Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1867-06-29
An Act to provide for the Registry ofBirtl,s
and Dea

| and Deaths.
SECTION !. BE 1t enacted by the General As
senably of the State of Ohio, That the Probate
Judges ofthe several counties of this State shall
keep record of the births and deaths reported
to them as hereinafter provided The births shall
be numbered, recorded and alphabetically in
dexed, in the order in which they are recei-
we'd, and the record shall state, in separate COL
umns, the date Of making the record, the date
and place of birth, the name, sex, and color of
the child, the names and residence of the par
ents as fully as the same are reported. The
deaths shall be likewise numbered, recorded and
indexed, and the record thereof shall state, in
separate columns, so far as the same is reported
the date and place of death, name and surname
of the deceased, condition, (whether single, mar
ried'or widowed } age, place of birth, occupa-
ton, names OF parents, (when an infant with
out name,) disease, direct or indirect cause OF
death, color, and last place of residence of such
deceased person, and the Gate of making the
record.
Sec. .. 1tsha1l be the duty of the physicians
and professional midwives to keep aregistry of
the several births in which they have assisted
professionally, which shall contain as near as
can be ascertained, the time of such birth, sex,
and color of the child, the names and residence
of the parents and physicians who have atten-
ded diseased personsin their last illness, cler-
gymen who have officiated at the funeral, and
sections who have buried diseased persons, shall
keep registry of name, age and residence
such diseased persons at the time of their death.
1t shall be the duty of physicians and profession
al midwives to report fully the births registered
by them as required by this act, to the Judge of
the Probate Court of the County, every three
months, viz: on or before the second Monday
of the months of January, April, July and Oc-
tober of each year; in case there is no physi-
clan or midwife in attendonce at any birth,
then the parents shall be requested to report to
the Probate Judge within one month, and ply
scians, clcrgymen and sections shall likewise
report fully the deaths registered by them as re-
quired by this act TO the Judge of the Probate
Court of the County, every three months, as a.
bove designated.
Sec. 8. 1t shall be the duty of the Probate
Judge of each county IN this State, receiving
the reports as above specified, within fifteen
days after the receipt thereof, to record the same
in a book to be. provided by the county COM
missioners for that purpose, and to transmit an
abstract thereof, ON or before the first Monday
of November every year to the commissioner of
Statistics in such form as shall be prescribed by
that officer who shall file the same in his Office,
to be used by him in his annual report to the
Legislature
SEC. 4. Every person who shall neglect or
refuse to comply with or violate the provisions
of this act, shall forfeit and pay for each office
(offense) the sum of ten dollars, to be sued for
and recovered in the name of the State of Ohio,
and the penalty, when recovered, shall be paid
over, one half thereof to the School Fund, and
one half to the party making complaint thereof
SEC. 5. Every original entry made as above
described, and a copy of such entry, duly certi-
fed over the seal of said Court, shall be receiv-
ed in all Courts and places as prinld ,fGcie evil
dence of the facts therein stated, and said rec
ords shall be open to the inspection of the pub
lie at all proper hours.
Sec. 6. The Probate Judges shall be entitled
10 receive and charge for all services under this
act. Ike fees as are charged and taxed by law
for similar services in other cases.
SEC. Z. That the act entitled, can act to pro-
vide for the registration of births, marriages and
deaths in Ohio passed April s, 1856, be and
the same is hereby repealed.
SEC. s. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after the first day of July, A. d.
1861
P. HITCHCOCK,
Speaker pro. tenn. of the House of Rep.
ASDHEw G. MCBURSEY
President of the Senate