Litchfield enquirer., 1857-07-16

fail to execute such warrant shall forft the sum of ten dollars and if any person summoned as juror shall fail to appear without reasonable there for, he shall forfeit the sum of ten dollars which foTfetures sha1l be to the treasurer of the city .f Hartford for the of said city, and shall be recoy erable in any action in the name of said Treas ufer, before the city court of said city and it shall be the duty of the city attorney Of said cty to frth with bring such action upon the request of the ,oro and it shall be the duty of the officer serving sid warrant to remain in attendance upon said coro ner as long as he shall be required so to do
 SEC 4 Ii the SIX jurors summoned shall not ap- pear the coroner may require the same or any other officer to return jurors from the bystanders to com plete the number
 SEC 5. The coroner shall administer to the i,rv the oath by law provided to be administered to iu rics of inquest
 SEC s. The coroner shall have power to issue sul- peenas for witnesses returnable forthwith or at such time and place as he shall therein direct and upon the neglect Or refusal of any witness to attend as sunmt ned may issue capas igaint the body of SUI witness, to bring him forthwith before said coroner and jury, which said subpGnas or capias may be d rectcd to and served by any proper officer or ndier ent person and the witness refusing to attend when summoned and attending and refusing to be sworn or testify, may be punished by said in the same manner as witnesses may now be punished for refusing to appear and testify before justices of the pelce.
 SEC. :. The testimony of all witnesses examined before any inquest shall be upon oath or atfirma- ion and shall be reduced to writing by the coroner some other person. by his direction and shall be subscribed Iy the witness.
 SEC. g. The jury rpon the inspection of the dead body, and after hearing the testimony of the wit and making all needful enquiries, shall draw up and deliver to the coroner their verdict under their hands, in which they shall find when and how and by what means the deceased person came to his her death. and his her name, if known togeth- with ali the material circumstances attending the death which verdict shall he certified by the coro- 1-l thesuI court of Hartford county within five days
 SEC 9. If any person shall be charged by the in quest shall Dc Lclieve by the coroner, from the testimony introduced before the jury to be guilty causing the death of the deceased the shal have the same power justice of the peace of the town of Hartford to issue for his apprehen son and such process shall be fethrnable to the DO lie court of said city, and upon the return of stic process, the coroner may make his complaint to said court in the same manner the same might be made by grand jury of the town of Hartford and the proceeding shall be had thereon as if the said complaint had been filed Ey grand Juror and the person charged had been arrested upon a War ! rant issued by said court.
 SEC. 10 That the following fees shall be paid to the persons entitled to receive the same, viz:
 TO THE CORONER. r"i --*....s =. so. oU For nunftena .25 For Capias, ................ JD For Warrent to arrest. t.............. :d l.UI For Complaint, and for attendance before police court, the same iecs now allowed to grand jurors for the same service.
 TO oTfIcERs. For summoning jury so "a For each day service e.................... ..l For service of other process, the same fees now allowed to officers for service of criminal 1 process issued by justice of the peace. WITNESSES. The same fees now allowed to witnc sses in 1 criminal rases.
 TO JURORS.
 The sum of one dollar per day.
 Which fees shall be taxed by the police court of the city of Hartford, and shall be paid by the clerk o the eaid court.
 1 SEC. II. From and after the appointment of COT oner by the court of common council, as above pro- vided for justice of the peace residing within the limits of the city of Hartford shall exercise any o the powers, perform any of the duties mentioned in section seventy of chapter scven title thret of the revised statutes of this state except as herein I after provided
 SEC l2. In case of the absence, sickness or inabil
 ty of the coroner at time to attend to the duties of his office, the recorder of the city of Hartford shall have power to appoint justice of tlie peace residing within the limits of said city to act as cor oner pro tempore, who shall, long as he exercises said office have and enjoy all the rights duties au thoiity and privileges as herein before provided fo, 1 the coron r If $ lid city.
 l Approved, June D, 1857.