Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-08-14
REGISTRY OF BIRTHS. DEATHS, Asp MARRIAGES.

At the last session of the New York Legislature
a law was passed providing for the registry OF
births, marriages, and deaths. It's provisions are
thus generally stated in the Utica Observer:
The clerks of the several school districts required,
nuay or before the 18th January each year, ascertain
on the most accurate means of information in their power
and report IN writing TO the town clerks under appropriate
heads the number Of births, marriages. and deaths which
have occurred IN their districts during the year, up TO the list
day Of January with the month and day Of their occurrence
the names and sdence of the persons married dead the
name OF the parents Of the children born the color and
name OF the child the and residence Of the officer or
clergyman soemnzng the marriages the age of the persons
married who have died. with the disease of their
death
In there is clerk Of the district he is incapable
Of acting, ono Of the trustees is to make the report
In cities where there various school districts the report
may be made to Of the aldermen of the ward in which
the district schoolhouse is situated
The town clerk any alderman receiving report of this
kind is required within fifteen days thereafter to record the
same in book to be kept By him for that purpose, and trans
init copy or abstract thereof TO the county clerk or city IN
specor Town clerks transmit to the county clerk
and aldermen to the city inspector of schools where there
one, and, where there is none, to the county clerk
The city inspectors and county clerks are, within fifteen
days after the receipt to forward to the Secretary OF State
abstract OF these reports, duly certified by them
The Secretary OF State required to make complete alb
sract of these reports, and transmit the Legislature.
Cegymen, magistrates and other persons who perform
the marriage ceremony required to keep registry OF the
marriages celebrated by them, and note therein the time
thereof the places Of BIRTH and residence of the persons
married by them
Physicians and professional mdwives required to keep
registry of the births which they have assisted with the
time Of such Births sex, and COLOR and the residence Of the
parents.
Any physicians who have attended deceased persons in
Their last sickness cergymen who have ocated the une
rail- and who have buried deceased persons,
CURED keep registry OF the name, age and residence of
such deceased persons, and the time of their death
This last ought TO contain though is not required
the place OF decease and the disease of death.
is made the duty of such physicians magistrates, cer
gymen and sections, allow the clerks of the school dis
cts within which they reside to inspect their registry from
time to time, and to furnish them such other Information
may be in their power that may be necessary enable such
clerks to make the returns required by the act.
The officers OF such districts towns, and counties shall
ceve for their services and such compensation
the board of supervisors shall allow.
The Observer goes on to remark, with much
TRUTH the force of which ought to be felt in every
other State in the Union. where similar enact
ment would be equally valuable:
"This is very important The design is to obtain
liable statistical information of the number OF births,
ages and Deaths and the accompanying facts and TO pre-
seve suppose, evidence in courts of justice in certain
There is scarcely country in the world, possessing
any degree Of civilization, where this done In France,
England Germany, Austria, Prussia Russia, Sweden, Nor
way and China Java, and other smaller States
has long been the practice We shall find il useful and
valuable they have done great many respects; and It
is hoped that the law will be cheeuly and diligently OBJ
served y all those officers and persons who referred in
it. In his way and other way can il be made effective"