The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-12-18
by Mr.. Berry and referred TO the Commit
tee on General Laws:


by Mr.. Berry and referred TO the Commit
tee on General Laws:
A BILL FOR THE PROMOTION or MEDICAL SCI
ESCEBY THE Distribution or UNCLAIMED
DEAD HUMAN BODIES ron SCIENTIFIC PrR-
POSES.
l. BE Il enacfed M the General AsssmJiy NJ
Virginio. That the professors Of anotOmy. tie
professors Of surgery. and the demonstrations Of
anatomy OF the schools ana colleges Of this Com
InOnwealth. which are now may horc1fter be-
come authorized by law 10 teach medical science
and issue diplomas. shalt be. and are Hereby. cone
stitnted q board for the distribution ami delivery
OF dead human bodies, hereinafter described -
and among such persons IS under The provisions 81
This act are entitled thereto. Tho Professor 0f
Anatomy In the Medical College of Virginia. 40
Richmond, shall call n meeting ~ said board Tor
organization at q time and plare 20 ho hNrd by
him within thirty days after The passage ~ This
act. The said board shall have tull power tpctab-
nsh m - ana regulations for lts government. ADD
10 appoint and remove proper officer, and shalt
Keen fun aud complete minutes ~ tlc ffau-ac-
tons: and records shall also he kept nnder ~ d.
rcctiOn. OF III bodies received and distributed.
which minutes and records shall De- open ~ an
times To the Inspection OF each member ~ said
board and Of ang Commonwealth attorney OF
any corporation or county wiihln this state.
?. Al, public officers, agents. servants. and an
officers. agent-. aud servants Of ANY and every
county city, township, borough, district. and other
municipality aud Of any and every alulsh0use.
prison. morRuc. hospital. Sail, other public in
siltu'iD2 h'Niuk chlIkc or c0htr" over dst , n"
man bodies required 10 Doe buried nt tie pullc 'N-
pclse. are hereby required 20 notify The ~id bnari
Of distribution, or such person or persons rs may
from time % Zine DC designated by said Board or
ts duly authorized ncer or agent whenever amy
such body or bodies come 20 bis or thcif l .,'r'-
si0n charge or control. and shalt. without loe or
reward. deliver such body or bodice Hhd pfnt
and suffer the laid board and ~ agent 1na ihr
uhysiCtans aud surgeons from llnt 10 u,Hr d'rle-
mated ny them, who may comply WIN lur PROVE
sions Of Tins act, - take ana remove 1,i -uch
bodies % be used within this stale Tor "ndF1ncc-
mcnt OF medicai science; bnt no SUCH notice need
he Owen, nor shall amy such body De- delivered. OK
cont i'm tine case Of criminals. 10 ANY person clIim-
ing To- De and satisfying the authorize Boo charge
nf said body that he or H. OF Kindred or {. re-
ta,oJ iv marriape 10 the dprc1..d .1.1l claim
he said body for burial. but 10 sh1ll Doc
surrendered tor inormmt. nor siail ilc uotc' Dec
gwen or BODY delivered IN such decreased person
was a traveller Who died Suddenly iU which ease
the said body shall he hurried.
3. The sad board on their duly author' zcd agent
may take ana receive such bodies so delivered, a>
aforesaid. and shall. upon receiving ulolu. DIS
tribute AID deliver thcm aud amlug ln. schools,
colleges. ulysicilus, and surgeon, aforesaid boo
manner following: Those tOlIc, needed tor lcc-
tnres and Cemonstrai .on- hy tac sali schools dul
colleges, incorporated and rniucorp0u'rd. shah
first ne supplied. The remaining bodies .Iti then
bcdistrihu'cd Dr0p0ItiOUltDlY aud .NlfIily. lI.-
terence being given % said school. and colleges:
provided, however. that after hr -1ld bodies -hal
have been sufficiently Used Ter thc purpose, uf lu-
strucbon. they shall Dee dcccutly Inferred hy -lId
sch 'ols, colleges, physicians, ard surgeons rc-
ceIyihg them. instead 90 receiving and delivering
said bodies themselves or through LaDir agent, ur
servants. tie board " distribution may. from
time % time either directly or by their authorized
Oiirff agent. ltNALe NINrirlifr nIN surgeons
who ,l'llrcceivc 'neu. and the number whchctch
shall receive: provided always. however. that
schools snd college incorporated and unincorpo-
r1lCi. aud physician, OBJ surgeons of thc county
where thc aciih of the person or .ucl person. d,-
,crlcd 'ahes place. -hal 10 preferred 20 all other:
and provided also that for mi. uurpl.c such decd
body shall De- held subject tO their order in ihr
county where the death occurs FOR period uOtlt.,
thau twcnty-iOur hours.
(. Ino said board may employ carrier or c1r-
rlcr, for the CONVEYANCE of said bodies winch
shall Dee well enclosed iu desirable curIecm0nf.
tud carefully deposited free from pm .ic oH.er'i-
il0n. SAID carrier shall obtain recent iY name.
or II the ycr.Ou Doe unknown. hy lt-Drf zion. f.r
each body delivered y him. and l1ll ut post such
receipt with The secretary of the -aliluard.
.. " echOol college. physician. or surgeon shall
b. allowed or permitted to receive amy .urh body
or bodies Until bono snail have Deem f'cn 20 ihr
Commonwealth by such physician or SURGEON. nr
by or n bchaIto f such school uf college, 4. Doe APP
proved by The Commonwealth attorney OF fho
county on IOrliun courts In and l0r The cOun-
~ or corporation iu which such Ili}-lriau 0r sNr-
gcOu shall C.gc. or iu which such school on COLE
lcge may be- situated, and o. Doe ilei in the gt''r
of the Cicrl, e said court. which bond shall Nc QUO
fhe penal suW OF one thousand dollars. condition
cd that all such bodies when fhC said phN-i'iau or
surgeon, or lnc sid school or college, shall receive
of medical science within tni- state; tld whose
ever shail sell or buy such body or hnd iu anf
W1F franc I'M t' same: OF -i'i hii N' convex
co., cause Q" procure {" hc transmitted "t,.IFth,d
,lid body OF bodies to any place outside state.
,lall Doe deemed guilty ~ a miHicmc,nur. and
hail. or conviction. De liable fU nur uut exceed
Ing S2UU. or Doe imprisoned for iimc upf exceed
ing one year.
Is. Mother thc Commonwealth nor amy county
or munlc ipHlity nor amy officer agent COZ servant
thereof shall Ic ~ any expense bY reason &c Oh.
delivery or distribution ~ any such body. hut Ill
tie expenses thereof and Of aid holrl uf ,ii-tI-
button. shall Doe paid iy ihose receiving tNc bodies
iu such manner "a, may bee ,pocIlri hy said board
Of distribution. or otherwise ag1ced upon.
7. that any person having tutit, DINiUrl upon
him bY the UroNt-iO DIS OF This art who slab nee
glcct. rCfuC, OF omit f. perform tLo -I.ur acry-
by required shall, ou conviction thereof, hr liable
fs. O HHf
for rtch offence.
3. II any person unlawfully disuter or di-place
dead human body. on any part OF Cd dead human
body. which shall have been deposited iu any NauI
o. 1Lhcr hurial-n1rp he shall be deemed guilty 30
felony. aud shall. nu conviction. bc liable fO huc
not exceeding 5000, or be confined lu ihr r'nlt0u-
diary for not t-s thln five nor more than tam ycIr-.
g. That AN acts or parts of act, Inconsistent with
thl, act be, ana The same are hereby, repealed.
10. This act shall be In force from DO, passage.
This bill was fayOrably reported from