Suicide Verdicts Act 1871 (SA)

ANNO TRICESIMO QUINTO

A. D. 1811.

No. 5.

An Act to anmend the Law relating to Verdicts qf cTelo-de-se."

[Assented to, 23rd November, 1871.1

MEREAS it is expedient to amend the Law relating to l ' r e an~e.

W Verdicts of PUo-de-se-Be it therefore Enacted by the Governor of the Province of South Australia, with the advice and

consent of the Legislative Council and I-Ionse of Assembly of the

said Province, iu this present Parliament assembled, as follows:

1. Upon the finding by any Coroner's Jury of n Verdict of Timeofinterment not to bo limited,

Felo-de-se against any person, it shall not be lawful for the Coroner, cb~,ti, , burial or any other pcrsou having authority to hold inquests, to give clirec- t$;$;ttf;:9;d

tions for the private interment of the remains of such person, Zibb- forfeited b y p a s o n of

Adelsido: Printed by authuxity by W. (7. Cox, Govcrnulent Printer, North.terrace.

de-se, nor to limit the time from the finding of the inquisition within verdict of FeJo-)-8e.

which such interment shall be made, nor to fix the hours between

which such interment shall take place, nor to forbid the rites of

Christian burial at the interment of the remains of such person, nor

shall any forfeiture or escheat to the Crown of any real or personal

property belonging to such person take place by reason of such ver-

dict, any law, statute, or custom to the contrary notwitl~standing.

In the name and on behalf of thc Queen I hereby assent

y to this Act.

JAMES FERGUSSON, Governor.

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