The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-05-31
AN ACT.
To provide for the registry of births and

- deaths. ]
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the
probate Judges of the 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 indexed, in the
order in which they are received, and the re-
cord shall state, in separate columns, the
date of making the record, the date and place
of birth, the name, sex and color of the child,
and the names and residence of the parents,
as fully asthe same are reported. The deaths
shall be likewise numbered, recorded and in
dexed, and the record thereof shall state, in
separate columns, so far as the same isrepor-
ted and the date and place of death, name
and surname of the deceased, condition,
whether single, married, or widowed) age,
place OF birth, occupation, names of parents,
when an infant without name), diseasesd di-
rect or indirect cause of death, color, and
last place of residence of such deceased, per-
son, and the date of making the record.
| SEC. 9 1t shall be the duty of the physi-
clans and professional inidriUes to keep a
registry of the several births in which they
have assisted professional, which shall con-
tain as near as the same can be ascrtained,
the time of such birth, sex and color of the
child, the names and residence of the barents !;
and physicians who have attended deceased
person in their last illness, clergyman who
have officiated at the funeral, and seGtons
who have buried deceased persons, shall
keep a registry of name, age and residence Of
such deceased persons at the time of their
deaths. 1t shall be the duty of physicians
and professional midwives toireport fully the
births registered by them as required by this
act, to the judge of the probate court of the
coanty every three months, viz on or before
the second Monday of the months of jan
uary, April, Jaiy-and October of each year !;
in case there is no physician or midwife in
attendance at any birth, than the parents
shall be requested to rebort to the probate
Judge within one month, and physicians,
c!ergymen and sections shall likewise report
fully the deaths registered by them ar re-
quired by this act to the Judge of the; pro-
bate court of the county every three months,
as above designated. tff5 VI
SEC. 3. 1t shall be the duty of the bro
bate Judge of each county in this state re-
ceiving the reports as above specified, with
in fifteen days after the receipt thereof to re-
cord the same in a book to be provided by
county commissioners for that perpose, and
to transmit an abstract there OF, 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 10 be used by;
him in his annualrepoKts TO the legislature.
SEC. A. Every person who shall neglect or.
refues to comply with or violate the provis-
ions of this act, shall forfeit and pay for each
office [offense1 the sum of ten dollars to be:
sued for and recovered in the name of the.
state of Ohie and the penalty when recov-i
cred, shall be paid over, one-half thereof to
the school fund, and one-half to, the party
making complaint thereof Il - - - :
SEC. 5. Every original entry made as above
described, and copy of such entry duly
certified over the seal of said court, shall be
received in all courts and places as prima fa-
Gle evidence of the facts therein stated, any
said records shall be opend to the inspection
of the public at all proper hours. 51{hii T.
SIC. s. The propate Judges shall be enti-
tied to receive and charge for all services un-
der this act, like fees as are charged and tax
en- py law for similar services in other cases.
SIC. I. That the act entitled san act to
provide for the registration of births, mar
riages and deaths in Ohio" passed A pril Sth,
1856, be and the same is hereby repealed.
SIC. 8. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after the first day of July, A..
D. 1867. ,' .si. .,.5 4l u
RS P. HITCHCOCK, ~'a :
Speaker pro tenn. Of The House Of Representa-
tues. 80, 7s- .,t g. ..r - 4.
ANDREW G. McBURNER,9
President Of the Senate.
March 20, 1867. +