The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-07-06
AN INFAMOUS LAW.


'assed by the last Legislature viii
o far seems 10 have been overlook,
" everybody The Union Repub
an says that il looked carefully oy
he laws as published by the Raleil
Jews and Observer In a special et
ion after the adjournment OF Il
and that the law here r
erred 10. which provides for turnir
yer the bodies OF paupers TO Il
medical schools TO be cut up on Il
issecting table. was not published
he list.
The attention of the Union Repu
lean was called to this law on a
cunt OF a letter which the Mort
'arolina Board of Anatomy is sen,
ng out to the county and city ph
icians OF the State. That letter is
ollows:
The attention of all county
and town officers is directed
especially to the following facts
in connection with the North
Carolina dissecting law, as
amended by the Legislature of
1911.
by section of the law: ID
That the North Carolina Board
of Anatomy has a legal right
to the bodies of all criminals not
claimed within thirty-six hours
by a relative Of the second de-
gree of consanguinity, or by hus-
band or wife. That, in any case,
the claimant must pay the ex-
penses of burial, or the body
goes to the Board of Anatomy.
That this act embraces the bod
les of those serving sentences in
the county jails and upon the
county roads, as we'll as those of
State convicts: Provided, the
case is not covered by one of the
exceptions included in this act.
"(2) That the North Carolina
Board of Anatomy has a legal
right to any and all dead bodies,
whether criminals or not, which
have to be buried at public ex-
pense. Provided, they do not
come under one Of the exceptions
included in this act.
please take notice that this
relieves the counties and towns
OF the expense of burying all
such bodies; and and makes 1t
the duty of all State, county and
town officers to notify the ac-
credited representative of the
Board of Anatomy that said bod
les are subject by law to his dis
posal.
THE exceptions referred to
in this communication are incor-
porated jim Section 2 of the law
as enacted by this Legislature
and read as follows:
Provided, such body be not
claimed within thirty-six hours,
to be disposed of without ex-
pense to the State, county or
town, by any relative within the
second degree Of consanguinity.
or by the husband or wife of
such deceased person: Provided.
that the body of a Confederate
soldier or Of the wife of a Con-
federate soldier to be excepted
from the provisions of this act.
and that the body of no white
person shall be delivered to any
school for the colored race:
provided, further. that this act
shall not apply to the dead bod
les OF persons who are inmates
OF State Hospitals, or to the bod
les or travellers or strangers who
die suddenly, or to the bodies
OF persons who die in the State
school for the Blind or the Deaf
and Dumb, or any other State
school: Provided, further. that
this act shall not apply to in
mates of county homes"
what a shame and horror it is t,
INK the Legislature of North Caro-
ma would pass a law that wouk
We to the dissecting rooms of tn,
edical schools the body Of ever,
,rson who dies in the State VIII,
'es not come under the execution,
ven above. No civilized State :,
% world has ever before been gu;1
OF passing such an Infamous Law
II IS true that the extravaganza anf
Democratic administers.
'n my claim that 1t will save some
oneF e Re people by refusing >,
We q decent burial to the Door holm.