Medical Jurisprudence, Forensic medicine and Toxicology. Vol. 1Witthaus, R. A. (Rudolph August)
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Medical Jurisprudence, Forensic medicine and Toxicology. Vol. 1
Witthaus, R. A. (Rudolph August)
Medical jurisprudence; Poisons; Toxicology
Transfer of body of one who died of a contagious or infectious disease
shall be in hermetically sealed casket (Laws, 1893, ch. 661, sec. 23).
Bodies of those dying in, or in custody of managers, etc., of any
prison, asylum, morgue, hospital, or in possession of undertakers,
shall be delivered to medical college of this State, etc., for purpose
of medical study, unless claimed by relatives or friends, or friends or
relatives do not assent to such disposal, or deceased requested during
last illness to be buried (Laws, 1893, ch. 661, sec. 207).
In certain cases bodies of convicts, unless claimed, shall be delivered
to certain medical colleges (R. S., pt. 4, ch. 3, secs. 132, 133).
District attorney may cause body to be exhumed, examined, etc. (Pen.
Code, sec. 308).
NORTH CAROLINA.
Coroner to hold inquest, etc. (Code, sec. 657).
Concealing birth of child, by burying dead body, is a misdemeanor.
Opening grave without authority for purpose of taking body is a felony
(Laws, 1885, ch. 90).
Coroner may order a chemical analysis of remains (Laws, 1887, ch. 269).
Dead body of convict, unclaimed by friends, shall be delivered to
medical college except such dying of contagious disease (Laws, 1891,
ch. 129).
Body of one dying of contagious disease must not be transported by
common carrier until disinfected, nor shall permit for removal be
issued until such disinfection (Laws, 1893, ch. 214, sec. 16).
NORTH DAKOTA.
Coroner to hold inquest, etc. (Comp. Laws, sec. 664 _et seq._).
And bury the body if not claimed by friends, etc. (Comp. Laws, sec.
676).
Concealing birth of child which, if born alive, would be a bastard, or
of child dying within two years after birth, is punishable (Comp. Laws,
sec. 6,947).
COMP. LAWS.
Sec. 6,549 same as 305 N. Y. P. C.
” 6,550 ” 306 ”
” 6,551 ” 307 ”
” 6,552 ” 308 (1-3) ”
” 6,553 ” 309 ”
” 6,554 ” 310 ”
” 6,559 ” 311 ”
” 6,560 ” 312 ”
” 6,563 ” 314 ”
Duty of burial of married woman, on husband. If not married woman, on
nearest of kin who is an adult or has means sufficient (Comp. Laws,
sec. 6,556).
Refusal to bury by one on whom duty is imposed by law, a misdemeanor
(Comp. Laws, sec. 6,557).
Custody of body pertains to one whose duty it is to bury (Comp. Laws,
sec. 6,558).
When cemetery is by law changed to other place, duty is on relative to
move body (Comp. Laws, sec. 6,562).
Body of executed criminal, and those dying in State penitentiary or
county jail under sentence, shall be delivered to medical college or
any physician for dissection, unless deceased requested to be buried,
or friends ask to have it buried, or deceased was a stranger or
traveller (Laws, 1890, ch. 92).
OHIO.
Coroner to hold inquest, etc. (R. L., sec. 1,221 _et seq._).
And bury body, etc. (R. L., sec. 1,227).
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