Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1861-04-23
An Act
70 rrOpids for Ms Registratioa Of Births, Aar-
Tigges and Deaths

All ACb
10 bromide for he Rsgisiraaoa Of Births, Aar-
RIGGS and Deaths
Befsnacied BY the Senats and House Of Repreenfrifres
Of he siati q Deaioars n Gsnerai Assembly met.
SECTION l. The Recorder OF Deeds 10 each q the Coun-
ties OF this State SHALL on or before the rst day OF july
D. 1851, procure three suitable books Ia which espee;
lively 10 record BirhG Marriages and Deaths and shall
record all such Blrha Marriages and Deaths in said Re-
cord Books respectively the same be returned or
lodged In his office for that purpose; for which service he
shall receive from thoeounty rent for every ten words
lie shall also the first day Of july, A. D. 1862, and
every year thereafter furnish abstract Of such records
for tue preceding year containing the number Of Dals
with the reported CAUSES ariunge1 according 10 the
diseases the number Of Marriages solennized tho mum
her Of d rihs and such other Information and tugres
uons as he may deem Of practical niy or me promo
ton oil public health aud oil general ihie TO ho COM
munlyi and shall cause the same TO he ubAnr9 ~ sonic
newspaper Of his rouuiy there 10 noue publ IN
counties for which copy he shall le paid al tie rate
above provided. The Levy Court shall also allow II
cost Of snea books and blank cseatusas shall be
aary to aarry out the ryfiona Of this act The hooks SO
and ii ~ he respectively entitled "The egerof 3rthsn
"Tho Register oi Marriages." and THE Register Of
Deaths" aud shall each be furnished with an index Ihs
ileaster OF Births f bs ruled with columns from top
bottom, with appropriate headings follows Fathers
name sex living Nilihofu, dale and plaza Of bfth
date OF certificate, date OF registration
of July A. D. 1891 It shall be the duty Of the attending
Physician, II there he rhyscan Of the Father o.
II no Father living, then OF the Mother the child ha
slave, then Of the l. there 10 master then
the mistress to make out and flo With said Recorder
within three months after the ralu birth, to be ny him IT,,
corded, prescribed in said stgtoni said Certificate shall
TO agiiet by The person filing the ifauy such Ger
tihcaie shall conain than one mfth, the Recorder
shall record said births ulder the letter of the alphabet
to which ihoy respectively belong, and II any Certificate
shall not he made in due eftl %. above prescribed, the
birth births therein certified riall be registered or fe-
corded to coniTm 10 tho form prescribed al lar as
practicable, and the reeoid need not DO literal copy only
tat 1t conforms TO tho facts eeriledi all terheesto
returned 10 said Recorder shall he filed by HIN In alpha
beilea order undcr the latter Of the alphabet 70 which
the name Of The party making such certificate belongs
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ruled from top to botion so a. TO form columns Win az
Pirate he dingt NJ ollowf Name da'n q Nuilh aa
,,fs Isiani ciincst dam Of tecstrstion Whenever
any person shall die shall b. tie duty q the att nding
hysclnu, VI the Coroner Nhen tina shall e. ms M
Ills noe, to make out under N, hand and to furnish
within week after the DEATH to the sesl,, or other
person having charge Of the burial place Certificate Of
such death according to the form in this Section pre-
aeribel
srcTloS4- No peraon having ehAtse Sexton erolher'
wise Of any vault huryng ground or romeiery shall in,
ter or allow 10 he nteffe place allow he placed
in any vault, buIyng ground, 81 cemetery OF private
burying grounds the dead body Of any person without
pioruring such Certificate prescribed in the preceding
seeiion and II there shall b. Physician in attendance
OF no Coroner then tho Sexton In charge The vault
burying ground cemetery private hurying grounds,
where the uiermeut shall he made the body placed
auall himself prepare Certificate according 10 the oln
prescribed In the preceding tecOn and all such Certi
Gates shall he by said Sexton hed within three months
In office the Recorder VI Deeds for that county II
any Certificate shall contain more than one death, the
Recorder shall register such deaths under the letter Of
the alphabet to which they respectively belong aud Ii
any Certificate shall not be In due fon aosc pre-
scfbed, the death deaths therein certified shah 10
serei by the Recorder in ueh 10 conform 10
said form practicable the registry ne,d not
DO literal copy emily that it shows the t,cs certified
all such certificates shall he filed in alphabetical order US
Aforesaid.
