The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-05-10

SEorIoS |. be Il enacted by he General Assembly
ofAe STATE Of Obio, That the Probate Judges of the
seve al counties OF this State shall keep record
of the births and donihs reported 10 them rs here
matter provided. The births shall be numbered,
rec rde and alphabetically ndexsd, in the order in
which they are received, and the record shall
state In separate columns, the date Of making The
record, the date and place Of birth, the namc sex
and coor OF the child and the aud residence
Of the parents, as fully Rs the Same are reported.
The deaths shall be likewise numbered, recorded
md iudexed, aud the record thereof shall state, in
separate columns so far ms the SAME Is reported
the date and place hf death, name and s,irn ne Of
the deosased, condition (whethero single, married
or widowed age place Of birth, occupation, names
OF parents, (when an infant without nams,) dis
ease, direct or indirect cause of death, color, and
last place OF residence Of such deceased person,
and the date OF making the record. -
SEo. 2, IL shall DO the duty OF the phvsicians
aud professional midwives tO keep a register of
the several births in which they have sassistnd
professionally, which shall contain as near as the
same can be asoertained, the time for such birth
the parents; and physicians who have attended
deceased persons in their last illness, Clergyman
who have oficialed ut the funeral and sections who
have buried deceased persons, shall keep registry
n name age and residence Of such deceased persons
ut tho time Of their deaths. II shall be the duty oil
physicians aud professional mdwives 10 report fully
the births Registered BY them as required by this
act to the Judge of the Probate Court of the coun
y every thTee months, via on or before the secAnd
Monday OF the months Of January, April july aud
October of each year in there Is no physician
or midwife in attendance at any birth, then the
parents shall be requested to report o tho Probate
Judge within one month and physicians, clergy
deaths registered by them as required BY this act
10 the Judge Of the Probate Court of the county
every three months, as above designated. Ha a, I.
Sac, ). 1t shall be the duty Of the Probate
Judge OF each county in this State, receiving the
a. al ..., ~ AL .g.Ns
after the receipt thereof, to record the same in A
book 10 be provided by the County Commissioners
for that purpose, aud to transmit, an abstract
thereot, on or before the first Monday of November
every year, to tho Commissioners 0f 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 thu Legislature.
SEc, 4 Every person who shall neglect or re-
fuse TO comply With or vialate tho provisions Of
this act shall forfeit and pay for each office l1r-
Tense the sum OF ten dollars, 10 be sued for aud
recovered in the NAME OF the Stats of Ohio and
the penalty, when recovered, shaft bs paid oyer,
ne-haH thereof To the Soho0l Fund, and onerhalf
to the party making complaint thereof.
SIC, 5, Every origipal entry made as aboye
described, and copy OF such entry, duly certified
over the seal Of this Court shah be received In
all Courts and places as priR,d Jiscs evidence of
the heta therein stated, and said roools shalt he
open to the inspection OF the public at ali proper
hours.
$50. s. The Probate Judges shall be entitled to
receive and charge for all services under this act,
like fees as are charged aud taxed by law for
similar services in other cases. s,l ~. IN
SRo. 7, That tho act entitled can act TO pro-
vide for the registration Of births, mtriages and
deaths IN Ohio" passed April 3, 1888, be and the
same Is hereby repealed.
Sac 8. This act shall take elleol aud be in force
from aud alter the first day of July, A. d. 1897
p. HITCHCOCK, a.p. "a
Speaker pro- tep, OF Nc Hsasc of Representatives, =
ANDREW g, McBURNEY,
Prestdeat Of Ae SAes,