(Ireland.) A BILL To amend the Laws relating to the Office of Coroner and the Expenses of Inquests in Ireland. [Note.-The Words and Figures printed in Italics are proposed to be inserted in the Committee.] 5 Whereas it is expedient to amend the Laws now in force Preamble. in Ireland relating to the Election, Qualification and Pay ment of Coroners, and to the proceedings at Coroners' Inquests, and to the payment of Expenses at such Inquests: And whereas it is expedient that the several Acts and parts of Acts hereinafter mentioned relating to the several matters and things aforesaid should be repealed; BE it therefore Enacted, by The QUEEN's most Excellent MAJESTY, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and 10 Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, THAT from and after the passing of this Act, the several Acts and parts of Acts hereinafter mentioned, specified and set forth, shall cease and determine, and shall (except only so far as is hereinafter excepted and provided for) be repealed; (that is to say), 15 an Act passed in the first year of the reign of his late Majesty King GEORGE the Fourth, intituled, " An Act to repeal an Act made in the fifteenth year of the reign of his late Majesty, for regulating the Fees of Coroners in Ireland upon holding Inquisitions, and to make other Provisions for that purpose ;" an Act passed in the third year of his said late Majesty, intituled, "An Act to regulate the Qualification of Persons holding the Office of Coroner in Ireland;" so much of an Act passed in 1. 1 Geo. 4, c. 28, repealed. 3 Geo. 4, c. 115, repealed. 4 Geo. 4, c.43, sec. 8, 9, 11, repealed. sec. 3, repealed. 6 Geo. 4, c. 52, sec. 2, repealed. 10 Geo. 4, c. 37, repealed. c. 116, sec. 97, 98, 99, 100, repealed. the fourth year of his said late Majesty, intituled, 5 "An Act to regulate the Amount of Presentments by Grand Juries for Payment of the Public Officers of the several Counties in Ireland," as relates to the 5 Geo. 4, c. 93, payment of Coroners; so much of an Act passed in the fifth year of his said late Majesty, intituled, An Act to amend the Acts of the last Session of Parliament relating to Presentments by Grand Juries, for Payment of the Salarics of Public Officers of the several Counties in Ireland," as relates to the payment of Coroners; so much of an Act passed in the sixth year of his said late Majesty, intituled, “An Act to amend an Act of the last Session of Parliament for amending 10 former Acts relating to Presentments by Grand Juries for Payment of the Salaries of Treasurers and Public Officers of the several Counties in Ireland," as relates to the Payment of Coroners; an Act passed in the tenth year of his said late Majesty, intituled, "An Act to amend 6 & 7 Will. 4, the Laws relating to Coroners in Ireland;" so much of an Act passed 15 in the sixth and seventh years of the reign of his late Majesty King WILLIAM the Fourth, intituled, "An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to the Presentment of Public Money by Grand Juries in Ireland," as relates to the Payment of Coroners and of Medical 7 Will. 4, c. 2, Witnesses; so much of an Act passed in the seventh year of his said 20 repealed. late Majesty, intituled, "An Act to amend an Act passed in the seventh year of his present Majesty, for consolidating and amending the Laws relating to the Presentment of Public Money by Grand Juries in Ireland," as relates to the payment of Medical Witnesses at Inquests, held by and before Justices of the Peace; so much of an 25 Act passed in the seventh and eighth year of Her present Majesty, intituled, "An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws for the Regulation of Grand Jury Presentments in the County of Dublin," as relates to the Payment of Coroners, and the summoning and payment of Medical Witnesses; and the said several herein before recited Acts 30 and parts of Acts are hereby repealed accordingly, save and except so far as the said Acts or parts of Acts respectively, or any of them, repeal the whole or any part of any other Act or Acts, and save and except as to all matters or things done or performed before the passing of this Act, which shall be valid as if this Act had not passed. sec. 6, 7 & 8 Vict. 2. Justices at Counties into And be it Enacted, That the Justices of the Peace for each county, riding or division in Ireland shall, at some one of their general or quarter sessions holden after the passing of this Act, and before the First day of February in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and Forty-six, and may from time to time thereafter, as occasion shall require, at any general or quarter sessions, divide their respective county, riding or division into such convenient districts as to the majority of such Justices shall seem best calculated to carry the purposes of this Act into effect, according to the number of county Coroners in such county respectively, and with a due regard to the extent 35 40 of of the population, to the hazardous nature of the prevailing employments in the respective parts of such county, riding or division, and to the size of such districts; and the said Justices, so assembled as aforesaid, shall affix to each of such districts the name of some principal 5 parish, township or place within the same; and they shall fix and determine some convenient place within each such district at which the court for the election of Coroner for such district shall be holden, and shall also fix and determine one or more polling-place or places in each barony comprised within such district at which the poll at such 10 election shall be taken; and they shall cause