The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-11-14

dollars; for every viewing of a.
body in which no inquest is held,
five dollars; for every burial per.
formed at his expense, twelve dol
lars; and for all other fees, includ-
ing the swearing and qualifying
of jury, the administering of
'oaths, the returning of the process
verbal, and the summoning of wit
nesses, five dollars.
Sec. q. Be it further enacted,
ETC., That no other fees than those
specified in the foregoing section
twenty" of this act, shall be al
lowed to any Coroner, any law or
ordinance to the contrary notwith-
standing Provided, That nothing
in this act shall be construed as
prohibiting the payment by parish
or municipal authorities, or neces-
sary or unavoidable expenses, be-
ing certified to as necessary or
unavoidable by the Coroner and a
majority or the jury.
Sec. %. Be it further enacted,
etc, That every person who shall
serve as juror on any inquest
shall be allowed the sum Of two
dollars for each day he shall so
serve, and, in other parishes of
the State than that Of Orleans,
five cents for every mile he shall
necessarily travel to attend such
inquest and to return. home: Pro
utded, That mileage shall in no
case be allowed more than once
going to and once returning from
the said inquest; ami provided fir
tier, That no mileage shall be al
lowed in the parish of Orleans.
Sec. %. BE it further enacted,
etc, That it shall be the duty OF
the Coroner, Immediately after the
jury shall have been discharged,
to deliver to each juror a certif-
cate specifying the number Of
days he has attended, the distance
for which he shall be entitled to
receive mileage, and the amount
due, which shall be ascertained by
the oath of the juror, to lie admin
istered by the Coroner, and such
certificate shall be receivable in
payment of parish taxes, or paid
out of any money in the parish
treasury not otherwise approprio-
ted.
Sec. q. Be it further enacted.
etc., That.it shall be the duty of
every Coroner throughout the
State to transmit to the General
Assembly of the State, through
the Governor of the State, within
10 days after the opening ofeyery
regular session Of the said General
Assembly, a report of the inquests
held by him, of bodies viewed by
him without inquest being held,
and of bodies buried by him; spec
flying the name, if known of the
deceased, the verdict Of the jury
in each case in which an inquest
shall have been held, the cause OF
death in which he shall have view
ed bodies but shallhave adjudged
an inquest unnecessary, and the
total amount of fees received by
him during the period coverered
| lby his report. eo!@t
Sec. %. Be it further enacted,
ETC., That any person who shall
have knowledge Of a drowned per-
son, or shall find a corpse adrift.
| Shall be authorized to take itashore
and shall be required to cause no
tice to be given on the nearest
Coroner having jurisdiction; Pro
Uided, That in case q Coroner
cannot be notified in time to hold
an inquest thereon forthwith, a
Justice of the Peace Of the neigh
borhood, or two witnesses, shall
be Immediately CALLED to view the
body, ascertain its condition, and
draw up a process 0erbdl thereof, to
be forthwith transmitted to the
Coroner.
Sec. 26. Be it further enacted,
etc, That all laws contrary to the
provisions of this act, and all laws
on the same subject matter, ex-
cept what is contained in the Civil
Code Of Practice, be and they are
hereby repealed. r4eaa
Sec. q. Belt further enacted,
That this act take effect from and
after the passage.
CHAs. w. LOWELL,
Speaker House Representatives.
OsCARJ. DUNN,
1t. Gov. and President Senate,
Approved Oct. IL, 1868.
I'll. G. WARMoTH,
Governor State Louisiana
A true copy:
GEO. e. BoVEE,