The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-04-12

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CHAPTER 252.
~ act to Amend Sections One Two.
Three Of Chapter one Hundred Forty
one Of the Revised Statutes Better
Declining the Duties and Increasing
the Number OF Medical Examiners.
Be Il enacted. etc:
Section l. Section one OF chapter one
hundred forty-one OF the revised stat
utes - hereby amended 50 that said
section as amended shall read as fol
lows:
Section l. The governor. with the
advice and consent ~ the council. shall
appoint for a term Of four years. meul-
cal examiners for each county in the
state who shall be able and discreet
met. learned In the science OF medicine
and anatomy and bona tide residents oil
the county for which they arc appoint
ed The number Of medical examiners
40 70 b. appointed shall be as follows;
For the counties Of Knox, Lincoln,
Sasadnhoc and Waldo. one each. for
TIN counties OF Androscoggin. Franklin.
Hancock. oxford. Pscataquis. Somer-
sci and Washington. two each; for tho
counties OF Aroostook. kennebec, Ps-
uohscot. three each; for the county OF
York four. and for the county OF Cum
berand i've; and they shall be appoint
ed With reference to territorial distribu-
ton In addition to the number OF
medical examiners In the several coun-
ties, as above provided for. the gov
ernor may. however. with tho advice
and consent Of the council. appoint az
many more medical examiners In the
several countiesas he deems necessary
and proper They shall be liable to re-
fnoeal from Office by tho governor and
council at any time, for cause. Each
medical examiner before entering upon
the duties Of his office. shall be duly
sworn To the faithful performance OF
his duty. They shall make eNanina-
tons AZ hereinafter provided upon the
view OF the dead bodies Of such persons
only rs are supposed to have come to
th"tr death by Violence or unlawful act
Of some person or persons. the commit
ting Of which act Is punishable In ao-
cordanc" with sections one. two ana
three OF chapter twenty OF the revised
.tatutf8 Of Maine
Section . Section two OF said chap
ter one hundred forty Is hereby
amended by addiur after the word
act" In the tnird line thereof the
words of some person or persons. the
committing OF which act IL punishable
In accordance with sections one. two
and three OF chapter ono hundred TWEEN
ty OF the revised statutes so that said
section as amended shall read as fol
lows.
Section 2 Whoever finds a body OF
any person who may be supposed to
have come TO his death by violence or
unlawful act OF some person or per
SONS. tn" committing of which act Is
punishable iu accordance with sections
one. two and three Of chapter one hun
drcd twenty OF the revised statutes.
shall Immediately notify one OF the mu-
utcipal officers. a police officer or con-
stable. member OF the board OF select
uleu. or constable. II In town,
member OF the board OF assessors. II in
a plantation, and II In an unorEanized
BlHFr most TpadllV accessible OF
such officials In any city. town or plan
tatiou within the county. the official
50 notified shall at once take charge of
such body and retain custody thereof
Without removal until tho arrival of
medical examiner. the county attor-
uc4 or the attorney general The per
sons 30 finding such body. or the ON
cial taking charge thereof shall then
Immediately notify the most readily ac-
ccsSlbl" medical examiner In tho Coun-
Is wherein the body is found and the
county attorney thereof. who shall at
once notify the attorney general
Section Section three of said chap
ter one hundred forty-one is hereby
amended by adding after the word
act" in the third line thereof the
words. OF some person or persons. the
committing Of which act Is punishable
In accordance with sections one, two
and three OF chapter one hundred TWEEN
ty of the revised statutes, so that said
section as amended shall read as fol-
lows:
Section 3 Upon notice that there
has been found or Is lying within his
county the body OF person who Is
supposed to have como to his death by
violence or unlawful act OF some per
son persons. the committing of
which act Is punishable In accordance
with sections one. two and three of
| chapter one hundred twenty OF tho re-
| Vlaed statutes. the medical examiner
shall forthwith repair to the place
whore such body lies and take charge
! Of tho same and before said body Is
removed he shah reduce or cause to be
reduced to writing a description OF the
location and position OF the body and
any and all facts that may be deemed
Important In determining the cause Oh
death. He shall then make an autopsy
IN the presence OF q physician and one
other discreet person sufficient In his
Judgment to disclose such facts as may
be attainable thereby which may be Of
assistance IN determining tho cause Of
death. He may compel the assistance
OF such physician and person. by sub
pocna. II necessary. and ha shall then
and there nt the time Of such autopsy
reduce or cause TO be reduced to writ
ing every fact and circumstance dis
closed by such autopsy tending to show
the manner and cause OF death, which
record shall be signed by himself and
the witnesses who have attended, who
shall In addition to their names sub
scribe their address and place of bust
ness. In case at the time of finding OF
such body there be no medical exam
liner within the county by reason OF
vacancy In the office. ncapacity or abb
sence from the county. any medical ex-
aminer In an adjoining county may be
notified whose duty 1t shall be to at
tend and perform all duties prescribed
by this chapter as though he were
medical examiner within the county
Approved April T. 1917
CHAPTER 2o3.