District attorney may cause body to be exhumed, examined, etc. (Pen. Code, sec. 308).
North Carolina.
Coroner to hold inquest, etc. (Code, sec. 657).
Concealing birth of child, by burying dead body, is a misdemeanor. Opening grave without authority for purpose of taking body is a felony (Laws, 1885, ch. 90).
Coroner may order a chemical analysis of remains (Laws, 1887, ch. 269).
Dead body of convict, unclaimed by friends, shall be delivered to medical college except such dying of contagious disease (Laws, 1891, ch. 129).
Body of one dying of contagious disease must not be transported by common carrier until disinfected, nor shall permit for removal be issued until such disinfection (Laws, 1893, ch. 214, sec. 16).
North Dakota.
Coroner to hold inquest, etc. (Comp. Laws, sec. 664 et seq.).
And bury the body if not claimed by friends, etc. (Comp. Laws, sec. 676).