ART. 22.] INQUESTS. 279

P. G. L., (1860,) art. 25, sec. 5. 1846, ch. 168, sec. 2.

5. If any physician summoned to testify on a coroner's inquest,
shall neglect or refuse to attend or to make the examination re-
quired by the preceding section, or to give evidence as aforesaid,
he may be fined as any other witness.

Ibid sec. 6. 1846, ch. 168, sec. 3.

6. The said coroner or justice, in the account of expenses ren-
dered to the county commissioners, or mayor and city council, for
holding such inquest, shall include such sum for the said physician
as the said coroner, or justice, and jurors, shall deem just, not lees
than five or more than ten dollars, which sum shall, with the other
expenses of the inquest, be paid by the county or city.

Ibid. sec. 7. 1831, ch. 230, sec. 2.

7. Whenever it shall be necessary for a coroner to bury any
deceased person, he shall provide a coffin and decently bury him;
and the county commissioners of the county where the person shall
have been found, or the mayor aud city council of Baltimore, if
he shall have been found in said city, shall make such allowance
to said coroner as they may deem just and reasonable therefor, to
be levied and paid as other county or city charges.

Ibid. sec. 8. 1785, ch. 73, secs. 23-24. 1794, ch. 54, sec. 5. 1707, ch. 95.

8. In all cases where the sheriff is interested, or nearly related
to any of the parties, or otherwise disqualified to act, all process
shall be issued to the coroner, if there be one in the county or city
qualified to act in such case, who shall perform all the duties of
such disqualified sheriff, and be subject to the same liabilities and
be proceeded against in the same manner, and shall have the same
rights and remedies.