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Show hea3h)ard WILL Ef FORCE LAW Must Obtain Deaffi Certificate and Bur-:ialjcniiit. Bur-:ialjcniiit. CIRCULAR LETTER TO UNDERTAKERS. . - Undertaker Pickett deceives Copy of Following Letter of importance to all PcrsoHurying Dead. A week or twdp1rce we published by request of the county clerk an article in relation to "VJQ statistics " It is evident that it ufVtluj Intention of the State Hoard of Health to enforce the law in tho prcnilsesc.'.s' the follouing taken from the Duciu Advocate will show. It is probablethat similar no-tlco no-tlco will bo given ttne undertakers in our countj beforo long, If it lias not al ready been done: ' "The followlngrcopy of a circular letter let-ter which has been served bv the state Hoard of Health upon undertakeis, is applicable to every bUihop, clergyman, sexton ami others engaged in thu preparation pre-paration and buriajlof dead bodies. Head it carefully andfavoid trouble: Otlice of Secretary Stnte Hoard of Health, Heal-th, Salt Lake City, fjj tab, Feb. 19th, 1001. -j Mr. II. I'iekett, 'StCeorge, Utah; Dear Sir:-It is the Intention of the State Hoard of Health- to hereafter strictly enforce the luwJrclatlng to the registration of deatbs.gml your attention atten-tion is called to tho facHthst it is the duty of undertakers andlotliers engaged engag-ed In the preparationftnd burial of dead bodies to secure afburial permit, and also a properly filled out death certificate. cer-tificate. Jfc In oider to secure um' ,rm returns a form of ilaatli eertiffifcll' has been adopted and surjMies "Vlpi wEjl; Hoards of Health, whoMo instructed to distribute same to Tyiiers and others. -sJ-Ww Since the first of Jantiry the time fixed upon for the new irJer to go into effect, many burials have taiien place without a burial permit or death certificate cer-tificate having been furnished and we are compelled to notify all licensed undertakers un-dertakers that upon proof of their failure fail-ure to comply with the law in any ease in the future, their cinbaluier's license will be revoked and cancelled. We shall also esteem it a favor if you will report any violation of the law that may como to your notice. Trusting that we shall have your cooperation co-operation and assistance in this important im-portant matter, I am, Yours truly, T. II. Hkattv, Secretary. |