Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1861-04-12
NOS 30.
An Act
10 syopide for The RsgisTatioH of Births, Aa,
ridges and Dedths


TO propide for Me Repatriation Of Births, Mar
riagcs and Deaths
BeRenaetsd 6y he Snae and House Of RepreseHiairei
Of Me Sia,s qf Dengare in General Assca,bg meh
l. The Recorder of Deeds In each Of the Couu
ties this State shall before the first day Of July,
A. D. 1861, procure three suitable books in which eepe.
tyey To record Births Marriages and Deaths and shall
record all such Births Marriages and Deaths In SAID Re
cord Books respectively, the be returned
lodged in bis office for that purpose for which service b.
shall receive from the county one cent for every ten Words
lie shall also on the day Of july A. d. 1861 and
every year thereafter furnish abstract Of such reords
the preceding year containing the number Of j aths
with the reported arranged according To the
Diseases the number Of Marriages solemnized the num-
Der Births and such other Information and suggos-
tions ho may Of practical utility for the promo
tion 0 public health aud Of general interest 70 e eon-
muny aud shall cause the TO be published In
newspaper Of county, fthere be published Ia
his county, then In some newspaper IN one OF Inc cihor
countless 6r which copy he shall be paid al the ratio
as above provided The Levy Court shall also allow
reasonable compensation for such pubheai9ns ana tor the
eos of such bn6ks and blank certificates as shall be neee
ary carry out the provisions Of this act fho books
nd snail he fspectively entitled aThe rths
"Ths Register OF Marriages. and "rhe Register Of
esEter Of Dirihs 81 III be ruled with columns from Ion
to bottom with appropriate headings foliows Fathers
Name mothers name color, occupation, nation, childs
name living still born, date and place Of birth,
date nf certificate, date of registration
SRCTl0S q Whenever child Is born after the lrft day
Of july A. D. 1861 il shall be the duty Of the attending
Physical il tkere be Physician, of the Father
II 10 Father living then the Mother or il the child be
slave then Of the master II there be no master then
Certificate in the prescribed in the foregoing Section,
within three months after tho said birth to be By him
he signed by the person filing the II any such Ger
theate shall contain than birth, the Recorder
shall record said births under the letter Of the alphabet
to which they respectively belong, and If any Certificate
shall uoi be made in due FORM as above prescribed the
birth births therein certified shall be registered or
corded conform to the form prescribed far
practicable, and the record need not be literal copy ony
that 1t conforms to the facts certified; all CeTtifa l
returned 10 said Recorder shall be filed by him il lpha
beteal order, under the letter Of the alphabet to which
the name the party making such certificate belongs
SECTION Th Register Of Deaths shall each page be
ruled from top to bottom so as to form columns with Ap
pIopate heidngs as olews Name, date o. dealh place
ufIesdence, cause death, naton sex, color age oee
patton condition, free slave married single, Of
parents, date Of certificate date Of registration Whenever
any person shall die shall be the duty of The attending
Physician Of the Coroner when the shall come
der his notice. to make out under his hand and TO furnish
within week after the death, to the Sexton, other
person having charge Of the burial place, Certificate Of
such death according to the form in this Section pre-
seribed.
sEcrIoE No person having charge Sexton other
wise Of any vault buryng ground cemetery, shall In
allow to lie interrod place allow TO be placed
in any vault burying ground or cemetery or private
buryng grounds the dead body Of any without
procuring such Certificate Is prescribed in the preceding
Section and there snAl be Physician in attendance
Coroner then the Sexton In charge Of the vault
burynn ground or cemetery or private burying grounds
where the inlerment shall be made, the body placed
shall himself prepare Certificate according to the form
preseribed in The preceding Section and ali such Cerih
Gates shall be by said Sexton filed within three montha
in the office the Recorder Of Deeds for that county. Ii
anv Cer6cate shall contain more than one death the
Recorder shall register such deaths under the letter
lie alphabet 10 which they respectively belong and If
anv CTaeate shall moi b In due form rs above prs-
sebed the death or deaths therein certified shall be
gstered by the Recorder in such TO conform
said form far as practicable and the registry need not
be literal copy eny thatit shows the faes certified;
all such certificates shall be hed in alphabetical order as
aforesaid
with columns from top bottom, with appropriate head
ings follows: Full Of husband, occupation resi-
dence nation age, when married, residence, birth place.
