Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-12-19
Approved Nov. %. 1884.
No. S5.-An act for the advancement OF anato
meal suente and Ia prevent the disturbing


No. S5.-An act for the advancement of anato.
meal scltnle and Ia prevent the disturbing
OF the remains Of the dead.
1t j. hereby enacted, etc.
SIC. /. The Overs,er Of the Poor Of any
town or city, and the superintendent of any
public institution in this State, shA when re-
quesLrd in writing nv any practicing physi.
clan, resident Of this State, deliver the body OF
any person who may die within such town,
city or public institution and required 10 he
buried at the pdhiC expense, - such resident
phy stefan so making request, 10 lie by him used
Tor the advancement OF anatomical science.
Provided, however, that no body shall in any
case he so delivered il the deceased person, dur
ing his last sickness, requested 10 he buried, or
II any person Gaining to he OF kindred to the
deceased and SATISFYING the said Oyerseer OF
the Poor or superintendent thereof, and shall
within forty eight hOdrs atier said person shall
have deceased, require said body 10 be buried (;
nor ii such deceased person WAS 4 STRANGER or
Traveller who may have ded suddenly, and he
fore making himself known, nor ii such decea,-
ed person ever served In the army or navy Of
the United States
SEC ?. II shall not Ne lawful for any person
so receiving q dead body TO remove II out OF
this State, or to use the same except for the
prosecution OF anatomical science; and after
having been so used, the remains thereof shall
he deUently buried under thu direction of such
OVerseer Of Poor or superintendent, At the eX-
pense OF such physician, unless the relatives OF
such deceased person shall require the same for
burial, when said remains shall DO delivered 10
said relatives Tor interne"t. Any person VIC
lating the provisions OF this section shall he
punished by fine not exceeding i've hundred
dollars or by imprisonment not exceeding i've
years, or by both such fine and Imprisonment,
in the discretion of the court.
SEC, 1. livery person NOT beng authorized
BY a majority OF the selecmen. common cOun-
ell and justices OF tho Peace Of any town or
city, who shall wllully dig up, disnter, remove
or carry away any human body, or the remains
thereof inferred within this State, or shall
knowingly aid in suCh disluterineuJ, removal,
or conveying away, and every person accessory
thereto. either before or after tue fact, shall he
punished by Imprisonment in tue STATE Prison
not more than fifteen wears nor less than five
wears, or by line not exceeding two thousand
dollars, nor less than one thousand dollars, or
bJtn Ot said punshments IN tue discretion OF
the court.
SEc ). This act shall take effect from its
passage, and all acts aud parts OF acts incOnsis-
Itnt with the provisions OF this act, are hereby
Approved Nov, 25, 1884.
No. s6.-An act in addition to section 370S OF
the Revised Laws relating to weight ofcerIain
grain and vegetables,
It is hereby enacted, etc:
SEC, l. A bushel Of India wheat shall be
forty six pounds.
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved Nov. A. d. 1884,
No. s7.-An act relating TO weights and meas
uTes.
It is hereby enacted, ETC..
SEC. l. A person who knowingly uses for
the purpose of purchases or sales, or keeps for
public use a weight, measure, scale, balance
or beam which does not conform TO the stand
ard Of weight or measures adopted by this
] state, or who alters a weight, measure, scale
balance or beam, after II has been adjusted and
sealed, SO that il does net conform to the stand
ard of weights and measures adopted by THU
state, and fraudulently makes use thereof, shal
be fined for each otfense fifty dollars, Ons-tht
70 be paid 10 the complainant and tour'hfths L