St. Mary's gazette. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1863-1867, 1865-07-20
AN ACT
July 20, 1865.

AN ACT
Entitled an Act, to provide FOR The RcgissTa-
ton Of Births. Marriages and :,ea'hs.
Sec.rn l.: BE i, enacted bW the General
! Assembly If Maryland. Tia, the Clerks OF
the Crcu: Court Of the several counties aud
the Clerk Of The Cour. Of Common Pleas OF
Baltimore city. shall receive and record in
/ books prepared for the purpose, the follow
ing facts concerning the births. MARI ages and
deaths in said county or city. separately num-
bering ard r.cc riding the same in .Ae ordc: II
! which he receives th@ul, aee hating Ill scpa-
rate c. iumns:
l. In ,ne re cord book Of births. thc i +. OF
the births the pla C OF birth. she rame OF the
chili, IF il have any the sex and color OF the
child, the names of tie parents. the occrpa-
lion Of the father thr sidence Of the pdEeats.
and the date Of the record.
g In the record book of marriages. the date
of the marriage the place Of the marriage.
the name, Llare Of residence, and official sta
ton, or title of the person by whom married.
the names and places OF re"idence III each Of
the parties, the age ans! color oi each, the con-
dilion of each, (whethcr single or widDwedl
the occupation aud the late OF record; there
! shall be printed on each marriage license
! blank tor the particulars required rs above
and it shall be the day Of the minister or 9TH
er person solemnizing marriage under such
! license, TO all up said blanks and make return
: thereof as hereinafter provided.
/ 3 In the record book Of deaths, the 4 &c Of
! The death, the name Of tie dece .sel. the sex,
the c,lor. the condition, whether single, III!
Dwell or marted) the age. he re,i!snce. the
occupation, the place Of death, the place OF
, birth. the name az! place Of residence ot ,nr
! parents. the disease or cause Of death. tac
/ place OF burial and The date o: record.
| SOC . Be it enacted, That the said record
i books provided for by the preceding sect!oI,
shall be truly and regularly PACED and al
! pilabet'catiy inuexed, III the case Of births,
! with tho name OF the child III it have name
| AMI ii i: have no name. Their with the name
: Of the father, ii it's mother b! Married wo.
man. and II is mother be unmarried, then
! with the name Of the mother, in the case Of
marriages with the ann Of both parties 10
! said marriage. and in the case OF deaths With
t he name Of deceased, or # said deceased be
an .nian' 'ti'hout n.lilcs then w;ih the n>'nc
) Of tie atlcr or u,o:her of sail d,cemscA III
! r2r,
: Sec. g b ! enacted. That parents .h:,,l
! give notice .! the f.c' herein required, TO tn"
! Clerk of me court Aforesaid of the county or
city ir. which y birth :: death may tlk" place,
every householder shali give such notice Of
every birth and death happening in his nou>c,
| the eldest person next OF KIN siiAli give notice
Of tie death Of lis kindred, the keeper Of
pr on, hoRpii.i, alEn.housr or other pubic
in.'itu,l, shall giye notice Of every bi,th
and death happening among the persnT:s An
| der his charge the person so!emrzlng Or
performing the marriage ceremony shall give
! sab nul.c": any stlrn person ncglectiI, or
refusing u give such nu.ce for the space 4
] six months ate: birth, marriage or death.
shall forfeit and pay sum 10 exceeding 1--WE
dollars.
Sec !. 3" i. enacted. Tha, AMI physician
having attended y person durng hi. or her
last illness. shall. when requested, within ff.
teen days after the dccea+e uf such person,
forthwith furnish information Of the duration
of the last sickness the disease Of which the
per>on died, or cause OF death, and the date 81
the lecetse "a nearly he IAN state tie SANE.
See g. Be IL enacted. That every Sexton
! Coroner, Undertaken o. other person having
charge OF the otscGuies Of the funcra! rites
preliminary I" the intfrm"nt OF the o,dv Of
stranger o. fricEd!ess person. shall forthwith
obtain and return To the Clerk aforesaid Of
the county CT city 10 which tie deceased re-
side! or The death occurred. The facts requir-
concerning the deceased, any person neglect
iIg or refusing to make sucn return within
one month thereafter shall / .rie.t aud pay a
SUN Lot exceeding .en 'l"llaTa.
Sec. 6. Be il enacted That the notice re-
qu ed 10 DC lurni sied by sections three and
five, according 10 section one, may Tor greater
COW enience he deposited with any Justice OF
the Peace residing in the election district
! wherein the birth. marriage o! &c IN takes
place, and il shall lie the da'y OF the said
Justices Of the Pesce 20 trahsni, the same TO
said Clerk every three months.
Sec. 7. BE i, enacted, That the Clerk Of
the cour, aforesaid sha.! annually on or be-
fore tie first dsy Of february transmit 70 the
Secretary Of the Senate, certified copies "i the
records OF the births, marrag yes AID deaths,
Which shall have occurred in said county or
city ur!rs :he year ending On TIE thirty
Hrs; If Decor. oe. preceding.
See s Be it enacted, That :be records
Of the Clerks Of -ait courts relative 70 any
births, marriages. or deaths shall be pa ma
iucie evidence in legal proceedings Of rha
facts recorded; the certificate sigoed by
saii Clerk with the seal OF his oftce affixed
thereto shall be admissible as evidence Of
any such record.
/! Sec 8 Be it cuactel. Ths. tic Clerk
aforesaid >hall receive from biz county 81
city for obtaining. recording, iudrxing. and
returning TO the Secretary Of the Senate
the facts 10 relation to q birth marriage
.or death. 6ftccD cen's for each case recer-
ded as the same shall be certified By the
Secretary Of the Senate, ,, sh.l! forfeit
aud pay a sa" 20: less thai twenty nor
more than fifty dollars. for e,.h refusal or
u.giec, to perform any daty required Of
h,n BIZ Ills ac: