The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1856-04-30
.ssLAWS OF OHIO.
FURNISHED BY AUTHORITY.
AN ACT


AN ACT,
To amend the second section OF, an amcndatory
act, passed May l, 1854, of an act entitled
EEssanza act for the relief of the poor" passed
Is. March IA, 1853.
Ia SECTION 1. Be It enacted by the General Is
nsefa6fy OF the State of Ohio, That section two
xofs the above recited act, be amended so as to
read as follows: That the trustees of each
township within this State, shall afford relief
? ot support to any person or persons within
iftkeir township and not having q legal settle
,7fnent within the same, when such relief or
supports needed: Provided, That whenever
the trustees of any township shall be called
Nupon to afford relief from the township treas
-sury III any county having a county lnfrmary,
sto any person or persons who have no legal
settlement in this State, or whose place OF res
Aidence is unknown, it shall be the duty OF the
trusteesto make out an order to the directors
-4of scch county Infirmary, to receive and pro-
wide for such person or persons, so long as the
SAID trustees may direct Provided, That If in
Any such case it should be found inexpedlent
Sor impracticable for said trustees to remove any
such person Or persons to said county lnhrma-
sary. or if there be no county Infrmary in the
county in which such township is situate, them
and in either case said trustees shall keep an
sSaccurafe account of all moneys so expended,
= md oertify such account with the vouchers for
The same to the county commissioners of the
county. who shall cause the amount so PAD to
essbe paid to the township out of the county
streasurs; and shall not be required to remove
such person or persons to any county lnhrma-
S1ys Provided further, that such trustees may
remove any person or persons becoming a
charge upon any such township, and who have
no legal settlement in this State, to the State
wheressuch person or persons have a legal set
Element; unless such person or persons shall
rive sufficient security to indemnify such town
ship. @As
ssssSEcroS 2. That section two OF said amen
k1atery act, is hereby repealed.
ssr1.~@s N. III. VAN WORRIES,
- Speaker, of the House Of Representatives.
-. THOMAS H. FORD.
80 President o. the Senate.
snes April 4, 1856.
.E-GSd az - -
&ssE IS AN ACT,
> To provide for the Registration of Births, Mar
S1S s3asgns riayes and Deaths, in Ohio.
9 SECTION l. Be it enacted by the General rs
ssm6iy Of The State of Ohio, That it shall be the
duty Of all clergymen. or other persons, who
shall hereafter celebrate or perform the mar
.riage ceremony within this State, to keep a
registry of all marriages celebrated by them,
showing the names, ages, residence and place
of birth of the persons married, whether they
= were single or WlQOWcu, III dlhC Vi tic hi"i~
Rage, and the names of their parents.
Azl SECTION 2. 1t shall be the duty of all physi-
clans, surgeons and midwives, to keep a regis
try of all the births and deaths at which they
have professionally attended, showing, in cases
Of birth, the name of the father and maiden
name Of the mother, and their residence, the
sex and color of the child, together with Its
name, if it shall receive one, and whether born
alive or dead. Such registry shall show, in
eNlIz1- LrsJ..x AZ - ~ f;p,o pIacr and canSp of
death; the name, age, sex, color and condition
(as to, whether single or married, or widowed,)
the name and surname of the parents, the &C.
cupation, the residence, and place Of birth of
the. deceased. When two or moro physicians,
surgeons, or midwives, may have attended pro-
fessionafly at any birth or death, that physi-
-sefan, surgeon, or midwife, who is oldest in at
satendance shall make the registry.
SECTION 3. 1t shall be the duty of the physi-
clans, clergymen, surgeons and midwives above
named, to deposit in the county clerks office,
OF ahe various counties in which such births,
marriages and deaths occur, on or before the
fifteenth day of March, in every year, a copy
of said registry, embracing the period OF one
syexr, ending son the first day OF March, last
preceding the time of deposit; and the clerk
shail deliver the same to the assessor OF the
several townships in each county, at the same
timeE that the Auditor of the county delivers
instructions ana lain " suSaA oSSOooNf
Sscnosa4. 1t shall be the duty of the as
SCISSORS, while making their lists of taxable
property. to a-scertainsand record, in a list sep
arafe from the list of taxable property, all the
births, marriages and deaths, which shall have
occurred within their respective townships, in
t~liertwelre months, ending on the first day of
March, last preceding the time of assessment,
with all the items. of time, place, &c, herein
befofe directed, to be inserted in the registries,
.--..k.n,O ,y,a an1 turn nf this act
They shall make strict inquiry of all heads of
Kmilies, and shalt use the r~egistries of clergy
men, physicians, surgeons, and midwives, here
inbefore named in order to obtain correctly the
Indignation herein required. They shall re-
,tnxnsaid lists of births, marriages and deaths,
With the registries aforesaid, to the clerks OF the
courts OF common pleas, at the same time that
they return their lists, of taxable property.
hTh Clerks shall copy said lists in such form as
the. Secretary of State may direct, and transmit
suoh copy to the Secretary of State, on or be-
fore the first day of june. in each year. The
clerks shall receive for their services snch COM
pensation as the county commissioners shall
SEcTIos 4. 1t shall be the duty of the Sec
Rotary of State, from all the lists of births,
marriages and deaths SO transmitted to him, to
prepare tabular statements, showing in a con-
densed form, the information herein.required
: To- ne pftstl Ncd-hccPHS ehS
connty separate, and to cause two thousand
-cdpfesE o. the same to be printed in pamphlet
form, on or before the first day of january in
,everyyear, of which copies. ten shall be trans
Jmitted to the clerk of each county for exchange
and distribution, at his discretion, and the res
idue shall be disposed of as the general assem-
blylshalf from time to time direct. The eoun-
ty.clerk, in each and every county, shall pre-
serve carefully. one copy in his Office. The
S<cretary Eof State shall prepare and cause tic
b printed, suitable blanks and Instructions fol
the kuse 81 assessors, clergymen, physicians
surgeons and midwives, which he shall trans.
min to ,thesseveral county auditors, to be by
Them delivered to the assessors.
SECTION g.. To enable the assessors to obtain
.fnil and correct Information touching the facts
skerainI required ito be ascertained. they shall
have full power to swear and interrogate any
person, I'M their respective townships, for Thu
purpose; and it shall be the duty of all such
persons, when thereto required by the asses
asos, vffhtSrsxifiout ~ oath, to- give him, truly