Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-05-18
Published April 10, 1861

AN ACT TO amend chapter ITO Of the revised statutes
entitled " Of the registration Of marriages births
ana deaths"
The people Of the state Of Wisconsin represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section /. Section II Of chapter ITO Of the revised
statutes is HEREBY amended, to read as follows
Section II The said register, with the exceptions
hereafter named, shall receive, provided he comply
with the provsioR of this chapter for registering any
marriage birth death, the sum OF ten cents which
shall be paid 70 him his demand by the treasurer
ofhe proper county except for registering any marriage
contracted or birth or death happening previously 70
the year one thousand eight hundred and hftytwo IN
which case he shall receive twenty-five cents, to be
paid By the party; for examining every witness IN
which the testimony is reduced 70 writing and at
length twenty cents Tor sending up the record on
appeal Fifty cents Tor granting aeeTned copy Of the
fun record Of any marriage birth or death, nifty cents,
which shall also be paid to him by the party he
shall make no charge for administering an oath OF a
hrmstOn nor demand fee fTem any person so regis
tering All emoluments arising from The registration
except the paid by the several counties 70 the
registers which shall exceed the Of one hundred
dollars in any year, shall be paid into the state treas
ury- In order the efectuslly TO guard against
injury from the loss by IRE or Otherwise OF the records
OF any county and for other purposes it shall be the
duty Of each register under penalty OF twenty doi
lars for every neglect, recoverable as aIoresi IA
each Of the counties, semi annually, between the NJ
teenth and twentieth days OF January and July, IN
each year, 70 transmit copy Of the recerd OF mar
RACES births and deaths before specned with copy
Of the index fully certified by him, to the secretary
OF state who shall file and record the same; and for
which purpose the said secretary OF state snail fur-
nish az the cost Of the state each Of the said registers
with proper blanks prepared in the form required BY
this chapter and shall also furnish to each Of said
registers at the cost Of the state, the blank books
ana indexes required by the first any other section
OF this chapter and shall also at the same time trans
nit printed copy Of this chapter, which shall also be
found with said blank books, aud such instructions on
the subject Of law IS he may see III 70 prepare and
generally, do whatever may be required 10 carry
into effect the provisions Of this chapter"
Sec. 2 Said chapter is hereby further amended, by
adding 70 The SINE part thereof, the following
sections, tO-Wit:
Sec IA The record required by section IL Of this
chapter kept by the secretary Of state or GER
shall be proof any marriage, birth OF death in ike
manner and with like eject as the book register OF
certificate mentioned In section aforesaid
Sec 10. ANY clergyman, justice Of the peace, ply
sician or other person who shall neglect 10 comply
with the provisions Of sections p 3, and y Of this
chapter shall forfeit for such neglect sum not less
than fffv nor more than one hundred dollars"
Sec. 8 So much OF section 10 of said chapter as is
contained in the FIRST nine lines thereof, Is hereby
smended 50 as 10 read as follows: Section 10. In
order to secure uniformity precision and greater dis
patch in the af0Tesa "a registration, the said books
shall contain upon each page printed titles with cor
responding blanks, for the purpose Of making the
proper entries The titles in the books for registering
maTrsges shall be printed at the top or margin Of the
mage and shall consist Of the following to-wit -
Also amend section 10 Of said chapter, by striking out
OF 10th " heading for registering marriages, the
words names Of persons signing the certificate" and
inserting in place thereof the following words names
Of subscribing Witnesses
Sec 4 This act shall take eject and be in force from
and after its passage and publication.
Approved, April 10, 1861