Smyrna times., 1861-03-28
Miscellaneous Advertisements
An act to Provide for the RI gtstraticn
OF BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEAruv

SglgI If
SECTION /. The Recorder ul Deeds u enrl ~ %"
Counties OF this Stale, shall. or b, fore the fE.,
oil july A. d., 1861 procure three sulabI, book.
winch respectively 10 record BiiLlis, Mnrr,n.,
Deaths, and shall record all such Births NJ.
and Deaths IL said Re cord b, ohs r. 50, clI, civ
same may be returned or lodged M h $ flee ,.r H.
purpose; for which service lie sLali re, i've fr m
county one cent Tor every ten words lie shall aL
on the first day OF July, A. d. 1862, ard eyrrv ,
thereafter furnish an abstract of such . Dis Tor No
preceding year containing the 1T mbt / Of Dp,rvv"p
The report causes, arranged accor,Ins @ the Dis.
es The number OF Marriages 50 em.n zrd The mini
OF Births, and such other information and suo~.,I
as ne may deem ui Practical uuhiy 10 The prTuoI,n
vi pun Ic health, and Of general lnt,rcsi la Tho
munlIyi and shall cause the saline 10 I've uubI,.bo,
some newspaper OF his county, or II there g nnr
puo"Shed IN his county, then IN LeMsulp,r IN
one ol the other countless Tor winch COPY he sham ~
paid al The same rate above PROV ieu Tho I,
COurt shall also allow reasonable commensurate, ~
such publication, ami for the OF sui houks am.
blank certificates shall be necessary To r, an, M
provisions Of tins The u,nks 50 uro,Iu,, L nv
recorder shall he separate and distinct and shall h
respectively entitled - The kegIser OF BulLs III
Register OF Marriages" and lie IleeIs eroi II.a,tp
ana snail each be furnished wIIh Yn uIex The Re-
glster OF Births shall I've ruled with columns Ir n, m
10 Dolom' with appropriate headings as L,,l,,,,[f
rather ; hame, mother name, cusOr Occupation N,
uoh' cnllu lame, sex, living OF Sllll born date ant
Plat e "l blrlh dale OF certificate, date of rey,,ra,I
| SECTION T. Whenever child is born alter the lirSt
day vi July, A. ID l66l ii shall be the dulv ,l III a.,
lending Fhysclan or # there be no Physician q, ,h
FaIher, or II 10 faiher living then oi The n,,o, NJ
The child be slave, then OF The master or il here h
no master, then Of the MISTRESS To make out aud FL,
win SAID Recorder Certificate in The iorU pTesr,ineJ
Ill the foregoing Section within three months arrrIIa
SAID birth, 1" be by him Urded as prescrbcd n, sad
salu Certlhcale shall he signed by the per,un
ming me sIlhe If any such CerlIiicae shall contain
more Than one birth. The Recorder shu record sand
Drihs under the letter of the alphabet 10 whcn thU
respectively belong, and If any Certificate shall u',
pe Aue IN due form, as above prescribed the bribor
Drums lheren certified shall be registered or recuraI
! iuFm ma I.d a..
"'dDIe anu Inc record need not be literal COW univ
30 II CONFORMS The facts certified; all Certificates 1
returned to sand Recorder shall be filed y him in nj
phaDe'caI OrGer under the letter of the alpha bet IN
Mnlch The name OF the party making such cerljlicat,
belO Ks.
SECTION g. The Register Of Deaths shall on each
page ne ruIeu from top 10 bottom. To form column
with appropriate headings as follows; Name nIe az
ueai place OF residence, death nation color
SEX aGe nccuPaiiOh Condition, free slave maj ritJ
or single name Of parents date vi certificate dale nj
ie3'srallOn Whenever any pc shall dIc II shall
De inc duly OF The attending Phys IAN the CUIu.
h"r When the case shalt under has nIire 10 mako
out under his hand and TO furnish Win one week al.
yer me uea'h, 10 he Sexton, or other lerst.n having
charge O the burial place. a Certificate al such tealh
according to The form III this SecIIun prescribed.
