Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-12-19
Approved Nov. 26, 1884.
No S5.-An act for the advancement Of
anatomical science and to prevent the dis

NO CO.-hn dCb lOE Iut advancement OI
anatomical science and to prevent the dis
turbing of the remains of the dead.
1t is hereby enacted, etc.:
SEC. 1. The Overseer of the Poor of any
town or city, and the superintendent of any
public institution in this State, shall, when re-
quested in writing by any practicing ply
sician, resident of this State, deliver the BODY
city or public institution and required to be
buried at the public expense, to such resident
physician so making request, to be by him
used for the advancement of anatomical
science Provided, however, that no body
shall in any case be so delivered if the deceas-
ed person, during his last sickness, requested
to be buried, or If any person claiming to be
of kindred to the deceased and satisfying the
said Overseer of the Poor or superintendent
thereof, and shall within forty-eight hours
after said person shall have deceased, require
said body to be buried; nor if such deceased
person was a stranger or traveller who may
have died suddenly, and before making him
self known, nor if such deceased person ever
served in the army or navy of the United
States.
SEC. 2. 1t shall not be lawful for any per-
son so receiving a dead body to remove it out
of this State, or to use the same except for
the prosecution of anatomical science; and
after having been so used, the remains there
of shall be decently buried under the direc-
ton of such Overseer of the Poor or superin-
tendent at the expense of such physician,
unless the relatives of such deceased person
shall require the same for burial, when said
remains shall be delivered to said relatives
for interment. Any person violating the pro-
visions of this section shall be punished by a
fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or by
imprisonment not exceeding five years, or by
both such fine and Imprisonment, in the dis
erection of the court.
SEC. 4. Every person not being authorized
by a majority of the selectmen, common
council and Justices of the Peace of any town
or city, who shall wilfully dig up, disinter,
remove or carry away any human body, or the
remains thereof inferred within this State, or
shall knowingly aid in such disinterment, re-
moval or conveying away, and every person
accessory thereto, either before or after the
fact, shall be punished by Imprisonment in
the State Prison not more than fifteen years
nor less than five years, or by fine not exceed
ing two thousand dollars, nor less than one
thousand dollars, or both of said punishments
in the discretion of the court.
SEC. 8. This act shall take effect from it's
passage, and all acts and parts of acts incon-
sistent with the provisions of this act, are
hereby repealed.
Approvep Nov. 25 1884.
No S6.-An act in addition to section 370S of
the revised laws relating to weight of certain
grain and vegetables.
1t is hereby enacted, ETC.:
SEC. 1. A bushel of India wheat shall be
forty-six pounds.
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from its
passage
Approved Nov. 7. A. d. 1884.
No. 87.-An act relating to weights and meas
ures
1t is hereby enacted, etc.
SEC /. A person who knowingly uses for
the purpose of purchases or sales, or keeps
for public use a weight, measure, scale, bal
ance or beam which does not conform to the
standard of weight or measures adopted by
this state, or who alters a weight, measure,
scale, balance or beam, after it has been
adjusted and sealed, 80 that it does not con-
form to the standard of weights and meas
ures adopted by this State, and fraudulently
makes use thereof, shall be fined for each
offense fifty dollars, one-ffth to be paid to the
complainant and four fifths to the city OF
town in which such person resides.
SEC2. Justices of the county shall have
concurrent jurisdiction with the County
Court of offenses under this act.
Approved Nov. Z, A. d. 1884.
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