In re Wong Yung Quy

Sawyer, G. J.

On April 1, 1878, the legislature of California passed an act entitled “ An act to protect public health from infection, caused by exhumation and removal of tbe remains of deceased persons,” sections 1, 2, 3, é, and 6 of which are as follows:

“Section 1. It shall be unlawful to disinter or exhume from a grave, vault, or other burial place, the body or remains of any deceased person, unless the person or persons so doing shall first obtain from the board of health, health officer, mayor, or other head of the municipal government of the city, town, or city and county where the same…