THOMAS G. PRATT, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1846.

CHAPTER 168.

An act relating to Coroner's Inquests.

CHAP. 168.

Passed Feb.
27, 1847.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

Maryland, That whenever a jury shall be convened by

a coroner, or justice of the peace, acting as a coroner,
on the body of any person found dead, or supposed to
have died from violence, within this State, and whereon
any marks of violence shall appear, it shall be lawful for
the jurors, after being sworn, and also for the coroner or
justice acting as aforesaid, to require the attendance of
some physician lawfully practising within the county,
city or district whereat such jury shall be summoned to
meet, to attend and inform himself, by due examination
of the deceased, of the cause of his or her death, and to
testify and give evidence before the said jury and coro-

ner, or justice acting as aforesaid, in the premises.

Coroner, &c.
require attend-
ance of Physi-
cian.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That any physician, after
being summoned in like manner as witnesses are by law
required to be summoned to testify at coroner's inquests,
who shall neglect or refuse to attend, or to make the
examination hereinbefore required, or to testify and give
evidence as aforesaid, shall be liable to be fined by the
coroner or justice acting as aforesaid, in like manner and
to the same amount, and recoverable in the same man-
ner, as any other person is liable for neglecting or refus-
ing to attend, after being summoned on a coroner's
inquest.

Physician
summoned, re-
fuse or neglect
to attend.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That in the account of ex-
penses to be made out and furnished by any such coroner
or justice acting as aforesaid, to the proper levy court,
or county, city, or district commissioners, of holding an
inquest as aforesaid, the said coroner or justice shall in-
clude such a sum for the remuneration of the services of
a physician so testifying as the said coroner or justice
and jurors shall deem just, not being less than five dol-
lars nor exceeding ten dollars, which sum so included
shall be, with the other expenses of such inquest, assess-
ed in the next levy on such county, city or district.

Account of
expenses, &c..