Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-06
CITY ORDTNANCE.

DE it ordained by the Court of Common Council HD of the City of New Haven:
 SECTION l. Within thirty days after tho passage this Ordinance and trienniay thereafter the Mayor vice and consent of the Court of Common Council, shall appoint Coroner for said city who shall hold his flee the years from the time of his appointment, and until another shall duly ap- pointed in his stead.
 SEC. 2 Whenever the Coroner 30 appointed has mo- tce that there has been found is lying within the limits said city, the dead dy of person who is supposed have to a sudden violent or unnat ural death, who died without the attendance of during the last sickness he shall repair to the place where sach body take charge of the same and he shall investigate and inquire into the cause and manner of the death of all such persons eithsr with without jury, as he may deem most expedient Such investigations and inquests may be private and the Coroner may order witnesses to be nIunicate with one another until they have been amined.
 SEC 3. Every person who has knowledge that there is within the limits of said city the body of dead person as described in the preceding section shall forfeit and pay penalty of not less than dollar nor more than twenty Ave dollars.
 SEC 1. The jury, in arising under this ordi- nance, shall consist of six judicous who shall be summoned by warrant issued by said Coroner. and his directions into the cause and manner of such hands, verdict thereof, which verdict said Cor shall return to the next term of the Superior Court for New Haven County.
 Said Coroner shall, in proper record book, which shall be the property of said city. keep held, and he shall in each state therein the | cause of death found by him by ths jury he
 
 as are not identified before their burial; he shall state the place of their burial and may have the pie lures of such bodies taken, in which such picture shall be conspicuousy placed st Police Bead l quarters in said city. kept, the and residences all the wit nesses who testify in each proceeding before him to- gether with the substance of their testimony and when in his opinion, the testimony to be given be- 1 fore him will probably become necessary or impor- tant in a subsequent criminal proceeding in this State, he shall take down in writing the full testi- mony or cause t to be taken and preserve the sams | prosecuting officer ! duct such subsequent criminal proceeding. SEC. G. he attendance of witnesses either before said Coroner alone. before him jury, may be enforced by subpoena and capiss issued by himself other proper authority, and he shall have the same DO compel testify justices the l peace have in criminal prosecutions under the l laws of this state.
 SEC. T. The same fees provided by the laws oi this State for witnesses in criminal prosecutions sum of one dollar per day to each juror summoned herenafter mentionsd Shall be paid by sad Coroner who draw his order the Treasurer of ssid city | SEC. g. The warrant for jury and subpcrnas fol witnesses may be served by an indifferent person. or by police ocr of .d city, and 1t shall be the duty of every member of the police department of said city to summon jurors, subpoena with esses, and tC ofce and to aid and assist said oroner in the exer else of his duties, whenever by him requested tc do and no fee or compensation shall be allowed sucf | a member of said department therefor. | SEC 9. Any person summoned as & juror before out lawful excuse therefor shall forfeit and pay penalty of not less than five dollars nor more than ter
 
 SEC 10. Said Coroner may allow and pay not ox ceedtpg $500 for services rendered in bringing tS land the dead body of person found in the rivers harbora waters of said city, and may allow reason able compensation for the keeping. removing ant l handling Of dead bodies.
 | SEC H. In all arising under this ordipanc, i the 'orouer may take h4rge of any money othe personal property found upon the body of tn deceased and deliver the same to the person per entitled to the same but if not claimed within three months, he shall deliver said property to tn chief of police of said city who shall safely them until the parties entitled to the claim them.
 SEC. I2 The salary and compensation of said Cor oner shall bO S6i0 per annum which salary shall b payable in monthly installments by the Treasurer said city in the same manner salaries of city off cals paid and shall be in lieu of any and al compensation for services required of and rendere by him as such Coroner, Before entering upon tn duties of his oce said Coroner shall be sworn, am give bond with surety in the sum of Sl,Oo0 to tn Treasurer of said city for the faithful performance of his d'ties and he shall annually make a writte report to the Mayor and Court of Common Council c said city of the services by Dim rendered inves tga'ions by him held as such Coroner.
 Court of Common Council, City of New Haven Read and passed.
 Approved. July l, 1882. Attest: jy4 3t JAMES P. P1GOTT, City Clerk,