The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-05-15


twenty nor more than sixty dollars, or i'm
pris"nment in the county Jail not less than
thirt. nor more than sixty days; and for
the second offense he shall be subject to a
fine not less than fifty nor more than two
hundred dollars, or Imprisonment in the
county Jail not less than thirty nor more
than ninety days, or both, ut the discretion
of the court; and for the third offense he
shall be subject to fine not less two hun
dred nor more than five hundred dollars, or
imprisonment in the county jail not less than
ninety days nor more than SIX months. The
offending parties, in every instance. to pay
all expenses, prosecution. and costs oe court;
also all damages whatever sustained by the
aggrieved parties, who shall prosecute for
the same.
N. H. VAN VORHES,
Speaker Of the House Of Re1 r. sentatiues.
THOMAS H. FORD,
President Of the Senate.
April 7th, 1856. AL
mo. 72.1 AN ACT
To provide for the registration of Births,
Marriages and Deaths; in Ohio.
SECTION /. BE it enacted By The General
Assembly Of the State of Ohio. That it shall
be the duty of all clergymen, or other per.
sons, who shall hereafter celebrate or per-
form the marriage ceremony within this
State to keep a registry OF all marriages
celebrated by them, showing the nance,
ages, residence and place of birth OF the per.
sons married. whether they were single oil
widowed, the time of the marriage, and the
names Of their parents.
SEcTIoN 2. 1t shall be the duty of all ply.
sicians. surgeons and mdwives, to keep @
registry of all the births and deaths at which
they have professionally attended, showing,
IN case OF birth, the name of the father and
the maiden name of the mother, and their
residence, the sex and color of the child, to-
gether with its name, if it shall receive one,
and whether born alive or dead Such reg
istry shall show, in cases of death-the time,
place and cause of death; the name, age,
sex. color and condition(as to whether single
or married, or wdowed,) the name and sur
name of the parents, the occupation, the
residence, and place Of birth Of the deceased.
When two or more physicians, surgeons, or
midwives, may have attended professionally
at any birth or death, that physician, sur.
seon, or midwife. who is oldest in atten-
dance, shall make the registry.
SECTION 8. 1t shall be the duty of the
physicians, clergymen, surgeons and mid.
wives above named, to deposit in the county
clerk office, of the various counties in
| which births, marriages and deaths occur,
on or before the fifteenth day Of March, in
every year, copy Of said registry, embra-
eng the period OF one year, ending on the
first day of March, last preceding the time
OF deposit; and the clerk shall deliver the
same to the assessor of the several town
ships in each county, at the same time that
the Auditor of the county delivers instruc.
tions and blanks to such assessor.
SECTION 4. 1t shall be the duty of the as
SCISSORS, while making their lists of taxable
property, to ascertain and record in a list
separate from the list of taxable property,
all the births, marriages and deaths. which
shall have occurred within theiraTespective
townships, in the twelve months ending on
the first day OF March, last preceding the
| time Of assessment, with all the items OF
time, place, &c., hereinbcfore directed. to
be inserted in the registries, as provided in
section one and two of this act. They shall
make strict inquiry Of all heads of families,
and shall use the registries OF c!ergymen,
physicians, surgeons and midwives, herein
before Lamed in order to obtain correctly
the inform alton herein required They shall
retarn said lists OF births, marriages and
'eaihs, with the registries aforesaid, to the
clerks of the court Of common pleas, at the
same time that they return their lists of tax
ble property. The clerks shall copy said
lists in such form as the Secretary OF State
may direct, and transmit such copy to the
Secretary of State, on or before the first
day of June in each year. The clerks
shall receive for their service such compen
sesion as the county commissioners shall
think just.
SECTION 5. It shall be the, duty of the
Secretary OF State, from oil the lists Of
births, marriages and deaths, SO transmit
ted to him, TO prepare tabular statements,
showing in condensed form, the informa.
ton herein required 70 be MISUNDERSTANDING
the statistics of each county separate. and to
cause two thousand copies of the same 10 be
printed in phamphet form, on or before the
first day of January in every year, OF which
copies, ten shall be transmitted to the clerk
OF each county for exchange land distribu.
tion, at Ills discretion, and the residue shall
be disposed Of as the general assembly shall
from time to time direct; the county clerk
in each and every county, shall preserve
carefully, one copy in his Office. The Sec
retary OF State shall prepare and cause to.
be printed, suitable blanks and Instructions
for the nse Of assessors, clergymeD, physi-
clans, surgeons and midwives, which he
shall transmit TO the several county audi
tors. to be BY them delivered to the asscs-
sors. a. .;4@s
SEcTroH 6. To enable the assassoFs TO-
obtain full and correct information louch-
ing the facts herein required to Be ascef
tanned. they shall have fuilpoweF TO swear
end interDaate coy persone ID thsir rsspsc.