National Republican., 1874-07-13

| and in pursuance Of authority thereby conferred
cerned:
REggLATICNs TO SECURE 4 Full AND
! INCLUDING THE REGISTRATION OF MAR.
EEASSks BRTBs AN RRMEkAITF THE H. IL
MOYAL OF THE DEAD IN THE DISTRICT
lis hereby ordered BY the Board of Health OF
the District Of mbla That the secretary Of sId
and shall, und,r the direction Of said Board keep
full and accurate record thereof, issue sucn per-
POTi or Vital TTs IN s Dstc o. cSambs
/ and perform such other duties ss are hereinafter
second That It shall be the duty OF every clergy
man, magistrate or other person who shall perform
luInbla, to report each marriage ceremony so!em-
nized By him to the EegistrSr aforesaid within
age, color ocepPStI9n birthplace, Estate or e0gn;
aud the date or such marriage.
Third. That any physician, sccoucheur, midwife,
or sdyise a the birth Or any child in the District
Of GOlMp6ia shall report 70 the registrar qfOEe:
The date OF birth, sex. and color OF the child, or
children, born, its or their physical condition,
and residence OF the parents, and the maiden name
OF tine mother OF such child or children.
within ths District OF SoumSiS ii ShSfI be % the duty
of the physician attending such person during HIS
trict when the case comes under his Official noiice
to furnish and deliver to the undertaken, other
person. certiicate, duly signed sitting forth. as
FAR as the same can be asctrtained, the name, age
sSpo wbeSsF mssrre or Single Snratc Of
residence in the District Of Columbia cause, date,
and duration Of lsst Sickness Of such deceased per-
SON Ard IL shan Pc the dgt OF the % or
ceased person 70 state In s1d certificate the date
forward It to the registrar aforsssia within twenty
four hours amer such death PROVIDED, That in case
OF death from any infectious or contagious disease
made forwarded
within eight hours thereafter.
dead body OF any human being, or disposition
thereof in any tomb. vault, or cemetery shall be
permit therefor granted by the Board Of Health OF
said District, nor otherwise than in accordance
assist in, or assent to, allow any such ntermeni
or dlsinterment to be made until ;ueh permit has
every sexton or other person having Charge of any
% s fsses tSR sucS Or permit r% S s
preserve and return the same % the registrar afOre
ing the day Of 6uriGl and no sexton, 1ndertaSeT or
other person shall bury, or cause to buried, the
Columbia except in such grounds are now known
and used as buria-grOunds, or such as shall here
after be by law deslgnated and authorized to be
Sixth. That no dead body, or part of the dead
carried OF conveyed from, Into through the Dis
trict Of Columbia by any person, or by means OF
any boat, vessel, car, stage, or other vehicle,
public or private Conveyance, without permit
sad psrct ProYded That the same Si eect mST E
be given by SAID board q burial transit permit
Issued by the proper authority of any other place
or jurisdiction when the death OF the person named
In the rmit shall have occurred within such place
Seventh. That whenever a permit for burial is
applied for, in rass Of death without the attend
physicidns certhc Ite, II shall be the duty OF the
physician TO the poor for the district in which such
death occurred, 10 investigate the cause and crcum
stances Of such death, to make and sign the certn
cate required BY section Of these Regulations and
II not satisfied As to the cause and crcumstances of
such death, such physician shNll SO report TO the
Board OF Health, who shall fer the cAss to the
coroner OF the District for investigat on and re-
port, and said coroner IS hereby requ red to make
SUI Investigation and report.
Eighth. That it shall be the duty OF every physi-
clan, accouchrur, midwife, undertaken. sexton or
superintendent OF any Cemetery, or other person
having charge OF tile same, practicing medicine
doing business within the District OF Columbia TO
provided such purpose at the once Of the Board
or Health OF said Datrlct, giving full name, ST.
dence and place of bus nes-, and IN case of removal
from one place 10 another in said District, to make
chang in said Tegist r arcurlingiy.
Ninth. That any pc son Wno sh I'll violate, or sid
and abet in viOlIing, any OF tae provisions of the
foregoing regulations shall, upon conviction there
by hne OF not less than twenty-five nor more than
two hundred dollars for each and every such Of
fence.
heretofore pGsse by this board. inconsistent with
the provisions fthese regulations be, and the same
are hereby, repealed.
feet and be in force on and after the st day OF Au-
gust, A ID, lS74. CHRIS. G. cox. NJ. D..
President Board Of HEATH.
d. W. BLISS, NJ. D.. Secretary and Registrar.
NOTICE.-The blank forms Indicated in the above
regulations will be furnished application at the
rooms Of the Board OF Heath; No. l2es street
northwest. near Thirteenth street.
iyI3 ID. WsRLISS, II. D., Registrar, d. G,