1. I am the above named claimant. 2. The above named defendant is justly and truly indebted to me in the sum of dollars for (here state shortly the nature and particulars of the claim). A Commissioner for Oaths, Notary Public, or Affidavit of claim for wages CHAPTER 64 An Act respecting Coroners. Short title Appointment of coroners Declaration required before summoning jury Exceptions Coroner's jury to be summoned SHORT TITLE. 1. This Act may be cited as "The Coroners Act." 1906, c. 21, s. 1. 2. It shall be lawful for the Lieutenant Governor in Council when he thinks fit to appoint under the Great Seal one or more coroners in and for Saskatchewan. 1906, c. 21, s. 2. 3. Except as hereinafter provided no fees shall be claimable by any coroner in respect of an inquest unless prior to the issuing of his warrant or precept for summoning the jury he shall have made a declaration in writing under oath which shall be in the form A in the schedule to this Act (which oath may be administered by any justice of the peace or by any other person authorised to take affidavits for use in Saskatchewan and shall be returned and filed with the inquisition) stating that from information received by him he is of the opinion that there is reason for believing that the deceased did not come to his death from natural causes or from mere accident or mischance but came to his death from violence or unfair means or culpable or negligent conduct either of himself or of others under circumstances requiring investigation by a coroner's inquest. 1906, c. 21, s. 4. 4. The last preceding section shall not apply to any inquest held upon the written request of the attorney general or to any inquest held upon the body of any prisoner who has died in any prison, gaol, house of correction or lockup. 1906, c. 21, s. 5. 5. Upon making the declaration as provided in section 3 herein the coroner if he deems an inquest necessary shall issue his warrant to a constable for summoning a jury to appear before him at a specified time and place there to inquire touching the death of the person upon whose body the inquest is to be held; and upon being assembled the jurors shall be sworn by or before the coroner diligently to inquire touching the death of such person, and a true verdict to give according to the evidence. (2) The jury shall consist of six persons all of whom must Number of agree to the verdict in order that the same may be valid. jury complete, sons to be (3) If at least six jurors so summoned do not appear and a If jury not complete jury cannot be had by reason thereof then the other per coroner may order a constable or other person appointed by summoned him for the purpose to summon a sufficient number of persons to complete the jury and such jurors may if necessary be summoned by word of mouth. 1906, c. 21, s. 6. summon 6. Coroners shall have the same powers to summon Power to witnesses and to punish them for disobeying a summons to witnesses, appear or for refusing to be sworn or to give evidence as are possessed by justices of the peace. 1906, c. 21, s. 7. etc. burial when deems 7. In any case in which the death of any person has been Warrant for reported to a coroner and he has in consequence of information coroner received by him made the declaration required by section 3 of inquest this Act if after viewing the body of such deceased person and unnecessary having made such further inquiries as he deems necessary he comes to the conclusion that an inquest is unnecessary he shall have the right to issue a warrant to bury in the same manner as he would have had power to do in case an inquest had been actually held and to withdraw the warrant for a holding of an inquest in case he has issued such warrant. to be made (2) In every such case the coroner shall make a declaration Declaration in writing under oath setting forth briefly the result of such by coroner in inquiry and the ground on which the warrant for burial had such case been issued which declaration shall be made in form B in the schedule to this Act or to a like effect. 1906, c. 21, s. 8. of witnesses 8. Except in such cases as are provided for in the next Examination succeeding section the coroner and jury shall examine upon oath touching the death of the deceased person all persons who tender their evidence respecting the facts and all persons whom he thinks expedient to examine as being likely to have knowledge of relevant facts. 1906, c. 21, s. 9. without body 9. In any case where the body of any person upon whom Inquest it is necessary to hold an inquiry has been buried and it is exhuming known to the coroner that no good purpose will be effected by exhuming the same for the purposes of such inquiry the attorney general may either on application being made to him or on his own mere motion under his hand give permission to the coroner who is about to hold such inquiry to proceed therewith without exhuming the said body or having a view thereof. 1906, c. 21, s. 10. 10. Any counsel appointed by the attorney general to act Counsel for for the Crown at any inquest may attend thereat and may Crown Form of verdict Inquest papers to be the attorney general's department examine or cross examine any witnesses called at the inquest and the coroner shall summon any witness required on behalf of the Crown. 1906, c..21, s. 11. 11. After viewing the body and hearing the evidence and summing up of the coroner the jury shall give their verdict and certify to it by an inquisition in writing under the hand and seal of the coroner and under the hands of the jury setting forth so far as such particulars have been proved to them who the deceased was and how and when he came to his death; such inquisition shall be made in form C in the schedule to this Act or to a like effect. 1906, c. 21, s. 12. 12. Every coroner shall immediately upon the conclusion forwarded to of any inquest or investigation held by him forward to the attorney general's department the inquisition thereof together with the depositions of witnesses the declaration required by section 3 of this Act and in the case of an investigation where no inquest was held the declaration required by section 7 of this Act. 1906, c. 21, s. 13. Annual statement Lieutenant fees, etc. 13. Every coroner shall at the end of each year transmit to the attorney general's department a statement setting forth the number of inquests together with the particulars of each held by him during the year which statement shall be in form D in the schedule to this Act or to a like effect. 1906, c. 21, s. 14. 14. The Lieutenant Governor in Council may from time to may regulate time fix and determine the fees and allowances to be paid to coroners; and may from time to time make regulations regarding procedure in connection with inquests and the manner in which accounts of coroners shall be prepared and verified and certified. 1906, c. 21, s. 15. Province of Saskatchewan, one of the coroners of the said province, declare under oath: |