[2] Then in 1831 Massachusetts passed an act saying that the bodies of the unclaimed deceased be delivered to the anatomists, under certain restrictions.
The 1854 Bone Bill in New York allowed the unclaimed bodies of criminals or the homeless to be sent to medical schools.
Bodies remaining after the initial need was met were to be allotted based on the number of students in each class.
Section Five of the bill stated that the distribution of corpses illegally over Commonwealth boundaries would be considered body trafficking.
It was further specified that such trafficking would be charged as a misdemeanor offense, resulting in up to a 200 dollar fine or a one-year sentence in prison.
Members of the board who do not perform their duties as required will be subject to up to a 500 dollar fine, as specified by Section Seven of the act.