New Jersey Statutes 45:9-49. Delivery to and use by associations of certain unclaimed bodies for advancement of medical and surgical science
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 45:9-49
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
When an association shall be formed or organized under this article in any county, all public officers, agents and servants of the county, or of any municipality, and of every almshouse, prison, morgue, hospital or other public institution in such county, having charge or control over dead human bodies required to be buried at the public expense, are hereby required to notify the president or other head officer of such association, or such person as may from time to time be designated by it as its duly authorized officer or agent, whenever any such body comes to his or their possession or control, and shall, if such association or its duly authorized officers or agents request it, without fee or reward, deliver such body, and permit such association and its duly authorized officers or agents, who may comply with the provisions of this article, to take and remove all such bodies, to be used within this state for the advancement of medical and surgical science. No such notice need be given, nor shall any such body be delivered, if any person claiming to be, and satisfying the authorities in charge of said body that he is of kindred or is related by marriage to the deceased, shall claim said body for burial, but it shall be surrendered for interment; nor shall the notice be given or body delivered if the deceased person was a traveler who died suddenly, in which case said body shall be buried.