q sEo1oS o. Tho Register Of Marriages shall ba ruled
u with columns IL top to BOTTOM with appropriate head
II ings ows Full name Of husband, occupation, Ter
4 deuce nation sge, WHOM married, residence li'ih paec
full Of wif, when married, residence, birth place
n nge when married, time when married. parents parties
nation color Of paftiss name Of person wle emnisel
the marriage, eeremony employed name Of last named
person, date OF certificate date OF registration by RI
Il rOrder.
sRcrloS It shall Do the duty Of every Clergyman, and
every Magistrate and Of the Clerk the
Of all religious and other societies and of every other Ter
solemnsed contracted 10 make faithful ictutn Of the
within three months, by hllng certificate III ne
Recorder Of Deeds Of the county Ia which such marag.
may be sOemnlzed contracted; and all such Ceft d.
Gates returned to said Recorder shall be Tiled by HIN
10 alphabetical order ~ Aforesaid.
= sljTlos The No ks OF Kegi,Alion kept by the Ro'
u corder or Certificate duly ered ny HIM and aulrn-
s. Heated by the seal OF his office containing ropy of the
10 record Of any lhth marriage OF death shall hia f IT,
!, denee Of said marriage birth or death,
ID 8. The Recorder shall receive fifty cents io,
granting Certificate certified copy of tho any
marriage, birth, death, and ten runts Tor making
heaieh ior eteef matllatH mit, or ua'h Weh sums
search but the said registers Shall At all times b.
b, tlbe 10 Physicians, Clergy men and Lawyers without
sIerloS . 1t shall to the duty Of ceIpmen Of all de
nominations Of CLERKS ar leelc ui the records Of a
J. churches and religious soceties IS ain Of evty Mags
l. tlae, and Of other pIons by or before whom amy mar
" iligr hereafter 10 E0ltmuyUd 81 eOutarlei aud OF
practising Phyran, aud of every Superintendent
Sexton ofTny cemetery or luryins place on or leict
y the ly lny, A. D. lsu and her. after all suel
= persons as may occupy tile positions herein mentioned T.
L. report h her % ter nantes and places Of residence Il
W tho Recorder DEEDS Of the county In which sur Iefpi
parsons may reside, and II shall hc the duty Of the tie
, eorde! to have IL, same property ,rsst"fsi IN nd'
ss CIR That purpus In the even, OF any o. the persons ahv
specified rtmni ng To any other pse' az rsidenec it hal
q the duty to notify the heTorlrr II the hct Nilhii
" thirty days SITTER such removal, except Wien opPunn
IS enovng shal, cease to act IN neh 9meh eal'c'5 a.
" sRcToN H. EYe'y person WHO has been hereby required
e, To MARRIAGE bhih DEATH to the Ktctder
No To entitled receive fiom the Levy Court the
:! cculs, provided such account shall have cen certified b
said certificate, to be paid by tue person making the
AZ taFn, and he allowed by the Levy Cour, part OF h
o. Court may place contingent fund in the hands Of III
L. Clerk ofthe Peace to pay or said eerhs W e presented
tho to he allowed vouchers upon settlement viii
the Levy Court
sRcrioS IL The Recorder in each county la furnish
copy OF his annual report to every Physician Clergy
man. Magistrate other person. mentioned in section
n as shall Al report his name to the Recorder.
w. H. The blank forms requisite n carry tn
provisions of this nci shall In furnished 10y thu srn Dc
Of seh county 20 each person or perons who are iucud,
In Section o, and residing In their respective counties
and any person furnished who shall rfuso to nle sue
CortirateH Of Births, Marriages Deaths shall orlri
aud pay nne q dollar for each and every case s.
refused "a be reported To lie recovered by tho Recorder
debts Of like amount are by law recoverable.
sRGrInN H. All paris of Inconsistent here
IN with or supplied BY this set are hereby ;ep'aiod
sEciloE "a The Secretary Of state shall this
to he published In all the ewsTcs " this state for III
~ space Of one month from It's passage
Passed at Dover February ,Sth' lsSi ,,,,,,so.,
Speaker q jd 5i2S'i % & R'FPs.''H''''v''
Speaker ofi Tho Senate.
do hereby certify that the foreeoing Is true copy
an act OF the General Assembly IL the State Of Drswart
entitled "Au Act 10 Provide for the Registration Of Births
Marriages and Deatha passed at Dover February 2sl
,a 1885, the same having been by me compared with III
M original roll now on file in my Office.
NJ In witness whereof have hereuuto my hand qn
~ Affixed the fa Of my ohce at Dover this Twelfth