The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-04-24
Avs OF THE STATE OF OHIO.
pupLrsHEp BY AUTHORITY.
mo. 7sl AN ACT,
10 provide for the Registration II Births,
t4'I Marriages and Deaths in Ohio.

AsSeDabty or TIE Stdie OF OHto, AHat !
shall be the duty of all clergymen, or 9th
er persons, who shall hereafter celebrate
or perform the marriage ceremony within
this State. to keep a registry of all mar
riages celebrated by them. showing the
names, ages. residence and place OF birth
Of the persons married, whether they
were single or widowed, the time of the
marriage, and the names Of their pa
rents.
SECTION 2. It shall be the duty Of all
physicians, surgeons and midwives, tc
kee aregistry OF all the births and deaths
st which they have professionally atten'
ded. showing. in cases of birth, the name
Of the father and maiden name Of the
IN ,thcr, and their residence, the sex and
color Of the child. together with its name,
IL it shall receive one. and whether born
alive or dead. Such registry shall show
in cases of death-the time, place. and
cause of dea TIL; the name, age. sex. col
or and condition (as 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 midwives. may have atten-
ded professionally at any birth or death,
that physician. surgeon, or midwife, who
is oldest, in attendance, shall make the
registry. ,.u.l.....-
SECTION 3. II shall be the duty of the
physicians. clergymcn, surgeons and mid
wives above named, to deposi;e in the
county clerks off e. Of the various coun-
ties in which such births, marriages and
deaths occur. on or before the fifteenth of
March. in every year. a cpy Of said re-
gist y embracing the period Of one year,
ending on the first day Of March. last
preceding the time Of deposit; and the
clerk shalt deliver the same TO The asses
sor Of the several townships in each coun.
", at the same time that the Auditor
OF the county delivers Instructions and
blanks to such assessor.
SECTION 4. 1t shall be the duty Of the
assessors. while making their list OF taxa
bic property, to ascertain, and record, in
y list sepaiate from the list of taxable
property. all the births. marriages and
d aths. which shall have occurred within
their respective townships, in the twelve
mon,hs, ending on the first lay Of March,
last preceding the time Of assessment.
With all the items Of time, place &c..
hcreinbefore directed, to be inserted in the
rryistrieS. as provided in sections one and
two Of this act They shall make strict
inquiry Of all heads Of families. and shall
use the regis ries of clergy men, physi-
clans sur seons, and mid hercinbe-
fore named in order to obtain correctly
the inform ,tion herein required. They
shall return sail lists Of births. marriages
and deaths, with the registrics aforesaid.
to the clerks Of the courts of common
pleas, at 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 such copy to the Secretary of State.
on or before the first day of Juue in each
year. The clerks shall receive for their
services. such compensation as the county
commissioners may think just.
SEcrroN S. 1t shall b.. 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 to be preserved
keeping the statistics of each county Sc
parate, and to cause two thousand copies
Of the same to be printed in p mphlet
form, on or before the first day in Janua-
ry in every year, Of which copies. ten
huI ho fror I'd To If I,
county for exchange and distribution. at
his discretion, and the residue shall he
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 Secretary Of State shall prepare and
cause to be printed. suitable blanks and
instructions for the use of assessors. cler-
gymen. physicians. surgeons, and mid
wives. which he shall transmit to the Sc
veral county auditors. to be by them de-
livered to the assessors.
SECTION 6. To enable the assessors to
obtain full and accurate information touch
ing the facts herein required to be ascri-
bed. they shall have full power to swear
and interogate any person. in their respec-
tive townships. for this purpose; and it
shall be the duty of all such persons,
when there to required by the assessor.
with or without oath. to give him. truly
and fully. all the information which he
or she may possess. touching any of said
facts. 4' t9t
SEcTroN z. The several county clerks
shall forever carefully preserve, the lists
of births. marriages and deaths as ore
said. and the registfies Of clergymen, &C.,
herein required to be returned to him. for
the use of the public, and which shall al
ways be open to public inspection.
SECTION 8. The said lists of births,
marriages and deaths, returned to the
CLERKS of the county courts. by the asses
sors. As also the original tabular record
herein required to be made by the clerk
aforesaid. or duly certified copy Of any
birth. marriage. or DEATH from either OF
them. given and certified by the said
clerks. shall hereafter be admitted and
received in all courts in this State, as
primafacia' evidence of any such birth.
marriage. or death. therein recorded or
so certitt d. agu
SECTION 8. Any person failing. or re-
fusing to discharge and perform. any of
these acts or duties herein imposed or
required to be done, shall. for every such
failure. be fined in sum not less than
ten nor more than twenty dollars. to be
recovered by action before any tribunal
having jurisdiction thereof. or by iadiet-
Al.