Smyrna times., 1861-04-18
MISCELLANEOUS Advertisements.
An act to Provide for the Registration
OF BIRTHS. MARRIAGES AND DEATHS

Ia
BE e"aotcd by tie Senate and House Of Rrlr.s.nta
hres Of Tie State q Dctaudre 1" General Ass, ulIy ne,
SECTION /. The Recorder of Deeds in each OF ,,o
Counties of this State, shall before HE first @
OF July, A. D., 1861 procure three suitable buok, n
which respectively 10 record Births, hfarrIaers and
Deaths and shall record all such Births Mn,rao,.
and Deaths III said Record Books r,spccrl, civ. sIi
same may be returned lodged III his flee for ,l.,
purpose Tor which service he shall rcrcl,e trm A. T.
county one cent or every len Words lie shall also
ON the hfs day 0t July, a. u. 1867 ana every ,ctr
thereafter furnish abstract of such records ,r Tho
preceding year, containing the number vi DeatIs wni
The reported causes, arranged according 10 The t,r.
es; the number Oi Marriages emnlzel; Inc 1lr,,
OF Births, and such other information aud sugg, Ao,s
us he may deem Oi practical uIhty to The pI0u,r,u
Oi pubc health, and OF gene al Interest to the c,o
munlty; and shall Tie same 10 he uub,s,ru "a,
sohe newspaper OF his county, or # there he none
published III his county, then some lac " saper IN
one OF Me other couuues, Tor which copy he stall be
pam al thG same rate as above provided The L,Ny
Court shall also allow a Reasonable comreIsiltn 6r
such publication, and Tor the OF suGh Eouka aid
blank CerlhCaes shall be necessary To carry ,,l If
PROVISIONS OF tins The hooks 10 prov ldcI by IL
Recorder shall he separate and dist and shall be
respectively entitled The keg lsler vi Births ..'TL.
Register OF Marriages" and he Register OF Deal h.,
and shall each be furnished with on INDEX The Re-
gsler Oi Births shall be ruled with cOILIrs ir IN lo,
to bottom, with appropriate headings, a. tll,nvA.L
Fathers name, mothers name, color, Ucglpat,un N,
llOn chIldS name, sex, living sull born da,c and
place OF birth, date Oi certificate, date Of regsrsl
SECTION 2. Whenever a child is born after the frs:
day Of July, A. d. 1851, it shall be the dny Of Le nj
tending Physician, or if there be no Physcia. fine
Father, or no Father living, then OF The mother orr
the child be slave, then vi the master, or II there be
no MASTER then Of the mistress, make out and G!e
with SAID Recorder Certificate i'll The orn presctlped
iii the foregoing Section, within three months aierle
SAID birth, 10 be by him eCOrded, prescribed in sad
Section said Certificate shall be signed by the person
filing the same. If any such Certificate shall contain
more than one brth the Recorder shall record saJ
births under the letter OF the al Ihabei Whicn they
respectively belong, and If any Certificate shall no,
be made IL due iorn as above prescribed, the bhUr
brlls The rem certified thal be registered rccoTded
50 as to conform 10 the form prescribed lar pac.
ICable aAd the record need be literal COZ oDlv
50 II cOniOns The iacIs certified all Certificates SO
returned to SAID Recorder shall be filed by him a
phabetca order under the letter OF the alphabet 10
which the name OF the party making such cerlIlcaIe
= belongs.
' SECTION 3. Ehe Register Of Deaths shall on each
# page be ruled from top 10 bottom, form columns
with ppruprlae headIHgs follows: Name date Of
death, place OF residence, Of leah naLon ,or
sex, age OccupaIIO condition, Tree or slave ari,d
or Single, name Ui parents dale Ol Certificate dale Of
registration. Whenever ANY pc. SON shall die II sinai
be the duty OF the attending Ply s ll or Of The Gro.
h@r When The case shall come under nrICe 10 mai
J. OUT ulluef MS hhd ANA 10 lurhs WlliIn week
ter The death, 10 The Sexton, or Other Ieron having
charge OF The burial place, CeTIeaic Of such ,e.,
. according I" the form IN This Secliom prescribed
% SECTION No IeisuH iinVi. charge as SeIiuu ur
otherwise Ui any vault, buryIg ground or ccmet ry
shall inter allow be inferred or place or allow 10
be placed III any vault, bury ing ground ccmeletv
or private buryng grounds, the dead body OF av Yer.
