Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-05-30
Approved March I, 1872.

An Act to secure proper commitments to tn
Minnesota State Reform School.
Be II enacted by the Ley;slo'"re Of the State .
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| Section l. That whenever any infant undo
the age of sixteen years shall! have been dull,
convic ted in any Ct the courts of this State
of any crime punishable by Imprisonment, OK
ccpt Of the crime Of murder, it shall he tn
duty of the magistrate hsforc whom such con
victiUn is had, to commit the said infant s.
convicted to the guardianship Of tho Board 0
Managers Of the Minnesota State Reform
School.
Sos. 2. That no justice of the peace shall
have power to commit any infant to said Re
form School upon a charge Of incorrigibility
unless such charge is proved by at least tw,
disintcrestc'l witnesses, and no commitmen
for imcorrigibility shall BE- sufficient to JUSTLY
the Reform School unless such commitment b,
accompanied by the written consent Of ut lcas
three Of the county commissioners of the prop
or county to which said infant belongs, ant
which is chargeable with the expense Of cloth
ling, maintenance and Dttruction Of such in
| FAINT.
Sec. 3. That in case any infant under the
ago Of sixteen years shall have bceu duly con
victed of any other crime, except that of in
corrigihility, then no consent Of the county
commissioners shall be necessary to authorize
the commitment: but in all cases Of con 7iction
before justice Of the peace, the justice shall
reduce all tho evidence takcn by him to wri-
ting, and state the name, age, ard residence
Of each witness examined, and transmit the
same forthwith to the chairman of the Board
, Of County Commissioners, who shall, without
delay, suit nit the samo to the Judge of the
District Court for said county, whose duty it
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disapprOve of such conviction. IL the convic-
ton Of the justice is approved the minor shall
forthwith be committed to said tho Board Of
Managers, if disapproved no other proceedings
shall be had.
Sec. 4. That if it shall appear to the coun-
ty commissioners that the parents Of any in
FAINT committed for incorrigihilty arc able to
nay tho expense of clothing. maintenance and
instruction Of such infant, then, and in that
case, the said county having paid to the State
Reform School tie charges for tho clothing,
may recover the Same OF the parents Of such
infant.
Sec. s. This act shall take Of Get and be in
force from and After its passage.
Approved February ~, 1872.
An Act to promote the science Of Medicine and
Surgery in tho State Of Minnesota.
Be it enacted by tho Legislature Of the State
Of Minnesota:
Section !. 1t shall be lawful in cities and
counties whose population equals or exceeds
ten thousand inhabitants, for superintendent
Of pcnitcntiarics. wardcns Of poor houses, cor
oncrs and city rndcrtnkcrs, to deliver to tho
physicians, professors and teachers in medical
colleges and schools in tho State. and for ply
sicians, professors and teachers to receive, the
remains or body of nydcccascd person, for pur
poses Of medical and surgical study pro, ided
that said remains shall not have been regularly
inter r'dand shall not have been dcsird for inter
mont by any relative or friend Of said deceased,
within twenty four hours after death. provided,
also, that tho remains ofno person who may be
known to have relatives or friends, shall be
50 delivered or received without the consent Of
said relatives or friends and provided that
tho remains Of no person detained for debt, or
as q witness, or on n suspicion of crime. or Of
any traveller, or OF any person who sh":l havo
expressed desire in his or her last sickness