The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 18??-1882, 1881-07-15
Laws OF General Interest.

Laws OF General Interest.
Among the laws passed by the Mich
gan legislature at the session just
closed was one to amend act No. 1SS OF
of 1875, relative to
SUBJECTS FOR DISSECTION,
for the advancement of science. Act
No. 10, section /. provides that the
boards of health, common councils,
trustees, or executive officers o. any
city, village, or township, the sheriff.
coroner, keeper Of any Jail or prison,
superintendent or managers of any
charitable or penal institution, main
tanned in whole or part vpublic ex-
pense. having in his or their possession
or control the dead body of any person,
not claimed by any relative or legal
representative, and which may need to
be buried at public expense, shall deliver
such dead body within Sc hours after
death, or after he or they shall become
possessed thereof, to the express or
railway company at the nearest station,
placed in coffin, etc., and directed to
the Demonstration of anatomy of the
university of Michigan, Ann Arbor,"
except only dead bodies of such persons
as have died from infectious disease.
Section 2 provides that the bodies so
delivered or shipped shall be used for
| the advancement of anatomical science
in the state at the following institu-
tions' Of learning only: The university
of Michigan, Detroit medical college,
and Michigan college Of medicine, in
proportion to the number of students
in actual attendance. Each institution
shall pay quarterly its ratable portion
of the expense.
The demonstration of anatomy, upon
the receipt of every such body, shall
Immediately notify the relatives of
such deceased person, if known, of the
receipt of such body, either by mail or
telegraph, and that said body will be
preserved intact for ten days, during
which time such relative will be en-
titled to said body for the purpose Of
private interment, upon payment Of
expenses already incurred.
This law seems to have been care
fully considered, and is well guarded
in details. 1t was approved March 2,
1881, and took immediate effect.
DEPENDENT INVALID CHILDREN.
Act No. 1873, ito provide for medical
and surgical treatment of dependent
children at the hospital of the Michi-
gan university" provides that any de-
pendent children who are or shall here
after be inmates of the state public
school at Coldwater, and those not in.
mates, but who, if not affected by dis
ease or requiring surgical treatment
would be entitled by law to admission
to said institution, who may be suffer
ing from chronic disease, or may need
surgical treatment, for any cause which
is calculated to disable them in whole
orin part from self-support, shall bt
entitled to and receive medical and sur
gical treatment, or either, together
with board, lodging, nursing and Othel
proper care, free of charge, at the hos
pital established in connection with thu
Michigan university at Ann Arbor, un
der the rules and regulations thereof
The expenses of conveying said depend
ent children shall be paid by the state
STANDARD FIRE INSURANCE POLICIES
Act No. 149, ito provide for TIT
adoption and use of standard form o.
fire insurance policy" declares that a.
soon as practicable the governor shall
! appoint some suitable person who, will
the commissioner of insurance, shall
constitute state board to be known a.
the insurance policy commission. L
shall be the duty of this board to adop
standard form of fire insurance policy
for use in this state, and they shall fill,
in the Office Of the insurance commiss
Toner printed copy of the same. Sucl
, form shall be so worded and printed al
to secure as far as practicable the &C
complishment of the following results
l. Fairness and equity between TIT
insurers and the assured.
2. Brevity and simplicity. Z
3. The avoidance of technical word
and phrases.
4. The avoidance of conditions, tn,
violation of which by the assuret
. would without being prejudicial to TIN
insurer, render the policy void or void
able at the option of the insurer.
5. The use of as large and fair typ
as is consistent with convenient siz
of paper or parchment.
6. The placing of each separate con
dition in separate paragraph, and tn,
numbering of the paragraphs. - "a
Under this law it is the duty Of tn,
: commissioner Of assurances to fix tim,
, when the use Of such policy shall be
come obligatory on all companies ant
persons authorized to do business IL
this state, and after the time so fixed
no person or company shall make or is
sue any policy or contract of insuranc,
upon any property situated in thi
state, containing any other or differen
terms or conditions than those express
! ed in this standard policy. A prope
penalty is provided for any violation O
this act. e tB a va wlv "a
: Proviso.-The provisions of this &C
: do not apply to policies issued by farm
} ers' mutual insurance companies, or
ganized under act No. 80 Of 1873, O.
the acts amendatory thereof, or unde
the provisions Of act No. 262 Of 1863
or the risks amendatory thereof and in
surfing farm risks only.
DISCHARGE OF CHATTEL MORTGAGES
, Act No. 117,."to provide for the dis
} charge Of chattel mortgages" etc, de
, clares that il any MORTGAGE or his per
sonal representative or assignee, afte
. full performance of the conditions o