Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-09-09
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To provide for the registry Of Births, Marriages. and
Deaths.


Be ii enacted. &c. That whenever hereafter any
child shall have been born in the said city, II shall
be the duty of the head of the family IN which such
child shall have been born such person rs NAV
for the time being have the principal charge
pCTintendence of the affairs of such family cause
TO be made out and delivered, within six DAYS after
such birth, to one of the members OF the Board of
Health OF the ward i'm which such BIRTH the :, and
color OF such child, and whether still born not
which Certlncae II shall be the duty of the said
missioner to deliver to the health officer of the civ
Tor the time being within six days after the receipt
OF the same.
Sec. ,. find be il enacted That il shall he the
duty OF every clergyman or other person who NAV
he legally authorized TO celebrate the of matr-
mony i'll this city, to keep record of all marriages
celebrated by HIM therein, which siIa plainly
ibit the christian and sunames OF the PARTIES mar
rrd. the reputed residence o EACH and the author
ity under which such marriage was solemrized and
-al moreover, within three months after the crle-
braion OF any marriage by him. transmit Ia the Reg.
lister correct and fu transcript of the record re-
CURED To be kept us aforesaid; and il shall he the
duty of the Register upon the receipt of any such ex
emplIfcauon or transcript, or within thirty DAYS
thereafter to record the same in bound book 10 be-,
kept by him Tor that purpose
Sec. 3. find be 1t en- icted That ii any clergyman
other person authorized Ia celebrate the rites o;
atrimony Ill Thu city, or the Register. shall refuse
fail, or neglect 10 observe, fulfil. and perform The,
several duties enjoined them respectively ty the
preceding section, shall for each offence or failure
forfeit and pay the sum OF twenty dollars. to be re-
covered and applied other fines are by the laws az
this Corporation.
Sec. T. lind be il enacted, That from and after
the first day of July next IT shall not he lawful or
any person. without permission in writing from
the Register OF the city. TO remove the body OF a hu
man being which died or was found dead within the
limits of this Corporation, for the purpose of inter
mrnt either within without the said limits: and
any person offending against this provision shall for
felt and pay fine Oh ten dollars tor each and every
such offence.
Sec. 5. find be it enacted, That in every case of
the death of a human being within the limits of this
Corporation, it shall be incumbent some one in
teresed in the interment, whose dIIty IL NAV be
otherwise made TO the ntermeut of the dead
body, 10 procure from the attending PHYSICIAN if
there had been one, or If not, from the coroner of
the district, or from some respectable and RESPONSE
BILE person cogniZant of the circumstances attending
the death of the individual certificate setting forth
near as possible, the age. sex. and color of the
deceased, the place of his or her nativity; the
length of time he or she had been resident OF this
cay; the occupation business pursuit: whether
married or unmarried; widower widow AT the
time of DEATH and the nature of the disease other
cause of his or her death; which certificate shall be
presented to the Register of the city applica-
ton for and the foundation of the permission he
shall thereon give for the removal of the dead body
to the place of interment.
See. g. find lie II enacted, That the REGISTER of
the city shall keep register in detail Of the cer-
Gates thus presented to HIM and the permits thereon
granted in chronological order; and shall. at the
close OF each month, ansnit the saline To the Pres
Sec. :. find lie il enccted That the sections or
persons having charge ofhe several grave yards and
burying grounds within the CIV of Washington be
and they are hereby required To make monthly re-
turns on the hTst day of every month to the PreS-
dent of the Board OF Health of said of the per
mits of the Register for interments OF deceased per
sons in the respective burying grounds under their
charge during the preceding month; and in case any
sexton or person having charge of huryins grounds
or graveyardS shall refuse neglect to make said
return by the fifth day CT every month ae, the pas
sage or PRONUNCIATION Of this act shall permit su
fer allow any intement in their respective grave
yards or burial places without the written pemiS
sion Oh the Register aforesaid. he shall forfeit and
pay IN either case the sum of two dollars for each
and every offence, 10 be recovered and appropriated
As are other fines and penalties imposed by the acts
of this Corporation.
Sec. &. lind lie it endcted That the act recurring
sections to make monthly returns OF internpntS al
deceased persons, approved August 10Th, 1896. and
and the act TO provide for the registry OF births mar
riages. and deaths, approved April 18th. ls3. be
and the same are hereby repealed.
Approved, June 3. 1853 sep 9-it
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