New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-27
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, TUESDAY OCTOBER III 1868.

as if they had been served with a subpoena
on behalf of the State to attend Justices
Court 1t shall be the duty of the
Coroner, ifadjudged necessary either by HIM
sell or by majority of the jury, IN order to
ascertain the cause of death, TO order post
moftem examination, whether surgical
only, or chemical also, to be made on the
body OF the subject of the inquisition, by
competent medical practitioners; and the
expense of such post mortem examinations
shall be paid by the parish or municipal
authorities within whose jurisdiction the
lnquests shall be held.
SEC. Is. Be it enacted further, ETC., That
the Coroner shall administer the following
oath to all witnesses:
You solemnly swear that the evidence
you are required to give on this inquest
shall be the truth, the whole truth and
nothing but the truth; so help YOU Cod
SEC. IA. Be it further enacted, etc., That
the testimony Of all witnesses examined on
any inquest shall be reduced to writing and
subscribed by the witnesses.
SEC. Is. Be II further enacted, etc, That
the jury, upon the inspection of the body,
and after hearing the testimony OF wit
neshes and making all needful inquiries,
shall sign and deliver to the Coroner their
lnquisition, under their hands, in which
they shall certify when and by what means
OF deceased came to his death, and his name,
If it is known, together with all material
circumstances attending his death, and If it
shall appear that the deceased was feloni-
ously killed, the jurors shall further state
who were charged with being guilty, either
as principals or accessories, If known, or
with being in any manner the cause
of his death, which inquisition may be in
substance as follows: An inquisition taken
at -, in the - day Of, in the
year -, before the Coroner of the parish
for norton 0t the naFish fl1 nj the
parish of Orleans Of, upon view OF
the body of -,(or of an unknown'person)
there lying dead The jurors whose names
are hereuuto subscribed having been sworn
TO inquire on behalf of the State when
and by what means said-came to his death
upon their oath do say; [then -- insert
when, how and by what person or persons,
means, weapons, or instruments he was
killed.. In testimony whereof TIE the Cor
ouer and jurors of this inquest have here
unto subscribed their names the day and
year above stated.
SEC. l6. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
if the jury find that any murder or man
slaughter has been committed on the de-
ceased, the Coroner shall bind over, by re-
C0gniZance, such witnesses as he shall think
proper to appear and testify at the next
court to be held in the parish at which an
Indictment for such an otfense can be found;
he shall also return to the couI . the inquisi-
ton, written evidence, and ell recognizance
and examination by him taken, and may
commit to the Jail of the parish any wit
nesses who shall refuse to recognize in such
manner as he shall direct.
SEC. II. Be il further enacted, etc, That
if any person charged by the inquest with
having committed such o1fense shall not be
in custody, the Coroner shall arrest and
conduct him before some, committing mag
istrate in the parish in which the inquest is
held, to be examined and proceeded with
according to law.
SEC. Is. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the expenses of the inquest, with the Coro-
ner's fees, shall be paid by the parish, iEcor-
porated city or town within which the in
quest shall be held, when the Coroner shalt
make out an account of the expenses of the
inquest, and certify under oath that the
charges are no more than allowed by law,
and IN case the charges in the certified &C.
count exceed those allowed by law, he shall
be liable to the penalties of perjury.
SEC. 10. Be it further enacted, etc, That
any Coroner shall, in case Of sickness or
necessary absence, have power TO appoint a
deputy to perform his duties. Said deputy
shall possess the qualifications required for
the office of Coroner specified in section two
of this act; and the Coroner appointing
him shall be responsible for his acts, and
shall pay him out of the fees TO which the
said Coroner may be entitled.
SEC. 20. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
Coroner shall receive for every inquest
held, twenty-five dollars; for every viewing
Of body in which no inquest is held, five
| dollars; for every burial performed at his
| expense, twelve dollars; and for all other
fees, including the swearing and qualifying
ola jury, the administering of oaths, the
returning of the process UerbQl, and the sum
moning of witnesses, five dollars.
SEC. 81. Be it further enacted, etc, That
no other tees than those specified in the
foregoing section twenty Of this act, shall
be allowed to any Coroner, any law or ordi.
nance to the contrary Notwithstanding;
Provided, That nothing in this act shall be
| construed as prohibiting the payment by
parish or municipal authorities, of necessa-
~ or unavoidable expenses, being certified
to as necessary or unavoidable by the Coro.
nor and majority of 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 i've cents for every mile he shall
necessarily travel to attend such inquest
and to return home Provided, That mile
age shall in no case be allowed more than
once going to and once returning from the
said inquest; and provided further, that no
mileage shall be allowed in the parish OF
Orleans.
SEC. 20. Be it further enacted, etc., That
it shall be the duty of the Coroner, imme-
diafely after the jury shall have been dis
charged, to deliver to each juror certificate
specifying the number of days he has at
tended, the distance for which he shall be
entitled to receive mileage, and the amount
due, which shall be aseertained by the oath
of the juror, to be administered by the
Coroner, and such certificate shall be re-
ceivable in payment of parish taxes, or paid
| out of any money in the parish treasury not
otherwise appropriated.
SEC. "a. Be ii further enacted, etc., That
| itshall be the duty of every Coroner through
out the State to transmit to the General As
sembly of the State, through the Governor
| Of the State, within ten days after the OPEN
ing of every regular session of the said
| General Assembly, a report of the inquests
| held by him, of bodies viewed by him with.
out inquest being held, Snd Of bodies buried
by him, specifying 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 viewed bodies but shall have adjudged
an inquest unnecessary, and the total
amount OF fees received by him during the
| period covered by his report.
Sec. rs. Be 1t further enacted ETC., That
any person who shall have knowledge of a
drowned person, or shall find corpse adrlft,
shall be authorized to take it ashore, and
shall be required to cause notice to be given
to the nearest Coroner having jurisdiction
| Provided, that in case a Coroner can not be
notified in time to hold an inquest thereon
| forthwith, a Justice of the Peace of the
neighborhood, or two witnesses, shall be
Immediately called to view the body, ascer.
tain Its condition, and draw M a process ueT-
bal thereof, to be forthwith transmitted to
the Coroner. r .a---- :
SEC. %. Be it further enacted, etc., That
| all laws contrary to the provisions Of this