3. The process, or other papers in his custody, authorising or relating to the confinement of the prisoners, or if they have been returned, a written statement of their contents and the time of their return:

and all papers

4. All process for the arrest of a party, and all relating to the summoning of a grand or trial jury, which have not been fully executed:

5. All executions, attachments and final process, except those which he has executed or has begun to execute, by the collection of money or a levy on property.

$465. He must also, at the same time, deliver to the new sheriff, a written assignment of the property, process, papers, and prisoners delivered, specifying the authority by which each prisoner was committed and is detained, and whether or not it be returned or delivered to the new sheriff. The new sheriff must thereupon acknowledge, in writing, upon a duplicate of the assignment, the receipt of the property, process, papers and prisoners therein specified.

§ 466. Notwithstanding the election or appointment of a new sheriff, the former sheriff must return all process before or after judgment, which he has fully executed, and must complete the execution of all final process which he has begun to execute.

§ 467. If the former sheriff neglect or refuse to deliver to his successor the jail, process, papers and prisoners in his charge, as required by section 464, the new

sheriff may, notwithstanding, take possession of the jail, and of the prisoners confined therein, and may compel the delivery of the process and papers, in the manner prescribed in this code.

ARTICLE XI.

PROVISIONS RESPECTING PERSONS COMMITTED UNDER THE AUTHORITY

OF COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES, TO A COUNTY JAIL.

SECTION 468. Sheriff to receive and keep in county jail, prisoners committed, under process of United States courts. His compensation.

469. Sheriff or jailer answerable for safe keeping of such prisoners.

§ 468. The sheriff must receive and keep in the county jail, every prisoner who is committed thereto, under civil process issued by a court of the United States, until he be discharged according to the laws thereof, as if he had been committed under civil process issued under the authority of this state. He may also receive, to his own use, the sum payable by the United States for the use of the jail.

§ 469. A sheriff or jailer, to whose custody a prisoner is committed, as provided in the last section, is answerable for his safe keeping, in the courts of the United States, according to the laws thereof.

ARTICLE XII.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RESPECTING SHERIFFS AND THEIR

OFFICERS.

SECTION 470. Directions of party or attorney, not to excuse sheriff, unless in

writing.

471. When sheriff committed for not paying over money, the fact to be reported to the governor.

472. Compensation to sheriff for services to the state.

473. Sheriff, how to summon jury of inquest.

474. Sheriff, justified by process regular on its face.
475. Officer executing warrant, &c., bound to show it.
476. Disabilities of sheriff and his officers.

§ 470. No direction or authority, by a party or his attorney, to a sheriff, or to an under or deputy sheriff or jailer, in respect to the execution of process or the return thereof, or to any act or omission relating thereto, is available to discharge or excuse the sheriff from a liability for neglect or misconduct, unless it be contained in a writing signed by the party to be charged or affected thereby, or his attorney.

§ 471. When the sheriff is committed to the custody of another sheriff or of a coroner, under an execution or commitment for not paying over money received by him by virtue of his office, and remains committed for thirty days, the fact must be reported by the officer in whose custody he is, to the governor.

§ 472. When the sheriff or other officer is legally required to perform a service in behalf of the people of this state, which is not chargeable to his county, or to some other person, his account therefor must be audited by the comptroller, and paid out of the state treasury.

§ 473. When a sheriff is authorised to summon a jury of inquest, or when, in any special proceeding, a jury is authorised, and express provision for drawing it is not made by a particular provision of this code, the jury may be drawn from any justice's jury-box, in the presence of the justice, by drawing the names of eighteen jurors, summoning them, and at the time of appearance, drawing or selecting from those who appear, the number sufficient to complete the jury.

§ 474. A sheriff, or other ministerial officer, is justified in the execution of process, regular on its face, and appearing to have been issued by competent authority, whatever may be the defect in the proceedings upon which it was issued.

§ 475. The officer executing a warrant, order or process of any kind, is then, and at all times subsequent, so long as he retains it, bound to show the same, with all papers attached, to any person interested therein.

§ 476. A sheriff, under or deputy sheriff or jailer, is prohibited during his continuance in office,

1. From acting, or having a partner who acts, as an attorney or counsellor:

2. From being interested in the costs or fees in an action or special proceeding, except where he is a party thereto or interested in the subject thereof.

CHAPTER VI.

CORONERS.

ARTICLE I. Coroners and their duties, in general.
II. Their duties, when the sheriff is a party.

ARTICLE I.

CORONERS AND THEIR DUTIES, IN GENERAL.

SECTION 477. Election or appointment of coroners, their tenure of office, security

and compensation.

478. Their general duties.

479. When duty of sheriff devolves on coroner, his powers and duties in respect thereto.

480. When coroner in New-York, unable to act, certain officers to perform his duties in respect to inquests.

481. Compensation of coroners.

§ 477. There is one coroner in the city and county of New-York, and four in every other county of this state, who are elected by the electors of the county, at a general election, once in every three years, and as often as there is a vacancy. The manner of their election. and removal, of giving and renewing their official bonds, and of supplying a vacancy in their office, is prescribed by the constitution and by special statutes. Their compensation is prescribed by this code.

§ 478. A coroner has power, and it is his duty,

1. When he is informed that a person has been killed or dangerously wounded by another, or has suddenly died, under such circumstances as to afford a reasonable ground to suspect that his death has been occasioned by criminal means, or has committed sui