Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-03-22
An Act
70 Trepide for ha Registrdtioa Of Births, MAJ
Tfages and Deaths

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70 grouide for he Rtyfstratioa Of Births, Mar
Tiagss and DEATHS
Be elacted BY ne Senale and House Of Repssenfatives
81 me sue q Delaiedre IN General Assembly met
fEoTioN l. The Recorder OF Deeds each Of the Copn
ties OF ths State SHALL on or before The first day OF ny
a. D. 1851 procure three suitable books In which resn
lively 10 record Births Marriages and Deaths and shall
record al such Births Marriages and Deaths in said Re-
aVfh Books respectively. as the be returned or
lodged In bis office for that purpose for which service liz
shall receive from the county one for every ten words
ne thAl also on tho hrat day of July, A. D. 1882, and
every year thereafter furnish Of such records
for tho preceding year containing the number ahs
with the reported causuH, arranged according to the
9lseAhes The number Of Marriages solemniged the
bar OF Births and auuh other Information and sugges
lions As le may deem Of practical utility for the promo.
ton o. public health and of general interest to the
munyi and shall cause the to be published IN sune
newspaper Of his county fthere he published In
MS county then in some newspaper In OF the other
counties for which copy he shall DO paid the same rate
as above provided. The Levy Court shall also allow
reasonable compensation for such publication aud for tic
cost of such books and blank certificates as shall be ne
safy TO carry out the provisions of this act The books 10
provided by the Recorder shall bo separate and stuut
and shall be respectively entitled "The Regerof Brthe
"Ihe Register Of Marriages." and "fhe Register OF
Deaths aid shall each be furnished with index The
to BOTTOM with appropriate headings foows Fathers
name, mothers NAME color, occupation, nation chda
name, sex living or stillborn date and place of birth
date Of eerlheats, date OF registration
SECTION .. Whenever child IL BON after the frxt day
o. July A. d. 1851 II shall be the duty Of the attending
MUSICIAN or II there DO no Physician of the Father
II no Father living then the Mother or the child he
slave then of the masor or IL there be master,
the MISTRESS to make out aud file with said Rec lrder
Certificate in the form prescribed In tho foregoing Section
within three months after the said BIRTH be by him
corded prescribed in said Secon said Certificate
be Signed by the person filing this same II any such DER
ttiicae shall contain than one BIRTH tho Recorder
shall record said births under the letter 6 the ipbaet
to which they respectively belong and ii any Certificate
shall not be made In due form, above prescribed the
birth or births therein certified shall be registered
corded 80 az to conform to the form prescribed far as
practicable, and he record need be literal copy only
50 tnnt y eon9fms to the acts certified all Certificates
returned to said Recorder shall be ed by him In alpha.
leical order under the letter Of the alphabet to Witch
tho naine of the party making such certificate belongs
SECTION The Register Of Deaths shall each page be
ruled from top to bottom, to form columns with an
pr1pitte dlng as follows: Name, date Of death place
oflesidence cause death, nation, ex color age oeru.
pspn condition, free slave married single name
parents date OF certificate date of fefisA Whpueter
aay person shall e 1t shall be the duty u the attending
Physician or Of the Coroner when the case shall rons
der his notice make under his and aud to furnish
within one week aior the DEATH TO the Sexton or other
person having charge Of the burla place Cercats Of
such death according to the form in thia Section pt
seribel
sReroS4 No person having charge as sexton or other
wlse Of any vault buryng ground cemetery, shall in
ter or allow 10 10 Inferred place allow TO he placed
10 any vault, burytng ground, cemetery private
buryng grounds the dead body OF any person without
procuring such Certificate prescribed the preceding
Sec ion and II there shall he Ply stefan In attendance
or no Coroner then the sexton in charge Of the vault
burynF ground or cemetery private burying grounds
where the inerment shall be made, the body pac
all himself prepare Certificate according the form
prescribed In the preceding Section, and MI such Cer-
Gates shall be by said Sexton ed within three months
Ia the office of the Recorder Of Deeds for that county II
any Certificate shall contain more than one death ths
Recorder shall register such deaths under the letter Of
he alphabet TO which they respectively belong; and ii
any Certificate shall not be- in due FORM above pre-
scrhed tue death or deaths therein certified shall be re-
gateed by the Recorder In such manner as 10 conform 10
sad form as far as practicable and the registry not
be literal COPY, emily 10 that 1t shows the facts certified
AL such certificates shall te ed in alphabetical order as
aforesaid
sEoroS Tho Register Of Marriages shall be rule1
win columns from top to BOTTOM with APPROPRIATE head
ngs, aH OllOws Full name OF husband occupation rea
aence nation, age, when married. residence, birth place
iu name Of wife, when married, residence, birth place
age when married time when married. parents Of parties
nation color OF parties name of person whe lemuiEed
person. date Of certificate, date Of REGISTRATION by Re
rur1tr.