! SECTION No Lesson having large SeAIOn or
o'hef"lse oil any vault. burylng grtuhd cemetery
shall ller or allow to be inferred ur pla or allow Ia
be placed IN any vault, buryIng or und Cemetery
or private burylng grounds the dead LOdy OF any ler.
son without procuring such Certificate prescribed
III The prtce ug Section; and if there shall bc Io Il
SicIn IN aliendInce, CUrOr then The Sexton m
charge OF the vault, burying ground cerctery OF
private PuryIng grounds where the lnIrtCul shall la
made or the boiy placed shall himself prepare Ger.
uhcale according 10 the form prescribed in The rCced
ing section, and all such CerIiraes shall I've by suI
Sexton ted within three mOhIhs, The office Of The
Recorder Of Deeds Tor that county. II any Certificate
shall contain more than deaIh the Recorder shah
register such deaths under the letter Of the alphabet
10 Whch lhey shall belong add tauy Certificate shall
mol De IN due form, as above prescribed the death or
deaths therein certified shall he fegIseI, Wv The Re-
cOrder III such manner conform 10 SAID form as
lar as pracICabie and The registry need hot be ller
al copy, only that II shows the facts Ccruiied aft
such certificates shall be filed in al hubetlcal order
as aforesaid
SECTION s. The Register Of Marriages shall be rul.
f ed with columns from Top 10 bottom, with appropriate
headings as follows: iul name Of husband occua.
non, residence, birth place, full name O! WIFE, vixen
: married, residence, birth place, aye when married
He When married, pare nts OF parties, naIIOu color Of
parues' name U person whJ sOlUmnlZGd the marriage
ceremony employ ed, name OF last named person. Gale
: oil certificate, date Of registration by Recorder.
SECTION 6. Ii shall be the duty Ofevery Clcrg, man
ana every Magistrate, AID of the Clerk keeper Of
The records Of all religious and other societies. Of
J. every other person, 10y or before whom any marriage
NAV hereafter be sO!ommZed cOnirIcItd to make
faithful return Of the same within three months by
hlIng certificate the form prescribed IN the E,re,
going section III the office of the Recorder OF DEEDS
oil The county IN which such marriage may he
sOiOmnlzed or contracted; and all such Certificates
returned to said Rec rder and be filed by him IA al.
phabetICal order, as aforesaid,
SECTION The BOoAs of Registration kept by the
/ Recorder or a certificate du certified by him. and
authenticated by The seal OF his office, as containing
copy Of lhe record Of any BIRTH marriage death.
, shall hereafter be ADMITTED cuurl Of he Stale
as PTtmd tdctd evidence oil sa marriage, birth deah
}, SECTION =. The Recorder Shall receive lily cents
i IOr erlillhg Certificate or cerliGed copy OF the
cord OF any marriage. birth death. and Ten
Tor making search for either marriage BIZ IN or
dealL' which sums shall be paid by The party applying
/ ior the certificate or Search but the SAID REGISTERS
PhVslcInus
Y men LAWYERS without charge.
e SECTION 3. 1t shall he the duty of CergymPn of all
denominations, OF Clerks Keepers OF The records Of
an churches sud religious sOcIelIes also OF every
Magistrate and OF other persons bv or before whom
any marriage Pay be sOumnIzed or contracted and Of
every practising Physician, and Of every Seperinen-
uet OF sexton vi any cemetery buryIng place. on
or before The first day OF July, A. D., 1861 and here
alter Oi all such persons may occupy the positions
hereln mentioned TO report his, her or their names
ana places oil residence the Recorder Of Deeds OF
: the county in which such person or persons may
sme ana II shall he the duty OF The Recorder 10 have
The same properly registered, in index FORM in suit
aole doom or books, 10 be by him provided for that
Is purpose In the event of any of the persons above
Speciueu moving to any other place of residence,
d shall be Their duty to notify the Recorder Of The fact
%lthh 'hIrty days after such removal, except when
H. Inc person removing shall to in such official
capacity as makes Them subject TO the provisions Of
this act
SECTION 10. Every person who has been hereby
required 10 return marriage, birth death, 10 the
\ RecOder, and shall accordingly make such a return
in due form shall be entitled 10 receive from the Levy
Court the sum of ten cents provided such accom-
shall have been certified by the Recorder, who shall
a receive fee of fifteen cents for surh certificate. TO
be paid by the person making the and TO he
allowed by the Levy Court as part OF the account oil
the person making such return. Aud the Levy Court
may place contingent fund in the hands Of the
Clerk OF the PeaC 10 pay for said returns hen pre-
sented the same to be allowed vouchers upon settle
ment with the Levy Court
SECTION H. The Recorder in each county shall
furnish copy of his annual report eyerv Physician
Clergyman, Magistrate or other person. mentioned III
Section y rs shall so report his name 10 The Recorder
SECTION IL. The blank forms requisite 10 carry
out the pOvisOns OF this act shall be furnished by the
Recorder of each county, to each person peTsOni
who are included IN Section 9, and residing in hel
respective counties; and any person furnished
who shall refuse TO file such Certificates OF Births
Marriages or Deaths, shall forfeit and pay a fine O
one dollars for each and every refused 10 be
reported. TO be recovered by The Recorder, debts
OF like amountare by law recoverable.
SECTION h. All acts or parts of acts incOns TEN
herewith Orsupped by this act hereby repealed
SECTION A. The Secretary OF State shall cous'