act, shall, nevertheless, be held responsible for the holding of the inquest.

Inquest, where held.

3. The Coroner within whose jurisdiction there shall be lying any dead body, upon which an inquest ought to be holden, shall hold the inquest notwithstanding that the cause of death did not arise within the jurisdiction of such Coroner. And in the case of any dead body found, or of any person dying at sea, or in cases of death occurring

Inquest to be held where body lies dead.

Provision in cases

on board any ship or vessel in Carlisle Bay, of death at sea or in or in any other of the shipping ports of this Carlisle Bay. Island, under circumstances which make an inquest necessary, such inquest shall be holden by the Coroner having jurisdiction in the place where the body shall be first brought to land.

Proceedings in cases of murder or

slaughter.

man

4. (1) Every Coroner upon inquisition Duty of Coroners before him taken, whereby any person shall be indicted for manslaughter or murder, or as an accessory to murder before the fact shall put in writing the evidence given to the jury before him, or as much thereof as shall be material, and shall have authority to bind by recognizance all such persons as know or declare any thing material touching the said manslaughter, or murder, or the said offence of being accessory to murder to appear at the next Court of Grand Sessions at which the trial is to be, then and there to prosecute or give evidence against the party charged, and shall certify and subscribe the same evidence, and all such recognizances, and also the inquisition before him

In cases of manslaughter bail may be taken.

Form of recognizances when bail so

taken.

Coroner empower

ed to summon

taken, and shall deliver the same to the Clerk of the Crown ten days (at the least) before the opening of the Court.

(2.) In any case in which a Coroner's jury shall have found a verdict of manslaughter against any person, it shall be lawful for the Coroner, before whom the inquest was taken, to accept bail, if he shall think fit, with good and sufficient sureties for the appearance of the person so charged with the offence of manslaughter, at the next Court of Grand Sessions, to be holden in this Island; and thereupon such person if in custody of any officer, under a warrant of commitment issued by such Coroner, shall be discharged therefrom.

(3.) In every case in which any Coroner shall admit any person to bail, he shall cause recognizances to be taken in the Form given in schedule A to this Act, and shall give a notice thereof to every person so bound, and shall return such recognizances to the next ensuing Court of Grand Sessions.

Medical evidence and post mortem cxamination.

5. (1) Whenever upon the summoning or holding of any Coroner's inquest in this Ismedical witness and land, it shall appear, to the Coroner and the direct post mortem greater number of jurymen sitting at the examination. inquest, necessary or expedient that medical testimony should be given regarding the death of the deceased, it shall be lawful for the Coroner to issue his order or summons for the attendance of the medical practitioner who attended the deceased person, during his or her last illness, or any other duly qualified medical practitioner as to the

Coroner shall seem meet, as a witness at such inquest; and it shall be lawful for the Coroner either in his order or summons for the attendance of the medical practitioner, or at any time between the issuing of such order or summons and the termination of the inquest, to direct the performance of a postmortem examination by such medical witness

to be made.

(2.) Whenever any post-mortem exami- Coroner or majornation shall have been made in pursuance of ity of jurymen may this Act, and it shall appear expedient to request an analysis the Coroner and the greater number of jurymen sitting on the inquest, that an analysis of the contents of the stomach or intestines should be made, it shall be lawful for the Coroner to issue his order requiring the medical practitioner who made the post-mortem examination, or some other duly qualified person to make an analysis of the contents of the stomach or intestines of the deceased, and to give evidence concerning the same.

Act to necessitate

evidence

(3.) Nothing in this Act shall necessitate Nothing in this the summoning of or attendance of any medical medical man, for or at any Coroner's inquest when unnecessary. where the Coroner and jury are both satis fied that the cause of death is sufficiently accounted for without having recourse to medical testimony.

(4.) Any medical practitioner attending a Coroner's Inquest, for any of the purposes aforesaid, in obedience to any order or summons as aforesaid, of the Coroner, or any medical practitioner, or other person who, in obedience to any order of a Coroner, shall have made an analysis as aforesaid, and shall have given evidence concerning the same, shall be entitled to receive such remuneration or fee as is mentioned in schedule B,

Fee for medical witness.

Penalty for not

to attend.

to this Act annexed, such remuneration or fee to be paid from the public treasury by warrant of the Governor-in-Executive Committee upon a certificate of the Coroner holding the inquest; Provided always and be it enacted that whenever an inquest shall be holden on the dead body of any person who has died in any public hospital or infirmary, or in any building or place belonging thereto, or used for the reception of patients thereof, or in any prison, house of correction, lunatic asylum, or other public institution having a medical officer attached thereto, then and in such case nothing herein contained shall be construed to entitle the medical officer whose duty it may have been to attend the deceased person as a medical officer of such institution as aforesaid, to the fees or remuneration herein provided, save and except such medical officer shall have been called upon to make, and shall have made an analysis of the contents of the stomach or intestines of the deceased, when he shall receive such fee or remuneration, as he may be entitled to under this Act, for making such analysis and giving evidence thereon.

Jurors and witnesses,

6. If any person duly summoned as a obeying Coroner's juror or witness to give evidence upon any summons or failing Coroner's inquest, or duly warned to appear at any adjournment thereof, shall not, after being openly called three times, appear and swear or solemnly affirm, when by law an affirmation in lieu of oath is allowed as such juror, or appear and give evidence on such inquest, every such Coroner shall be empowered to impose such fine upon every per

son so making default as he shall think fit, not exceeding fifty shillings. And every such Coroner shall, with all convenient speed, make out and sign a certificate containing the name and surname, the residence and trade or calling of every such person so making default, together with the amount of the fire imposed, and the cause of such fine, and shall cause a copy of such certificate to be served upon the person so fined, by leaving it at his residence twenty-four Duty of Coroner hours before proceeding as hereinafter men- in cases of default, tioned. And such Coroner shall, unless the party in the meantime offer some sufficient excuse for his absence, transmit such certificate to the police magistrate for the district in which such defaulter shall reside; and the police magistrate, upon proof of the service of the copy of such certificate as aforesaid, shali immediately issue an execution under his hand, and the same shall be levied, and shall be paid to Her Majesty, her heirs and successors for the use of the Island. Provided always that nothing herein contained shall be construed to affect any power now by law vested in the Coroner, for compelling any person to appear and give evidence before him on any inquest or other proceeding, or for punishing any person for contempt of Court in not so appearing and giving evidence, or otherwise.

Contempt of Court.

Police Magistrate

to receive certificate of default.

Proviso.

7. If when an inquest is being holden any Contempt of Court. person shall wilfully insult the Coroner holding the same, or shall commit any other contempt of Court, it shall be lawful for such Coroner either to direct such person to be removed from the Court or place in which