seem hest. The money
found shah he applied, first. to pay the expenses Of
saving the body o: the deceased, OF the inquest and bu
rial; and the remainder if any. shall he invested, IN
der the ofder OF the Probate court in loan. secured by
mortgage on unincumhered real estate, double in value
to the amount loaned; and such moneys shall lie re-
tainei by said Problte court, in trust for the use Of the
he rs OF the deceased, until lurtLe r dispositions thereof
shall he made 10y law.
SEcTIOS5 5. The provisions of this statute shall not
interfere with the rights uf any administrator or exec
utor appointed and qualified in due course Of law, Tut
such moneys and effects shall he deliverei up to said
administrator or executor. whether before CT after re
turn thereof to the cnurt Of Probate.
SEXTON o. Whenever the prosecuting attorney Of
any equity shall he informed that any person has in
his possession money or other proper y belonging TO
any person found dead within such county. whether
obtained before or after the passage Of this act upon
whose estate no letter Of administration have been is
sued. it shall lie the duty II such prosecuting attorney
to require by notice in writing. such persons having
such money or other property to deposit the same in
the Probate court Of the county, and in case such per
son shall not. within fifteen days comply with such re
QUESTION, it shall be the duty of said prosecuting attor
ney 10 bring suit IN the common pleas court. in the
name Of the State Of Ohio, for the recovery of said
moneys and effects, and the same shall. when recover
ell, he at the disposition Of said Probate court, as here
inbefore provided
N. II. A RHE
Speaker OF the House Of Representatives.
WILLIAM LAWRENCE.
President o. the Senate, Pro TEN.