The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-08-16
CHAPTER TAT.
AN ACT in Amendment of Chapter 50 OF
the Public Statutes. "Of the Registra-
tion Of Births, Deaths and Marriages.

AN ACT in Amendment of Chapter So of
the Public Statutes. "Of the Registra-
tion Of Births, Deaths and Marriages"
PASSED April 20, 1881
IL in enacted by the General Assembly as
follows:
Section 1. Sections 6, 8, 10, II. ~ and
Ii of chapter 50 Of the Public Statutes
are hereby amended 80 as 10 read as fol-
lows:
Section G. Whenever any person shall
die, or any still born child shall be
brought forth in this state, the physician
attending at such bringing forth or last
sickness, il any physician 10 attended,
shall. within forty eight hours after such
death or bringing forth, leave with the
family, IL any, or person having the care
of the deceased, or the person bringing
forth such still-born child, or give to the
undertaken or person who conducts the
funeral n certificate stating, In case of a
death, the name Of the deceased, the date
of the death, and the disease or cause Of
the death. and in case of the bringing
forth Of still-born child, the date and
the cause Of such child being brought
forth still born.
Provided, however, IL the physician
last In attendance shall not have knowl-
edge Of such death, or is otherwise reas-
onably prevented from leaving with the
family or giving the undertaken such
certificate within the time hereinbefore
specified, or before the funeral or dis
posal Of the remains Of the deceased, he
shall within five days after having
knowledge Of such death 10y notification
or otherwise, send to the town or city
clerk or registrar Of the town or city in
which such death occurred. certificate
stating the name, date and disease or
cause OF death Of such decedent.
Section 8. No undertaken or other
person shall conduct funeral, or bury
or deposit IN a tomb. or remove from this
state, or otherwise dispose Of the remains
Of sny deceased person or still-born child
unless he shall first obtain the physicians =
certificate required hy section ak Of this
chapter, IL q physician was In attendance
upon such person who has deceased, or
the person bringing forth such still born
child, and shall return the same, together
with his own certificate Of the informa-
tion required 10y section three Of this
chapter, TO the town clerk Of the town
where such death or bringing forth took
place.
Provided, however, that in such towns
~ allow the burial or removal of the
bodies Of deceased persons without per-
init from the town clerk, and IL the un-
dertaker or other person who has charge
Of the disposal Of the remains Of the de-
ceased person, is unable 10 obtain said
physicians certificate after reasonab BILE
attempts the o Ior before the burial or re-
moval Of the said remains, then the said
undertaken or other person shall make
his return aa required by section three of
tendarcs upon the q, G sased, Immediately
TO the town or city clerk or registrar OF
the town or city In which the death oc-
Cured. He shall also within two days
thereafter notify the physician last in at.
tendance upon the deceased person Of the
name and date Of death Of the same.