a list to be prepared by the Clerk of the Peace of their respective county, containing the names of the several baronies and parishes, or parts of baronies and parishes, as the case may be, in each of the several districts into which their respective county, riding or division shall be divided 15 under the authority of this Act. 3. The order of and List of laid before the Justices places to be next General And be it Enacted, That the Clerk of the Peace for each county respectively shall lodge or cause to be lodged with the Secretary of the Grand Jury for each such county, riding or division, Fifteen clear days at least before the Grand Jury for such county, riding Jury for 20 or division shall assemble, a copy of the order made by the Jus- approval. tices at the general or quarter sessions for dividing their county, riding or division into districts as aforesaid, and also a copy of the list containing the names of the several baronies and parishes, or parts of baronies and parishes, as the case may be, comprised in 25 each and every of the districts into which such county shall, by and under the authority of this Act, have been divided, and shall specify in such list the place within each district at which the said Justices shall have appointed the court for the clection of Coroner for such district to be holen, and shall also specify the place or places in 30 each barony which the said Justices shall have fixed and determined as the polling-places for every such barony comprised within such district; and the Secretary of the Grand Jury shall permit the copy of the said order and the copy of the said list to be inspected in his office by any elector of the county, riding or division, or by any Coro35 ner of such county, riding or division at all times between the hours of Ten of the clock in the forenoon and Four of the clock in the afternoon of each and every day after he shall have received the same; and shall suffer and allow any such elector or Coroner as aforesaid to make such extracts from such copies, without any fee or reward what40 soever for same, as he or they shall think fit; and the Secretary of the Grand Jury shall lay the copy of such order and the copy o such list before the Grand Jury for such county, riding or division which shall next assemble; and the said Grand Jury shall take the said order and the said list into consideration, and shall and may, if they shall deem it right so to do, alter and amend same; and the said order and the 295. 4.. Order for division of County, &c. into Districts to be valid after publication. 5. Appointment of present Coroners to Districts. 6. Detached parts of Counties to be annexed to the adjoining County. 7. Sheriff to hold a Special said list, or the said amended order or amended list, shall, when approved of by the said Grand Jury, be signed by the foreman thereof, and transmitted by the Secretary of the Grand Jury to the Clerk of the Peace for such county, who shall enrol the same among the records of such county; and the Clerk of the Peace for such county shall, within Fifteen Days after the receipt of the copy of such order and of such list, or of such amended order or amended list, signed by the foreman of the Grand Jury as aforesaid, send or cause to be sent a true copy thereof, certified and signed by him, to each Coroner within the county. 5 10 15 And be it Enacted, That when any Grand Jury shall have approved of such order for dividing their respective county, riding or division into districts as aforesaid, and of the list containing the names of the several baronies or parishes, or parts of baronies or parishes, as the case may be, to be comprised within each of such districts, they shall cause a copy of the said order, and a copy of the said list to be inserted Three times in some one of the county or other local newspapers which shall have the widest circulation therein, or in case there shall not be any such county or other local newspaper, then a copy of the said order and of the said list shall be inserted Three times 20 in the Dublin Gazette; and from and after the publication thereof as aforesaid, each such county, riding or division shall be and be deemed to be divided into districts for all the purposes of this Act, but not otherwise. And be it Enacted, That any such Grand Jury so assembled as aforesaid, shall appoint One of the persons who shall then hold the 25 office of Coroner of their respective county, riding or division, to be the Coroner of and for one of each of the districts to be formed under the authority of this Act; and shall, so far as may be practicable and convenient, appoint such Coroner to that district within which he shall have heretofore acted; and that upon the death or removal of any 30 such Coroner, his successor shall be elected to the office of Coroner, according to the provisions of this Act. And be it Enacted, That all isolated or detached parts of any county, riding or division, shall, for the purposes of this Act, be considered as forming a part of the county, riding or division respectively, 35 whereby such isolated or detached parts shall or may be wholly surrounded; and if any such isolated or detached part shall be surrounded by Two or more counties, ridings or divisions, then as forming a part of that county, riding or division with which such isolated or detached part shall have the longest common boundary. And be it Enacted, That from and after the division of any county, Court for the riding or division into Coroners' districts as aforesaid upon any election of a Coroner for any of such districts, the Sheriff of the county election of Coroner. wherein 40 |