The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1865-07-01
NeqO Advertisements.
Office CLERK Circuit Court for Bal

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timore County.
,ssnz, q. JUNE 27THN 1865.
sYT7HE Undersigned would hereby respectfully
Il call the attention of the citizens Of Baltl-
morecounty, to the following sections OF an
Act Entitled an Act to provide for the Regis
tration Of Births, Deaths and Marriages" IN
the several. counties, and the city Of Baltimore
in this State
Section L. Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland, That the Clerks of the
Circuit Courts of the several courties, and the
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Balti-
more 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, distinguishing in separate col
Sec. 2. Re it enacted, That said record books
provided for by the preceding section, shall be
truly and regularly PACED and alphabetically
i9d6Ked, in tbefcase of births, with the name
OF the child, Gf it have pame,) and if it have
no name, then with the name of the father,
if its mother be a married woman, and if its
mother be unmarried, then with the name of
the mother, in the case of marriage with the
names of both parties to said marriage, and in
case OF deaths with the name Of deceased, or
If said deceased be an infant without name,
then with name of the father or mother of said
deceased infant. ,,otrnsm
4, 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 such notice of ev-
cry birth and death happening in his house;
the eldest peFsolHnext Of kin shall give notice
of the death Of his kindred !; the Keeper of a
prison, hospital, alnshouse or other public in
stituton, shall give notice of every birth and
death happening among the persons under his
charge; the person solemnizing or performing
the marriage ceremony shall give such notice;
any such person negfecting or refusing to give
s9eh notice, for the space of six months after a
birth, marriage or death, shall forfeit and pay
sum not exceeding five dollars. ~,
Sec. 4. Belt enacted, That any physician
having attended person during his or herlas
Illness shal5 when requested, within fifteen
days after the decease Of such person. forth
with furnish information ofthe duration of the
last sickness, the disease of which the person
died, or cause of death, andthe date of the de-
ceaseFas nearly as he can state the same.
Sec. D. Be it enacted, That every sexton,
coroner, undertaken or other persons having
charge ofthe obscquieslor funeral rites prelim-
mary to the lntermentof the body of a stran-
| ger or triendless 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
] " We lecorueo Dy SAID ofncer concerning the
deceased any person neglecting or refusing to
make such return within one month thereafter
shall forfeit and pay aasum not exceedingY ten
| dollars Hr- II 95C
Sec D. Belt enacted, That the notice re-
! qured4to- be furnished by sections three and
ttyeg ascordi4g to section one, may for greater
Iecofvel4isaee be deposited with any justice Of
the peace residing in the election district where
in the birth, marriage or death takes place,
and it shall be the duty of the said justice of
the peace to transmit the same to the clerk ey-
cry three months arrRr n .oeprf
Sec. 49, Be it enacted, That the registration
of births, marriages and deaths required by
this act shall be such'ass occur on and after the
glstiday of July next. o,l4 r.; rH9IT9tg<g-
JOHN II. LONGNBCKER, Clerk
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