The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1865-07-28
LAWS OF MARYLAND.
Registration Of Births, Marriages and
Deaths.
CHAPTER 100.

AN ACT entitled an Act to provide for the
Registration of Births, Marriages and Deaths.
SECTION l. Be it enacted By the General Assem-
bly, Of Maryland, That the Clerks of the Circuit
Courts of the several counties, and the Clerk OF
the Court of Common Pleas of Baltimore city,
shall receive and record in books prepared for
the purpose, the following facts concerning the
births, marriages and deaths in said county or
city, separately numbering and recording the
same in the order in which he receives them,
designating in separate columns:
l.. In the record book of births, the date of
the birth, the place of birth, the name of the
child, Gift have any, the sex and color of the
child, the names of the parents and the date of
the record.
2. In the record book of marriages, the date
of the marriage, the place of the marriage, place
of residence, and official station or title of the
person by whom married, the names and places
Of residence of each of the parties, the age and
color of each, the condition of each, (whether
singl or widowed, the occupation and the
date of record there shall be printed on each
marriage license a blank form for the particulars
required as above, and it shall be the duty of the
minister or other person solemnizing marriage
under such license, to fill up said blanks and
make return thereof as hereinafter provided. :
8 In the record book of deaths, the date of
color, the condition, whether single, widowed
or married, the age, the residence, the occupa-
ton, the place of death, the place of birth, the
names and place of residence of the parents, the
disease or cause of death, the place of burial and
the date of the record.
Sec. Q, Be it enacted, That the said record
books provided for by the preceding section,
shall be truly and regularly PACED and alpha
betically ndexed, in the case of births, with the
name of the child, Cf it have NAME and if it
have no name, then with the name of the father,
if its mother be married woman, and if its
mother be unmarried, then with the name of the
mother, in the case of marriages with the names
of both parties to said marriage, and in the case
OF deaths with the name of the deceased, or If
said deceased be an infant without a name, then
with the name of the father or mother of said de-
ceased infant.
Sec. 3. Be it enacted, That parents shall give
notice of the facts herein required, to the Clerk
of the Court aforesaid, of the county or city, in
which birth or death may take place, every
householder shall give notice of every birth and
death happening in his house, the eldest person
next of kin shall give notice of the death of his
kindred, the keeper of a prison, hospital, aims
house, or other public institution, shall give no.
tice of every birth or death happening among the
persons under his charge; the person solemnizng
or performing the marriage ceremony shall give
such notice; any such person neglecting or re-
fusing TO give such notice for the space of six
months after birth, marriage or death, shall for
felt and pay sum not exceeding five dollars.
Sec. 4. Be it enacted, That any physician hay
ing attended a person during bis or her last i'll
ness, shall, when requested, within fifteen days
after the decease of such person, forthwith fur
nish information of the duration of the last sick
ness, the disease of which the person died, or
cause of death, and the date of the decease as
nearly as he can state the same.
SEC. 8. Be it enacted; That every Sexton, Cor
oner, Undertaken or other person having charge
of the obsequies or funeral rites preliminary to
the interment of the body of stranger or friend
less person, shall forthwith obtain and return to
the Clerk aforesaid of the county or city in
which the deceased resided or the death occurred,
the facts required by this act TO be recorded by
said officer concerning The deceased any person
negleeting or refusing to make such return with
in one month thereafter, shall forfeit and pay
sum not exceeding ten dollars. 49,.
SEC. g.. Be 1t enacted, That the notice required
to be furnished by sections three and five, &C.
cording to section /, may for greater convent
ence be deposited with any Justice of the Peace
residing in the election district wherein the birth,
marriage or death takes place, and it shall be the
duty of the said Justices of the Peace to transmit
the same to the said Clerk every three months.
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Court aforesaid shall annually, ON or before the
first day of February, transmit to the Secretary
of the Senate certified copies of the records of the
births marriages and Deaths which shall have
occurred in said county or city during the year
ending on the 3lst of December preceding.
SEC. 8. Be it enacted, That the records of the
clerks of said Courts relative to any births, mar
riages or DEATHS shall be prin,a facie evidence in
legal proceedings of the facts recorded the GER
ti6cate signed by said Clerk, with the seal of his
office affixed thereto, shall be admissible as evil
dence of any such record.
SEC. 9. Be it enacted, That the Clerk aforesaid
shall receive from his county or city for obtain
ing, recording, indexing and returning to the
Secretary of the Senate the facts in relation to
birth, marriage or death, fifteen cents Tor each
case recorded as the same shall be certified by
the Secretary of the Senate; lie shall forfeit and
pay a sum OF not less than twenty nor more than
nifty dollars for each refusal or neglect to per-
form any duty required of him by this act
Sec. 10. Be it enacted, That the Secretary of
the Senate SHALL at the expense of the State pre-
pare and furnish to the several Clerks of the
counties and the city of Baltimore aforesaid,
blank books of suitable size and quality, to be
used as books of records and indexes thereto I'M
der the provisions of this act, and blank forms
for returns on paper Of uniform size and shall
accompany the same with such instructions and
explanations as may be necessary and useful.
SEC. IL. Be it enacted, That the Secretary of
the Senate shall cause the returns received by
MIN for each year to be bound together in one
volume, with an index thereto he shall prepare
from the returns such tabular results as will rem
der them of practical utility, and reports thereof
TO each regular session of the Legislature, and
do all other things necessary to carry into effect
the provisions of this act; he shall enforce by
suit in the name of the State the recovery of the
forfets or penalties prescribed in section eight of
this act, and he shall receive for the performance
Of the duties imposed by this act, the sum of one
thousand dollars per annum; in case of a vacan-
~ occurring in this office by death, resignation
or otherwise the vacancy shall be filled by the
Governor until successor shall be elected and
qualified.
Sec. IL. Be it enacted, That it shall be the
duty of the Clerks for the respective counties and
the city of Baltimore, to enforce by suit in the
name OF the State, for the recovery of the for
FIXTURES and penalties imposed by sections three
and five of this act.
SEQ. ID. Be it enacted, That the registration