New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-13
REGISTRY OF BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MAR
RACES
saArx or EywYokK-OFFres OF sscsEr.ky o. STATE
" " ALsaFy, Thursday, June o 1883 ,

e' " "A"'i' Ils.sY, Thursday, Juno o 1853
To Haebb6fts. ClrgyHea, 1y'i'Hs' 'Fe' o." '@e '"y
Of htr. York. =.
TIE following Act prescribing cer,in duties on you in
regs,d to Rrsi.s,y II Bb14t Dvaih, ant Aar'agss,
and in posing p nay Tor h- Ia gsoi thtroY paseo 'ne
LEGISLATURE and became n law on the "a day OF April
lss3 and ,ou are called upon take notice that its pro
visions 60 sho and take JuH eject on me W aay 'Ay
1859: .,
"An Act to amend an Act entitled An Act provid
ing for the Registry Of Births Deans and Mar
risges, passed April 9, 1853. :.
"The People of the State ~ Ne~York, represented in
Senate and Assembly, do enact a. foboss:
"SIoTIos II shsl be the dutY Of the Clergymen. Mag
frates ard other persons who perform the marriage ccre
eny in Ne City OF Nes York TO keep registry OF the
marriages celebrated by them which shall contain, a. near
the be ascerained the and surnSeS OF
the parties married the residence add condition OF
eaeh-whether single or widowed. IL shall also be the
duty of physic. ms and prOfes onal midwves keep
registry Of The several births in which they have assisted
prOs sion&l which shall contain the
be sscertaned the time of such bih name, and color
OF The child the and residence Of the parents ana 10
report The before the hst Monday OF each and
every month TO the City Inspector Of the City Of New
York; and physicians who have attended d. ceased per
in their last illness, shah IN the certificate OF the
decesse Of such person. specify AS the same can be
ASCERTAIN ed the and surname occupation term
OF residence D said City place OF nativity condition IN e
(wheIber single married, widow wldowerl color. last
place Of residence and the direct and indirect of
death Of such deceased and the COroners OF the
City and County of New York, in such inquest
may have been held shall ia their certificates conform to
the requirements Of this section of this Act
Sec. .. The City Inspector of the City OF Newton
shall keep record of the births marriages and deaths re-
ported TO him the births shall be numbered and recorded
the order in which they received by the recording
Ccer and the record Of births shall state separate col
umn the place and date OF BIRTH the name and color
the child the and residences OF the parents
fully he has received the same and the time when the
record made The marriages shall be numbered and
recorded in the order in which they received by the
cordDg officer and the record thereof shall be stated in
separate columns the date of marriage residence
and official station IF any Of the person by VIII married
the and OF the parties age color and
dtOn of each whether single or wd0wed aud the time
when the record made The deaths shall be likewise
numbered and recorded and the record thereof shall state
in separate columns far the same reported the
date of decease, and condition whether
single married wdOwed age place of BIRTH place OF
death occupation names of parents when infant with
out name, disesse-direct and indirect OF death
color and last pace of residence of such deceased person.
ard the time when the record was made
Sec g. 1t shall be the duty of the City Inspector Of the
City OF New York on the third Monday each month, to
and deaths for the month next preceding duly certified to
the Secretary Of State
Sec T. The City Inspector of the City of NexYork,
for bis services required by his act shall be entitled to
receive such fees for recording each birth marriage
death the Board of Supervisors of the City OF the New
Yorb may establish the fe's for the recording OF births
being payable by the Board OF Supervisors and recording
marriages by the person reporting the same being pro
vded that The fee for recording each birth and m.rrsge
shall not exceed the sum Of ten cents
Sec Every clergyman, magistrate, or other person
marriage and reporting the same in accord
with this act shall be en tied to demand and
for the for the parties the OF at least dollar
Of which he shall pay the fee for the recording such
marriage
"Sec g. The secretary Of state shall prepare and fur
nth to the city inspector of the city Of New York blank
forms Of herein before specified and shall
company the with such instructions and explanations
as may be necessary and useful and he shall the
said returns and prepare from them such tabular results
with remarks thereon, will render them If practical |
utility and shall make report thereof annually to the
legislature.
"Sec J. Every person who shall neglect refuse to
comply with violate the provisions Of this act shall for
felt and pay or zach ot the of fifty dollars to be
ued for aud recovered in the Of the mayor alder
men and atty of the city OF NewYo and the
tnay when recovered shall be paid over half there
TO the corporation of the city Of New York and
half to the party making complaint thereof
"Sec g. All such parts of the act entitled An act prov
ling for the registry of births marriages and deaths
pas cd April &C. 1877 relates ths city Of New York.
conflicting inconsistent with the provisions OF this act 70
hereby repealed.
See O. ibis shall take effect the first day of July
next before which the secretary of state shall copy
Of the be officially published in at least tine
papers published in the city Of New York with notice to
All magistrates, cl.rgymen physicians and other persons
Il terested, Of the time when il will become law.
STATE Of New York, Secretarys Office. | have com
pared the preceding with the na law file in this Of
bee and do certify that the is transcript
heretrom, and of the whole of the said original
"Gven under my hand and seal of office at the city of
Albany this ninth day Of June the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and fifty three.
HENRY 5. RAsDALL, Secretary of State