Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-03-02
An ACT

For the establishment Of a general system II Regis
tration Of Births, Marriages, and Deaths in this
State
SECTION I. Bel enacted 6y The General is
sen.bly Of the STATE Of Tennessee, That. from and
after the passage of this Aer, ii shall be the
duty of the tax collectors of each county of
this State to require of the inhabitants of said
counties, at tue time of making tue gen, raj
tax returns, separate return, stating the
facts as required in Sec. 3, in relation to
births, marriages and deaths. and causes of
deaths in their respective households, during
The wear; and return the same to the County
Court Clerk OF his county, said returns to be
neatly kept, aud in well bound book; and
in each cas-, in which the Tax Collector neg
lects his duty he shall he fined five dollars,
and the citizen refusing TO give the required
information, charged five per cent on his
general tax.
Ssc. 2. Be enacted That il shall be the
duty OF all Clergyman, or other persons who
shall hereafter celebrate or perform the mar
rage ceremony within this State, TO keep
register of all marriages celebrated by them.
giving the information required in Sec. .. and
return the same 10 the County Court Clerk
of the county in which said marriage was
performed, within thirty days AFTER said NAL
riagr:
SEC. 8. Be Il enacted, That il shall be the
DUTY of all surgeons. physicians. clergy men
and midwiye- 10 keep n register OF all births
aud deaths at which they have attended, aud
report within thirty days TO the County Court
Clerk of the county in which said birth or
death Cccurr; d.
SEC. 4. Be ii enacted, That paren shall give
notice to the County Court Clerk OF their
county of the births and deaths Of their chill
dr.n. every householder shall give like notice
of every birth and death happening in bis
house. or, the eldest person. next of kin.
shall give said notice OF the bi.th o. death Of
his kindred. The keepers OF all public in
stitutions shall also give said notice.
SIC. s. BE Il enacted. That in the record OF
birtb--tbe date of the birth, name OF child.
seq, color, free or slave. place OF birth, pin-
rality birth, still born or not, ilirgitimaie or
NOT. if uniformed, IL slave name OF owner. II
free colored full names OF parsnts. maiden
name Of mother, residence Of parents. slave
or free, occupation OF parents, and "hsn
registered, shall be enter.d.
That, in the record Of marriages, the date
of marriage, name aud surname OF each,
slave or Tree, age OF each, number OF mar
riage. color, occupation, residence al time OF
marriage, nativity OF each. religious b lief.
names aud sarnames of parents OF each, and
occupation, namcs. aud residences of persous
performing marriage ceremony, ana time vi
registration shall be entered.
That, In the record OF deaths the name,
time of death, color, slave or nee, married or
single. sex, nativity, occupation, If slave nome
of owner. age at death. place OF death, cause
of death. by disease and what disease, iing~r-
ing or not, If accidental, how, IL by killing
or murder, aud If by suicide; shall be en-
tered.
SEc Be enacted, That every person re-
fusing 10 give the above Information, or asg-
lectIsg 10 discharge the duties above meis-
toned, within the space Of six months alter
each birth. death or marriage, shall Forfeit
sum not exceeding i've dollars, 10 be rrcov-
ertd BY warrant before any Justice IL the
Peace, or BY preseniment By the grand jafy.
SEC. Z. Be q sssctel. fhat the Ceaaty Court
Clesk OF each county shall obtain, record and
index. In a we'll bound book. kept for The co
psciaI purpose. all OF the information In 70
rard 20 oirfls. marriages and desths. required
40 thls act. which shall b. forever carefully
preserved thrills oface, tosslhsr with the orig