sseTioN It shall be the duty Of every oerrvman and
every Magistrate and Of the Clerk keeper the records
& all rlg and other societies and Of every other mar
son by or before whom any marriage may hereafter be
sulehl1eu or contracted, To make faithful return Of tina
same within three months, by filing certificate IN III
form prescribed in The foregoing section In the office of M
ne order 81 Deeds Of the county in which sur marriage
may be solemnixtd contracted and all such CertiR
Gates 50 returned 10 said Recorder shsl be filed BY lin
In alphabetical order, Hs Aforesaid,
SECTION r The no ks Of Negotiation kept by the Re-
corler or Certificate duly certified by him. aud Athn
Heated BY the seal Of his office containing copy OF the
record Of any birth marriage death shall htreifier ic
admitted in amy court o. the State as Trina fcfa v
Ience Of said marriage, birth, or death.
SECTION 3. Tbs Recorder shall receive fifty eents for
granting Certificate certified copy the record al nnv
marriage birth or death, and ten rents for making
search for either marriages birth or d nth which sn
Tha be paid by he party applying for the certificate Or
Ferch but the said registers shall 1T all times bs c
,i i TO fhyslcans, Glersymen and Lawyers without
SECTION .. 1t shall be the duty oil cergymen of all de-
lomiations, of Clerks Keepers OF the records OF al
lnuIches aud religious societies as also of every MAgis
.e anu q other persons by or before whom any mar.
Age may hereafter be solemnls, or contracted nj ~
very prafi@ing physician, and of every Superintendent
seNlo ~ any cemetery or huryng place before
lie first day Of July A. u, 1861 and hereafter Of ali seh
lefson, as may occupy the positions herein mentioned 10
export MS her OF their names and places VI edrnc to
ne Recorder OF Deeds Of the county in which s,eh nrsn
persons may reside, aud It shall lie the duty ol the e
order to have the same property registered in hiev |
'fm IN suitable book books. to be by him provided
~ mat purpose In the of any Of tile persons abov
peehed removing to any other place Of rreree II Lsu
tnef duty TO notify the Recorder u the fact within
ly Jays AFTER such removal except when tile nsrsnns
eoYias shall cease q act in tuch Official capacity as
lakes tntul subject TO the provisions oil this act.
FICTION 10 Every person who has been hereby requred
nturn marriage, bin til death. to the Recorder and
lal aegoIiingly make auch return In dua form shall
entitled to receye from the Levy Conrt he pum Of ten
ny, provided bu1 account shall lave con certified by
ls hecrdor, who shall receive fee Of fifteen cents H.
~ Verueaie e be paid by the person making the 10
rh and 70 he allowed by tile Lew Court as part Of tia
vuun o. lle person making such return And the Levy
u, WAY place contingent fund in The hands Of the
erk Of the Peace to pay for said eurns wten nrsnts1
y SAue 70 pe allowed as vouchers upon settlement with
SECTION T. The Recorder in each county shall furnish
M ~ ~ ahnua report to every PhyscUn Clergy
snali no report lis name to the Recorder -
shgfoN " The blank forms requisite to carry out ,ba
DIVISIONS Of this act shall lie furnisbed Lv Ib ~ ue
county TO eRch person or persons who are Included
section o and lesidlrg in their respective eamnii,
~ nny person 50 furnished who shall lefuse 10 did sb
tlhcaes Of Births, Marriages Deaths shall i.,nsii
~ pay fine cf one dollar fnr each anil every css M
used e be reported to 10 recovered BY the Reofs5 @
hts o. ee amount are by law recoverable Wet On
sscfloN H. All acts or parts of acts lnrOusIs,,t ,
70, or supplied by this act hereby -cpaaei '''e
ssteTIhi4 The Secretary Of State shall causs t,is al
DO published in all the newspapers of this ss us ne
zee Of one month from its passage '''' 'o' '"a
RAISED at Dover February 2sLh, 1901:
JOHN i. WILLIAMSON y
Speaker Of House nj RApresant,tjy.s