, 1888-08-15

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man he knew of a case where a corpse
had been left two days and upwards, with
out being inferred because no clergyman
could be got to come out the matter was
reported to the Police, who sent a police
man to perform the ceremony hence it
would be of no possible use TO put the
duty of reporting in connection with the
Clergymen'S duty of burial. In connection
herewith he would beg to enquire if, as
we nave national clergymen who receive
ample pay from the Public Funds, there is
no duty on them to perform such ministe-
rial duties, which devOlye on no other
~cIergymen particularly in the case OF buri-
ais; the duties of those national clergymen
are in themselves light, especially in West
End. and surely it would not be too much
for the Government to see that they per
form the burial ceremony, when deceased
belongs to no congregation.
The Chairman observed that the Draft
contains much the same rules as at present
in force, every Planter and Manager makes
report of the deaths and burials. Hence this
Draft contains nothing new.
3rd Member for ChriStianSted (Stakem ann
said that according to Ordinance of 10Th
October 1896, all cases of death are to be
reported to the Dealing Court that is
strictly observed, and in case Of omission,
enquiry is at once made as to what is the
cause thereof. With reference to what Bird
Member for Frederiksted's Country Dis.
trict (Hewitt had advanced, he would beg
to say. that the suggestions involve no.
thing new for according to law now, re-
port is to be made at once before inter
ment of the body according to the above.
mentioned ChanCery Letter of 18th Decem,
Der 1928, no report is required for children
or slaves, who are supposed to own nothing
lie was still of the opinion, that the me-
thod suggested would be the best possible
to secure desired results.
The Wee GOrern0r stated that in his
opinion the Government could not order
Lutheran Clergymen to bury people who
had not belonged to that congregation.
If an Episcopal, a Moravian, or Roman
Catholic Clergyman can bear with mem
berS of his Church being buried without
his presence, Government could Of
course do 50 still more. He would again
IN reference to the remarks from 3rd Mem
Der for FrcderikSted's Country District
(IewitD beg to point out that the fines are
consid erably reduced by this Draft; at
present they are in all cases $64, but here
after they may be as low as 80 cents.
Bird Member for FTederikSted'S Country
District (Hecit0 said, he felt sure that if
the Government desired 1t, Il change could
be effected IN reference to the duty of the
Lutheran Clergymen to attend the burial of
persons belonging to no other denOmina.
ton or who are excluded; il necessary an
Ordinance could be brought in to that
effect. There are cases where Immigrants,
who before they had had time to attach
themselves to any denomination, took sick
and died, no Clergyman will bury them
still it does not look like a we'll organized
community, that the dead should either lie
unburied or be inferred without "a single
word of burial ceremony. The enactments
adopted in reference to births could not be
applicable here or form a precedent, if not
otherwise reC0mmendable. AS for the fines
proposed, he found the limit of S64 very
high.
Bird Memberfor Christiansted (Stakemana)
said that the reporting of deaths is far
more important than the reporting of births,
and it is necessary that the report of
deaths must be a without delay this
has been existing since tie 10th century,
and the enactment has been repeated since.
1t is necessary if from no other reason then
from Dealing Court considerations; for. it
would be impossible to prevent the carry
ing off of property belonging to deceased,
if reports thereof were first to be made
later.
Ord Member for Frederiksted's Country
District (He1ritN WOuld hpO To rotor IN