An act more effectually to protect the sepulchres of the dead, and to legalize the study of anatomy in certain cases.
1831
INTERNET
Formats
| Format | |
|---|---|
| BibTeX | |
| MARCXML | |
| TextMARC | |
| MARC | |
| DublinCore | |
| EndNote | |
| NLM | |
| RefWorks | |
| RIS |
Details
E-resource Policy
Linked Resources
Corporate Author
Title
An act more effectually to protect the sepulchres of the dead, and to legalize the study of anatomy in certain cases.
Published
[Boston, Massachusetts] : [publisher not identified], [1831]
Call Number
INTERNET
Variant Title
At head of title: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one
Description
1 online resource (4 pages).
System Control No.
(NNC-L)LLMC1392659103
(TEMPOCo)1392659103
(TEMPOCo)1392659103
Summary
Massachusetts bill that indicates that if anyone not licensed by the listed agencies dug up human remains, that person had committed a felony, and was liable to hard labor and several years in jail. The agencies identified could surrender bodies that were to be buried at public expense to licensed physicians, with preference given to medical schools, for anatomical study. Relatives had thirty-six hours to claim a body.
Note
"The amendments of the House of Representatives are printed in italics."--Page [1].
Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF caption title (LLMC Digital, viewed August 3, 2023).
Record Appears in
Variant Title
Act more effectually to protect the sepulchers of the dead, and to legalize the study of anatomy in certain cases
Added Corporate Author