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Show REGISTRATlSToF VITAL STATISTICS. Physicians, flldwlvcs, Parents and Others Kcqitrcd to Report Births f ml Deaths. The Dixie Ad ?ocatosay9 tho county clerk of that county has received notice that it is the Intention of the State Hoard of Health to strictly enforce tho law of tho state in relation to the registry reg-istry of births and deaths. We havo not learned whether the clerk of tills county bus received any word from tho State Hoard of Health in relation to this matter or not, but there is no doubt if ho has not, he will. The law on this subject is on pugc'47i of tho Revised Statutes and reads af follows: KEOISTUY OF IUUTIIS AND DEATIIS 3020. Utivriis. Who must keep record. rec-ord. All physicians and professional mid wlvcn must keep nrcgiotcr of the time of each tilrtiittJw1iloli HiclyassTst professionally; th ux, raeo and color' of the child, and Hie names and residence resi-dence of tho parent'!. 2030. In. P.lrenlsto report. When. If tit any blrtint'nt., physician or midwife mid-wife attends, tho p.ircuf must make tho report. JJ 2031. DifntH. Wtio must keep the register, l'.hv.sieimis who attend dei ceased perH)nsiti their last slcjcnesfT clergymen' wliuVifliciatej. , atfum-'rais, justices of the pcnco'wholio'lil inquests and sextonsaud imdertukers who bury, deceased persons, must each keep a reg-ihtry reg-ihtry of tho name, nge, residence and time of dentil of such person. 2032. Quaktkiu.Y IlKl'ORTH. All persons per-sons registering births or deaths must file quarterly with the county clerk a certified copy of the register, and all Mich eertifieiites must specify, 11s nearly us may be ascertained, the name in full, occupation, age, term of residence in tho city or countr, birthplace, condition, condi-tion, whether siuglo or married, widow or widower, sex, race, color, last place of residence and cause of death of all decedents; i'ron'iW, that in incorporated incorpor-ated cities or towns where it is provided by ordinance thut births and deaths shalbcriSpoHed to tho local board of health it sliall'iiot lie necessary for physicians, phy-sicians, mUUvlvcsand parents to make reports of hi rUs iinilr jleuths to the I cbuntyicfcUiVii tli?yitiillUnttlQ Uio same to tlie Joeiiljiloard of health, and I it bliall be the duty of tho local board of I health tomakea monthly report of such births and deaths to the conniy cleric. 203U. Pk.nai.tiks. Any person on whom a duty is imposed by this title who fails, neglects or refuses to perform per-form the same as herein required is liable lia-ble to a penalty of not more than fifty dollars, to be recovered by the county attorney of the proper county for tlie use of the general fund of such county. |