full name Of wife when married. residence, birth place,
age when married. time when married parents Of partisF
nation color Of parties, name Of person who solemnzed
the marriage ceremony employed name Of last named
person, date OF certificate date of registration by he-
corder.
sscriox 1t shall be the duty Of every Clergyman and
every Magistrate and Of the Clerk or keeper OF the records
Of all regous and other societies. and OF every other per
SON. by VI before whom any marriage may hereafter oe
a0lemuzed contracted, to make ithiu return pi tu
within three months, by hing certificate in tho
form pIescribed In the foregoing seeon IN the once OF the
Re order of Deeds Of the county In which such marriage
may solemnized contracted; and all such Cefth-
returned to said Recorder, shall be fled by hin
in alphabetical order, as aiuresaid
hsdTioS T. The Books Of Regstralion kept by the Re
fnrder Ceriiheae duly certified y hn and euthen-
ied by the seal Of his oce as scontaning COPY Of the
record Of any BIRTH marriage DEATH shall hereafter 10
deuco of said marriage, birth. or death.
sEeTos s. The Recorder shall receive hiy cents for
granting Certificate certified copy Of the record Of any
marriage, birth, deAth and ten cents for making
search inr either marriages BIRTH or dsathi which sums
shall he paddy he party applying ler We eeftheate or
search; but the said registers shall at all times be
sible 10 Physicians, Cergymen and Lawyers without
SECTION o. 1t shall be the duty of Cergmen Of all de
nominations Of Clerks keepers Of the records Of all
churches and religious societies. as also Of every Magis
tfae and Of other persons by before whom any
risge may hereafter be soemnized or contracted and Of
every practising Physician and o. every Superintendent
or sexton Of any cemetery buryng place before
the day July D. 1861 aud hereafter Of ali such
persons as may occupy the positions herein mentioned, 10
report his her or their and places Of residence 10
the Recorder Deeds Of the county iu which such person
or persons NAV reside and Il shall bo the duty the Re
corder have the same property registered, In ind,S
form suitable book books, to bo by him provided
for Tint purpose In the Of any Of the persons above
e their duty to notify the Recorder Of the fe within
thirty dnys after such removal except when the persons
removing shall to act in ,ueh official oapsciiy a.
makes them subject to the provisions OF This act
sRcToN TO- Every person who has been hereby Iegusg
shall accordingly make such return IN due FORM sAli
be entitled to receive from tho Levy Court me sum Of Ten
the c.rder who shall receive fee Of hneen cents for
said certificate to be paid BY the person making the re-
turn and be allowed by the Lew Court as part OF the
account Of the person making such return And the Levy
Court may place contingent fund In the hands Of me
Clerk ofthe Peace to pay for said returns wen presented.
the be allowed vouchers upon settlement with
the Levy Court
a COPY OF his annual report TO every Physcun, Clergy
Magistrate other person, mentioned In Section y
as shall SO report his name to the Recorder
sgorioN - The blank requisite to carry out tho
provisions Of this act shall be furnished by the Recorder
county each person persons who are incu'
IN Section O. and residing in their respective counter
and any person furnished who shall refuse 70 Gle such
Certificates Births Marriages Deaths, shall forfeit
and pay fne dollar for each and every case
refused he reported to be recovered by the Recorder as
| debts Of like amount are by law recoverable.
SECTION 10 All parts Of acts inconsistent here
with, or supplied by this act are hereby repealed
sLcltus H. The Secretary Of State shall cause this act
to be published in all the newspapers Of this State for the
| space of one month from its passage
I JOHN r. WILLIAMSON,
Sneaker OF H0nse Of Representative
JOHN MARTIN,
| Speaker Of the Senate
do hereby certify the foregoing la true copy OF
an net Of the General Assembly OF the state OF Deaware
entitled Au Act 10 Provide the Registration Of Births
Merriares and Deaths" passed at Dover February 18th
1851; the same having been by ME compared WIN the
| original roll nov file in my office.
In witness Whereof have hereunto SGT my hand and
| affixed tho seal Of my ofiee at Dover, this twelfth
H. lday Of March, in the year Of Lord thousand
| eight hundred and sxty'one.
| EDWARD RIDGFlY,
| mar 221m Secretary OF the State Of Delaware