Smyrna times., 1861-04-11
Miscellaneous Advertisements
An act to Provide for the Registration
OF BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS

Counties Of this Stale, shall, or before The Ir,t
oi July, A. d., 1861 procure three suitable by,k. =,
which respectively 10 record Births, Nlalrlapes n,,d
Deaths, and shall record all such BIlIhs Ma,rlau,
and Deaths, IL said Re cord BuOks r. spet tlyelv
same may be returned or lodged III hs Eire Tor thai,
purpose; oF which service he shall iT, m a
county one cent for every ten words lie shall 49,,
ON The first day of July, A. y. 1862, and every le,r
thereafter iuFash an abstTac Of such uds or The
preceding year, containing the number ui Deaths AK
Ihe reported causes, arranged according o the d,,
es; the number OF Marriages ~. emnzCI: lhc cu,u L
Ol Births, anu such other information aud suggcsl,
as he may deem O PRACTICAL uulty 10 NE pfUln,,in,
OF pubic health, and OF general inl>re.l To tia. ,
muhliy; and SHAH cause ule suIle he rI!nsLru n,
some newspaper Oi has county, or II lh,re ne n,,,n
published IN his county, then III some vs,auer ~,
one Oh lhe other countless Tor which copy he sii,li f
paid at lhc same rate above provided. The l.,,,
Court shalt also allow Reasonable cOmpeusalou IA;
such publication, and for The UsI vi such lU,,L. L
blank certificates shall be necessary To carry ,
prov isons of this act. The books 80 proyld. 4 Inv I
Kt corder shall be separate and distinct and ,bil I
respectively entitled The kegsler ol Bnhs rho
Register Ot Marriages. and I he Regls er OF Death.
and shall each be furnished with an index me R
gIster of Births shall be ruled with columns ir,m m
| 10 bottom, with appropriate headings. as iuIuv..-
Fathers name, mothers name color Ut cuImlIou ~,
lIon chllds name, sex, living OF s born, dale and.
place OF blrh date OF certificate date Of reglslrsIo
SECTION 2. Whenever n child Is born afler ILe fr,S
day OF july A. d. 1851. it shall be the duiy Of lp al
tending Physician, if there be no Physician ul IL
Father, or II 10 Father living, then Of the mother ar,
the child be slave then OF the master or il tIer. h
no master, then OF the mistress, To mahe out and lie
with SAID Recorder CeIIIliraIe IN Inc ui n re,cncJ
in the foregoing Section, within three months Yt.rIt
said birth, lO be by him Orded prcsCrIhcd IN sad
Section; said Certificate shall be sgnod by The uer
fling the same. II any such Certificate .iial canaan
more Than one birth. The Recorder Shall rccnrd sand
births under the letter Ot Tie lIhabe 10 vIrn they
respectively belong, and If any teTuhcuie shall i,ot
he nnde Ill due form, as above prescribed. Inc rhnr
brlhs therein certified lha be registered ar rfc,rlI
So as TO conform 10 The form prescribed a. lar is r,r
lIcable aud the record need not be literal cor ,rtv
so IL CONFORMS lolhe iacis rcGlied all efiIicas s
returned 10 sand Recorder shall be flied b hu IN NJ
Phabecal Order. undrr the letter OF Inc alabel 10
Winch The name Oi The party making such cericale
belongs.
SECTION g. The Register Of Deaths shall ON oach
page be ruled from Top to lpDtlUrn 50 as 10 form clrr
With dPpruPrIaie headings follows: Name dale nj
death, place OF residence, cause ui death ulio c,r
SEX age Uccupaoi., condition. free or slave mari,d
or sligle, name Of parents date Of certificate date Of
registration. Whenever any pes shall uir II shaI
be The duly Of the attending PhysIt ian or OF the C,u
n:r when the case shall come ude notice 10 make
out under is band and TO furnish within one week al
ter The death, 10 the Sexton or other ler,n having
charge o he burial place Cerrlicule OF such deal6
according 1" lhe i"rm in his Section prescribed,
SECTION /. No pe.s"n having charge as Sexton or
Olhe"lse Ul any vault. burylug ground Or CEMETERY
shHll mler allow 10 be inferred Or place or allow 10
be placed IA ANY vault, bury ing grid or ceneltry
or private bGryng grounds, ihe dead tody any e.
son without procuring such Certificate plcscr bed
III The prece ing Scct"n; aud II here SHAH be no rl,-
s!cIuil IA Attendance, luIos thcn Ike Sexton N
charge oi the vault, burylrg ground nr etcry or
private p"rlIne grounds here the shall he
made or the bOiy placed shall himself pre- ,are Ger
llIcd'e according 10 The form prescribed lie prl Ced-
ing Section, and all such Cerica+s shall i've by SAID
ScAto iled Within three mO,Ih>, The ,i,r oi The
Recorder OF De eds i"r that county. II Certificate
shai contain more ilI death. The Rt tcUrder shun
register such deaths under The cller GIihabet
10 which they shall belong add iiany CcrIcale shalt
not be ia due lOrm as iuve prescribed, He death
deaths therein certified shall he fcgslt red >, tie Re-
IN,
lar as pracuCabc, and lhe registry need nut q sr.
al copy, only 50 that II shows the facts certified; all
such certificates shall be filed in al habeca order,
as aforesaid.