q sOn without procuring such Certificate Is prescribed
ia The prece' ing Section; ard # there shall be 10 Ph,
scldn III attendance, or no CUrOrer, then SeAun IN
charge OF the vault bHrying ground or Cemetery OF
private purylng grounds where tin Inerucnt shall be
made or the body placed shall hnse prepare Ger
fcate according to tie form prescribed IN the proceed
sr, ing SectIon and all such Certificates shall by sand
Sexton filed within three mO4hs in The office Of e
Recorder OF Deeds Tor that county. lfan, Certificate
shall contain more than death, the Recorder Shu il
register such deaths under the letter o the alphabet
TO which they shall belong add tany Certificate shall
,e not be IN due form, above prescribed the death
deaths therein certified shall be registered BY the Re.
cOrder III such manner 10 conform 10 saId form CO
far as practicable and the registry need not be liter
al copy only SO that 1t shows The facts certified; s
such certificates sAall be filed al l,abecai order
as aforesaid.
SECTION S. The Register of Marriages shall be rul
ed wHh columns from top TO bottom, with appropriate
headings. as follows iull name ol husband Uccups
ton, residence, birthplace, full wife, vixen
)irt married residence, birth place, age when married
es time when married. parents of parties, naon color
parties, name OF person who sOomnzed the marriage
. ceremony employed, name Oilasl named person, sa
- OF certificate, date of registration by Recorder
SECTION o. IL shall be The duty Ofevery Clergyman
and every Magistrate, aad Of The Clerk or keeper U
for The records of all religious aud other societies.
: every other person, by before whom any marriage
NAV hereafter be SOlOmnlzed Contracted Iu make
. faithful return OF the same within three months u
ming certificate m the form prescribed in the fore
gong section. in the office OF line Recorder of Deed
OF OF the county IN which such marriage may b
TO sOlomnlZed or contracted and all such Certificates
returned TO said Recorder, and be filed by him in al
phabeucal order, aforesaid,
orc SeCTION Z. The BUuNs of Registration kent by th
recorder, or certificate duly certified by hi.
authenticated by The seal Of his Office, as containing
IN copy ol The record OF amy BIRTH marriage death
snail hereafter be admitted IN any Of The STAT
as prtnd tdciG evidence marriage birth death
. SECTION s. The Recorder snail receive fifty cen,
iOr granting Certificate cerliEed copy of The re
cord OF any marriage, birth or death, and cent
ted tor making search for either marriage BIZ III o
md dealh which shall be paid by the parry applying
- Tor The certificate or search but e SAID register
ety. shall at all nes be accessible Physicians Clergy
res men Lawyers without charge.
Ills SECTION g. II shall be the duty of Cergymen of al
denomInaIlons Oi Clerks keepers OF the records
D. all churches Bnd religious societies. also OF
Magistrate and OF other persons bv or before whom
any marriage may be sOlUmnzed or contracted and =
}. every practising Physician, and every Sepernien
I dent or Sexton U any cemetery burylng place, OF
or before the first day of July, A d. 1861 and here
after OF all such persons may occupy The positions
M herein mentioned to report his her their name
and places OF residence the Recorder of Deeds Q
Fan me county IN Which such person or persons may re
and sIde and shall he the duty o Recorder hay
one The same property registered, index FORM a SUIT
able book or books, 10 be by him provided for tha
purpose In the event OF any of the persons ahOy'
, specified moving To any other place OF residence
SUD- shall be their dsy 10 notify the Recorder OF The lac
within thirty days utter such removal, except whe
the The person shall cease 10 ct in sncb ocia
na capacity as makes them subject to The provisions
this act
SECTION lO. Every person who has been hereb
required 10 return marriage, birth DEATH 10 tI
IL RecOder and shall accordingly make such a retur
i'll due form shall be entitled receive from the Lev
Court the sum OF ten cents provided such accOur
shall have been certified by the Recorder, who sha
o. receive fee of fifteen for such certificate
be paid by the person making the return. and 10
nds allowed by the Levy Court part OF the account
tore the person making such return And the Levy COu
Dwn may place n contingent fund in the hands OF tn
rge Clerk OF the Peace to pay for said when pre-
cIed sened the same be as vouchers upon
d TO ment with the Lsvy Court
His SECTION IL. The Rocerder in each county sha
furnish copy of his annual report to every Physician
g Clergyman, Magistrate or other persCn mentioned
- Section g. as shall so report his name 10 the RecOrde
SECTION IL. The blank forms requisite 10 carr
out the pOvisions OF this act shall be furnished by III
Recorder OF each county, each person persor
who are included IN Section 9, and residing in the
and respective counties; aud any person SO FURNISHED
tam. who shall refuse 10 file such Certificates Ol Birth
rial Marriages or Deaths shall forfeit and pay fine
one dollars for each and every case 50 refused 10