True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-04-23
April slh. 1856,
AM ACT.

Moral AN ACT.
i TO provide for the registration Of Births,
Marriages, and Deaths, in Ohio.
EEcrIoN i. BE ii enacted By the Gen
sral Assembly cfthe State Of Ohio, That
il shall be the duty Of all clergymen, or
other persons, who shall hereafter cele-
brate or perform the marriage ceremony
within this State, 10 keep registry Of all
marriages celebrated by them, showing
the names, ages, residences and place of
birth of,he persons married, whetherthey
were single or widowed, the time Of the
marriage, and the names Of their parents.
SECTION 2. 1t shall be the duty Of all
physicians, surgeons and midwives, to
keep registry Of all the births and deaths
to which they have professionally attend
! ed, showing, in cases Of birth, the name
Of the father and maiden name of the
mother, and their residence, the sex and
color ofthe child, together with its name,
if il shall receive one, and whether born
alive or dead. Such registry shall show,
in cases Of death-the time, place, and
cause Of death; the name, age, sex, color
and condition las to whether single or
married, or widowed), the name and sur
name Of the parents, the occupation, the
residence, and place Of birth of the de-
ceased. When two or more physicians,
surgeons, or midwiyes, may have attend
ed professionally at any birth or death,
that physician, surgeon, or midwife, who
is the oldest, in attendance, shall make
the registry.
SEcTIoN 8. It shall be the duty of the
physicians, clergymen, surgeons and mid
wives above named, to depositin the coun-
ty clerks Office, Of the various counties
in which such births, marriages and deaths
occur, on or before the fifteenth day of
March, in every year, copy of said reg.
istry, embracing 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 asses
sorof the several townships in each coun-
ty, at the same time that the Auditor of
the county delivers instructions and blanks
10 such assessor.
SECTION 4. Ii shall be the duty Of the
assessors, while making their lists oftax.
able property, 10 ascertain and record, in
list separate from the list of taxable
property, all the births, marriages and
deaths, which shall have occurred within
their respective 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.,
hereinbefore directed, TO be inserted in the
registries, as provided in sections one and
two ofthis act. Fhey shall make strict
inquiry fall heads offamilies, and shall
use the registlies Of clergymen, physi-
clans, surgeons, and midwives, hereiilbe-
fore named in order to obtain correctly
the information herein required. They
shall return said lists Of births, marriages,
and deaths, with the regislries Aforesaid,
80, the clerks of the courts Of common
pleas, al the same time that they return
their lists Of taxable property. The clerks
shall copy said lists in such form as the
Secretary Of State may direct, and trans
nit snchscopy 10 the Secretary Of State,
onof before the first day Of June in each
year. The clerks shall receive for their
services such compensation, as the coun-
tyeommissioners shall think just. y
SEcTIoN 5. Il shall be the duty Of the
Secretary Of State, from all the lists Of
births, marriages and deaths SO transmit
Ted to.him, to prepare tabular statements,
showing in condensed form, the infor-
nation herein required 10 be preserved -
keeping the statistics of each county sep
araie, and to cause two thousand copies
Of the same to be printed in pamphlet
FORM, on or before the first day Of Janua-
Tyrin every year, Of which copies, ten
shall be transmitted 10 the clerk Of each
county, for exchange and distribution. al
his discretion, and the residue shall be dis
posed Of as the general assembly shal
from line 10 time direct. The county cleri
10 each and every county shall preserve
carefully, one copy in his Office. Th'
Secretary Of Stale shall prepare and cause
to be printed, suiisble blanks and instrue
tons FOR the use Of assessors, clergymen
physicians, surgeons and midwives, which
he shall transmit 10 the several county
auditors, 10 bs by them delivered toih'
assessors.
ioSEcrIoN6. To enable the assessors.lt
obtain fuII and correct information touch
ihe ihs facts herein requirede.o be sscer
isibed. hey shall hassfulI powerto swea
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