SECTION ). The Register Of Marriages shall be rul.
ed wnh columns from top 10 bottom, with appropriate
!. headings, follows: iul Ol husbamd occups.
tnn, residence, brIhp place, full Ol wife, vixen
married, residence, birth place. age when ma rrled
time when married, parents OF parties, nation color oil
parties name OF person VIII sOlUnnized the marriage
ceremony employ ed name O last named person, date
OF certificate, date OF registration by Recorder.
SECTION 6. Ii shall be The duly Ofevery Clergyman
and every Magistrate, and of The Clerk or Keeper Of
the records vi all religious aud other societies aud Of
every other person. by or before whom any marriage
NAV hereafter be sOlOmnIZed contracted, make
faithful return OF the same within three months by
hilng certificate IN the form prescribed ia Ile iore
gOlhS section. IN the office of the Recorder OF Jeeds
OF lie county IN which such marriage NAV be
sOiOmnized or contracted and all such Certificates ST
returned 10 said Recorder and be filed by him IN al
phabelICal order, Is alorcsuid,
- SecrIoN The BOuNs ui Registration kept by the
Recorder or certificate Gu certified by hiH. and
authenticated BY the seal OF his UiC e. as Containing
i copy ol The record OF any birth, marriage dealh
Shall hereafter be admhted IN any cuurl ilhe State
as prtmG JGcid evidence oi marriage birth death
SECTION 5. The Recorder snail receive fifty cents
Tor granting Certificate cerIiGed copy of the re-
cord OF any marriage, birth or death and ten cenls
lor mahHIg search Tor either a marriage, blh OF
deaih Winch sums shall be paid by the parry applying
ior The certificate search; but the said registers
shall al all II heS De accessible 10 Physicians, Clergy
men Lawyers without charge.
SECTION g. Ii shall be the dutv of CIergvmpn of oil
denominations, O Clerks or keepers OF 6e records Of
an churches IND religious societies. as also OF every
Magistrate, anu OF other persons bv or before whom
any marriage may be sOlUnnlzed or contracted. and
every pacllslng Physician, and Of every Sepernten-
ueht or sexton OF any cemetery burYing place, on
or before the lirst day of July, A d. S6l and here
tr oi al such persons as may occupy the positions
heIel mentioned to report his, her, their names
anu places Oi residence to the Recorder Ol Deeds OF
the county IN which such person or persons may
f slde ad 1t shall he the duty OF the Recorder have
n he same properly registered, index form, suit
able book or books, TO be bV him nroyIed for that
purpose; In the event of any of the persons above
speCmeu moving To any other place of residence, II
shall be Their daty TO notify the Recorder Of the fact
Ml'hin 'hirty days alter such removal, except when
the person removing shall in such official
capacity as makes them subject TO the rovsions oi
| tins act
SECTION 10. Every person who has been hereby
required 10 return marriage, birth death, lo Inc
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 accouh
- shall have been certified by the Recorder who shall
receive fee of fifteen for such certificate. to
be paid by the person making the and 10 DC
s. allowed by The Levy Court part OF the account VI
the person making such return And the Levy COur
may place contingent fund in the hands ol the
Clerk OF the Peace 10 pay for said returns when pre-
senIed the same to be allowed vouchers upon settle
ment with the L9vy Court
/, SECTION III. The Recorder in each county shal
l" furnish copy OF hisannual report every Physician
Clergyman, Magistrate or other person, mentioned II
- Section ., shall report his 10 the Recorder
SECTION IL. The blank forms requisite 10 carry
IN out the pOvsons OF this act shall be furnished by thu
Recorder of each county, 10 each person pesOn
ne who are included IN Section 9, and residing in lhet
respective counties; and any person so furnished
who shall refuse TO file such Certificates OF Births
Marriages or Deaths, shall forfeit and pay fine o
b. one dollars for each and every refused 10
reported, TO be recovered by the Recorder, debt
ne OF like amount are by law recoverable
"a, SECTION IL. All acts parts of acts ncOnsi'len
herewith, orsuppied by this hereby repealed
SECTION II. The Secretary of State shall caus
this aci 10 be published in all the newspapers of ihl
State for the space of one month from its passage.