Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-03-29
An Act


An Act
TO Tropide for The Regisfrati0n Of Births, Mar
ridges and Deaths
BReuacied BY ne Snaie and House ef Representatives.
Of he STATE q Dsiaigars IN General A5lembiy mel.
sErlos l. The Recorder Deeds u each Of ihe coun-
A. d. lAd procure three suitable books In which fospec
lively to record Births Marriages aud Deaths, aud shall
record all such Births Marriages aud Deaths In said Re
cord Books respectively, the be returned
lodged in his Office for that purpose for which service he
shall receive from hecounty cent for every ten words
He shall also the first day Of JULY A. u. 1861 and
every thereafter furnish u ahsract Of such records
Tor tue preceding year, containing the number OF As
with tho reported eauses arranged according to tue
dlsuai the number Of Marriages solemnlzed the mum
Der OF ltths, and such other Information and susges
Hons as he may deem Of practical utility Tor the promo
tion Of public health aud Of general Interest 70 the COM
muny aud shall cause the to be published IN some
newspaper Of his county or there be none published in
his county then In some newspaper in OF tho other
eountes Tor which copy be shall ba paid At the same rate
as HboSt provided The Levy Court shall also allow
reassna compensation for such publication, aud for the
coat vi sheh poohs anu plahA eeilineaas u sli ~ n
ary :" rry out The provisions OF TINS act Inc 9ooAh 70
provided by the Recorder shall hs separate and distinct
and shalt berespeetyely entitled THE births
Ihn K4slsler o. Marriages and "ihe heslsler OF
Deaths AID shall each be furnished with hi index. The
REGISTER 1i Births sh u DO ruled with columns from Top
TO bou with appropriate heAdinssas follows fataers
name, mothers name color, occupation, nation childs
date Of rtiicate, date Of registration.
SECTION Whenever child Is born after the hrsi day
Of July A. D. 1861 1t shall BE- the duty Of the attending
Phys ean or II there be DO sean Of ne Fater or
II no Father living, then tue Mother or the child be
slave then of the master or 4 there 10 no MASTER then
q the mistress to make out and file with said Recorder
Certificate In the prescribed 10 the foregoing Section,
within three months alter the said BIRTH TO be BY him
corded prescribed in said svtton said Certificate snail
BE- signed by the person filing the II any such Ger
tfeaie shall contain than BIRTH the Recorder
shall roord said births under the letter OF the alphabet
to which they respectively belong, and If any Certificate
shall net be made in due FORM above prescribed, tho
birth Or births therein certified shall DO registered
corded to conform the form prescribed far
practicable and the record need not be hola copy only
so that conforms to the facts certified all Certificates
returned Recorder shall be filed by him alpha
betc order under the letter OF the alphabet to which
the name Of the party making such certificate belongs
SEXTON o. The Register Of Deaths shall each page be
prsnr e headings as follows; Name date Of death place
Of esdence cause DEATH nation, sex, color age
patton condition. slave, married angle Of
narns aie N eertideae date o regstraton Whenever
any person shall die 1t shall be the duty of the attending
Physician, Of the Coroner When the shall
der his notice to make out under his hand and 10 furnish
within week after the death. to the Sexton, other
person having charge Of the burial paee Certificate Of
such death according to the form in this Section pre-
seribe1
sEctios4 No person having charge Sexton other
wise Of any vault bufyng ground Or cemetery shall in
In any vault, burylng ground cemetery private
burying grounds the dead body Of any person without
Section and there shall be Physician In attendance
Coroner then the sexton in charge Of the vault
buryiug ground cemetery private burying grounds
where the inerment shall be made or the Dody placed
shall himself prepare Certificate according 10 the form
prescribed In the preceding Section, and a such Cert
Gates shall be by said Sexton filed within three months
10 the office Of the Recorder Of Deeds for that county. II
Certificate shall contain more than one death, the
Recorder shall register such deaths under the letter o.
Tho alphabet to which they respectively belong and II
any Certificate shall not be IN due form as above pre-
srbed the death deaths therein certified shall be re-
gerei by the Recorder In such manner as to conform TO
said form far as practicable and the fessiy need not
be literal copy eny so that 1t shows tho tAets oerhed
all such certificates shall be filed in alphabetical order as
aforesaid
with columns from top bottom, with appropriate head
ing iollows Full Of husband, occupation resi-
dence nation, age, when married residence birih place
full Of wife, when married, residence birth place
age when married. time when married, parents Of parties
nation, color of PARTIES name Of person who soennized
the marriage ceremony employed, Of last named
person, date Of certificate date Of registration by Re
e0rder.
