The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-07-04
AN ACT
To. provide for the registry of Birth. al

To provide for the Registry of Births and Deaths.
SECTION /. BE il eaactcaby HE General 4 sscp-
My Of HE state Of ohio, That the Probate Judges
Of the several counties Vi this State shall keep
record Of the births and dea tbs reported to them
rs hereinafter provided The births shall be unm.
bered, recorded and alphabetically indcXed, in
the order in which they are received and the rec.
ord shall state, in separate columns the date Of
m king the record. the date and place Of BIRTH
the name, sex aud color Of the child. and the
names and residence Of the parents as fully the
same are reported. The death, shall be likewise
numbered, recorded and mdeNed and the record
thereof shall state, in separate columns, 50 far AS
the same Is reported the date and place of DEATH
name and surname Of the deceased, condition
(whCthcr single, married or widowed age. place
Of birth, occupation, names Of parents, (when an
infant without nnlnc) disease, direct or indirect
cause OF DEATH color, and last place Of residence
OF such deceased person, and the date of making
the record.
SEC Q 1t shall be the duty Of the physicians
and professional midwives to keep u registry OF
the several births in which they bave assisted pro-
lGssionallN which shall contain as near as the
same can be ascertalncd, the time of such birth.
sex and col of the child, the names and resi-.
dencc Of the parents and physicians who have
attended deceased pers ms in their last illness,
! ccrgymCn who have OBLIGATED at the funeral and
keep registry of name, age and residence OF
such deceased persons at tic time Of lEcir deaths
1t shall be The duty physicians and professional
midwives to report fully the births registered by
tfel as required by This act, TO the Judge Of tha
Probate Court OF The County every three months,
WIS on or before The second Monday of the
months Of january, April, July and October of
each year; III case there is no physician or mid
wife In attendance at any birth, then the parents
shall be requested to report TO the Probate Judge
within one month, and physicians, clergyncn and
sections shall likewise report fully the deaths reg
istered by them as required by this act TO tile
Judge of the Probate Court OF the county every
three months, as above designated.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be the duty of the Probate
Judge Of each county in this State, receiving the
reports as above specified, within fifteen days al-
tcr the receipt thereof, to record the same in a
book to be provided BY the County Commissions
els for that purpose, and to transmit an abstract
thereof, on or before the first Monday OF NOvem-
Der every year tU the Commissioner OF Statistics
in such lOm as shall be prescribed by that officer,
who shall llle The same in lis Office, TO be used
by him IN his annual report to the Legislature.
SEC H. Every person who shall neglect or re-
fuse To comply with or violate the provisions OF
this act, shall forfeit and pay Tor each Office Ol,
lense the sum OF ten dollars, to be used Tor ana
recovered In the name OF the State OF ONO, ana
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Nhu-halt thereof to the School Fund, and one-half
10 the party making complaint thereof.
SEC. 3 Every original entry made as above de.
scrbed, and copy Of such entry, duly certified
over the seal Of said Court shall be received III all
Courts and places rs primu tttcic evidence Of the
facts therein stated, and said records shall he
open to the inspection Of the public at all proper
hours:
Sec 6. The Probate Judges shall be entitled to
receive and charge for all services under this oct,
like fees as are charged and taxed by law for SINH
lar services i9 other cases. .... ..
SEC. 7. That the act entitled "Ah act to pro-
vide for the registration OF births, marriages and
deaths in Ohio, passed April Sth, 1856, be and
the same is hereby repealed. ..r.. ..
SEC 8. This act shall take effect and be in force
from ind after the first day OF July A. d. 1867
.t.. .. i. HITCHCOCK,
Speaker pro TEN. Of HE House Of Representatives..
ANDREW G. MCBUKNEY,
President Of the SeRdte.
March IS, 1867.