, 1876-11-15
NULL AND VOID.
The Regulations for the Registra"
ton Of Births and Deaths.
Action by tho Council Demanled:..
Rulings Of the Supreme Court.

iaw compelling The prompt
registration u blE&hs hntl dcathst tha fcglstFa-
tton of physicians, and tic prevention Of litter.
mcnt Of .ead t,o,lics without the proper permit.
The ahsolutc necessity Of such law, and the
ava sas ~ n..sos,s a''Sv ,v,ha ." W.
mc,It, carried out III it's full letter and spirit,
every door 10 dark deeds anil outrage Is thrown
opcn' anu every barrier thrown GOWN. fct
Ehlcago Is to-day Without such q law There
ia nothing on lts statutebuok to comtcl such
fcgistFnton or t''c taxing ont OF b'lfia' per-
1nlts, and, Willie pcrhaps nothing yet as arisen
~ ~, ~. pp.nnnt Gcn.mi. "itcntio, a an
sc ~ 1u. I'nn.'iiasc mrEvfatuI a'e"'''" ""o
soS W,n ism''eo'Gts @ ,T 'fpsis'E " .., x,,,,,.,a
=. Nnen thc hoaI'i VI iiehilli "as cstauilsnea
the Leg'a'ature cnewed IT with ecrtn!'l powers,
a'nonx them tlic power to "enact such hy-aws,
blr. and IN Iu pursuance co Of Lux nj. % The Board
eatahlIahci the ft,1nrit,1r
MEnt,f.ATInH ron r,r nca1arn ArroN hr n1prus
AND DEATHS ~ '''s''"
physeian, ,n.,iwlie. Or nshsr peF.on who NAV pro
fes.onaljy nsstt adrisc any 9irth 'haii mako
IL n .e ma a. &
sna born ,s,a an The me- nd fssasnse ot s.s
tton uf father % {ar as they can be- ascertaincI:
iNst every rhytican aud Professional adviser who
has nitrnfrtl any ucrs1,f Mt d INT ijnnsn nr ,shn
l,ns been present u tho death or any person. shall
nnEe aud preserve res!stry Of cacl deati. atntng
tho person's name. colaf' ssx. a3e. condition.
matrtea of sstgs, o. 10y sHe, ana specifying se date
WV uoat' LIZ P'see "''o "'ees 'i""oe'' nuo e"ues
sae That II ,a,, Ia The dn,v ot erorv ner,oa
MENTIONED III tbe foregoing sect1u. Or TeaurcJ 10
msuks nud keep registry u births ind deaths. 10
present 10 this hoard a cory Of sueh register,
stgned by such person. Or s,atc1sns. by him Or
tl1tEu
~ sden EeEistss Wtnn % LOTT aay9 n!11r te % 9tsn.
pefson 10 who such sess,ty may S Should pesr'
Pee =. iaat s ny aeaa h9ay VII, ~ a!'qmeo 20 Go
taken from tnt sly lor intsteht OK er.ea ~
t1,ts cty Will !nS Sess!aeaies tGadrea M ~ lsle
81 tls noa.a q f. nsash. I, ana tas permit Or this
sHs. H. Ti.at eac and eysry uva;esn @ nract,cInr
~. rthiessinn "a the Clly OF Gnicago enA! oe e.
an'sea 70 reHIatsr ~. namet cisee. 4na @ leslosneG
@ co o 4a fge ~ o u i, .g 0 nsnt o o. ~ a
pnipodS a. .ac ot"ce ~ u, 'ne noaFo. a ,,t,r r.,
| No i!nl,orta,nt l, whs ~ compliance with
esss enssieS sSsu' 1i.at@ ''eneu' '"' ''S
| ANY pcrson. or corro,utIon. who shall yio1ntc
my ii the provisions uf tho health laws or brdl.
naAcea Of thu city, Or any of thu laws, rules, Or
VI ls aa be ~ n n ~ nu 1S
o ian nromniiy nT nav the so:ne nav bc mprsonsd in
tsa Cuu,ty jai}, isrlduwcil, or ijourr or curToc.
TIM rs In othcr cascs q! failure 10 lar inc, Of
such person may DO both hned ami imprisoned, In
| tho discretion Of tho court or magistrate.
| A city ordinance also prescribed fine for such
violation OF not less than Sc, nor mors than
SlV0
THE QUESTION or TIE POWER
to make such regulations came IN before the
Supreme Court, iii the suit Of ki,Nhall vs. Gilt
varo (rcpoftr0 IN IS ILL, Klnlball was en-
Moved rs oncoi Tie sanitary police, o1,.l brought
y ~ 1fs nnr n,,1 ~, fsors H. .1fsr"uen,r liz
sn.s s ~, ~ ~ IL III }}tcr,1 81 ,,ni1 49, @'e
power oi tho boaftl' 1elu:
II became TIC obvloua dniy o. thc noord o.
M 10 and pr%n91e TIC general
you'd the powcr t'f The pun,bcr Of pcFsons conal
perform NJ the labor necessary, ths Legislature
Ing the policy to be adopted, md the means to 10
employed TO preserve tho health. In dong 10 they
arcauhoriz9d 10 adopt bylaws for . tue purpose.
crclsu large discretion In the empioy1neni
Of the means which they believed bcat calculated
best dons BY bY-iaws operating On the cttlzars,
they could ndopt them; Of II tascy believed \ was
necessary to net through ugclt*s they cuu'd ap.
poMt them and prcrcrhu tAer dtstlc5 ur, II II was
THE ruaMAN CASE,
rhts sccn,e,l IN settie lie matter. until Ting
@ ~, t,nE Hsu n' on,"oi =" thc ANN c;n,rt Sram
an .ooh ~ No., w NJ ~, ,"aitv ~ III
fur',. fur vioi,ti%p n thn se"tIou nersainIne t.
slnughter-lo,lscs ~ Its deGisinIi, lug Cour
completely reversed The ruling In kiniballs 8 ease
decided eight Years before, anu denied the pow
IT. nr ., nwrr ,aT IT, make We lid Gsen runfrrrcI o.
lin fnntnnn Council. Thc TurmaM case il re
pottSu ~ ~ ~, Alios !" "us 's' "e.''''"
the Court ruled: ,..-..,.,
, Independent. however; Of this question wh'cl
opinion That ,ne sct q 1s aa ~ nt nnt e9nfes 1 II
poMus " slv ~ ~ ntr ~ ha"a thn rnm?ron ~ ionn
"eG, 1.e, hs lin ,son,s was M ;ntrusI win III
yer s, ~ adupt M nrdnuiees in rcM,on to and pU
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