SECTION 1t shall be the duty Of every Clergyman and
every Magistrate and Of the Clerk Keeper Of the records
Of ali religious and other societies. and Of every other per-
son. by OF before whom any marriage may hereafter be
soemnzed contracted to make faithful return Of the
same within three months by llng certificate in the
form prescribed in the foregoing section In the office Of the
Recorder Of Deeds Of the county in which such marriage
may bo soemnised contracted and all such Cera-
Gates SO returned TO said Recorder shall be filed by him
sEcrIos The Books OF Regstraiion kept by the Re.
eorde Or Certificate duly certified by him, and authen
raed by the seal Of his Office containing copy Of the
record oi any birth marriage Or death shall hereafter p
dence Of said @arrsge ma birth, or death. s,. ,, a.
granting Certificate certified copy Of the record Of any
marriage, BIRTH death, and ten cents for making
search Tor either marrags birth or death, which sums
shall be paid by the party applying for the certificate or
seareh but the said registers shall at all times bo aces
slhle 10 Physicians clergymen md Lawyers without
sreTioS o 1t shall be the duty Of cergymen Of all de-
nominations, Of Clerks keepers Of the records Of all
tnte and Of other persons by before whom any
fage may hereafter be soemnized or contracted aud or
every practising Physician and Of every Superintendent
or sexton any cemetery burylng place, before
the rst day Of July A. d. ls6l and hereafter Of such
persons may occupy the positions herein mentioned to
report his their and places OF residence to
the Recorder Of Deeds OF the county in which such person
persons may reside and 1t shall be the duty Of the He
form in suitable book books TO bo by him provided
for that purpose In the event Of Of the persons above
specified removing any other place Of residence 1t shall
e thei duty TO notify the Recorder Of the et within
thirty days after such REMOVAL except when the persons
removing shall to act in tueh official eapsciy as
makes them subject to the provisions Of this act.
SECTION TO- Every person who has been hereby required
to marriage BIZ th death, to the Recorder and
shall accordingly make such return in due FORM shall
be entitled to receive from the Levy Court the sum o ten
cents provided such account shall nave been cehed ~
the Recorder who shall receive fee Of fifteen cents for
said certificate TO be paid ey the person making the re-
Of the person making such return And the Levy
Court may place contingent fund In the hands Of the
Cork fthe pay said returns VIXEN presented
the be allowed AS vouchers upon settlement with
| the Levy Court
SECTION H. The Recorder in each county shall furnish
copy his annual report to every Physicun, Clergy
man Magistrate other person, mentioned in Section y
| as shall SO report his name to the Recorder
sRurioN l2 The blank forms requisite carry out the
provisions Of this act shall be furnished by the Recorder
" each county each person who included
in Section o. and residing in tier respective counties;
any person furnished who shall refuse 60 ale such
Certificates OF Births Marriages Deaths, shall forfeit
and paw due Il one dollar far each and every
refased reported be recovered by the Recorder
debts Of like amount are by law recoverable
SECTION 49, All acts parts Of acts Inconsistent here
| with or supplied by this act are hereby sepraed
SECTION H. The Secretary of State shall cause this act
to be published in all the newspapers OF TINS htAe Tor te
space Of one month from its passage
Passed at Dover. February 18th, 1861.
JOHN Z. WILLIAMSON,
Speaker Of House Of Representatives.
JOHN MARTIN,
Speaker Of the Senate.
do hereby certify that the foregoing Is true copy
an aet OF lie General Assembly ot the State Of Delaware
entitled nAn Act to Provide for the Registration Of Births
Sarriages and Deaths passed at Dover, February 2s
issi: lie same having been by compared with th
| originsl roll now file In my Office.
n witness Whereof have hereunn set my hand an
anixed the seal Of my Office at Dover, this twelttl
H. day Of March in the year Of our Lord one thoH'An
eight hundred and sixty'one.
EDWARD RIDlElY,
mar % In, Secretary Of the State Of Delaware