Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-01-10

EDrroR REPUBLICAN, Please pub lab
the following which will be read by
thousands OF the sui srribers Of your
popular paper:
The Secretary Of the Board OF Health
OF the State OF Delaware is aiso the
Superintendent Of Registration OF Vital
Statistics, as supervised by said board,
and shall execute the orders Of the board
and superintend the work prescribed by
this act. He shall prepare blauk forms
OF returns, and such Instructions Us may
be necessary, and shall supply the same
to local Boards OF Health, to physicians
and such oticisls as may be necessary, In
| order to obtain the information requisite
tor annual reports, and no shall, under
the direction OF the board, publish aud
| distribute such information as would BIZ
valuable 10 this ci'xens Of the State ON
| the subject OF sanitation. All MARRIAGES,
births aud deaths In the state are report.
ed direct to the Recorder OF Deeds In
each OF tho counties In wi ich they may
occur every three months-Januyry,
April, July and DC ober--ouistde OF The
city oil Wilmington. All marriages,
| births and deaths occurring In the city OF
| wilmington are required to be reported
to the Registrar VIM. IL. Lee, corner
Sixth and King streets. | am sure this
pisin,
All clergym"n, physicians, undertake
ers and midwiyei are required to report
HE, her or their name or names and
place al residence to the Recorder OF
DeeIA OF the county in which such per
son or 20 sous may then reside, aud
shall be- the duty oil the Recorder to have
the same alphabetically registered in a
suitable book, to be by him provided foI
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persons above specified removing to any
othet pace of residence within the State
II snail DO the duty OF such person tc
notify the Recorder OF Deeds Of til,
county to which he or she removes, OF
the fact within thirty days after such re-
moyal; aud II any person, as above men
toned. shall neglect or refuse to comply
with the requirements OF this section
shall be fined not less than five aud no
more than ten dollars, together with Tia,
costs be ore Justice of the Peace.
this law WAS passed at Dover, Apri
7th ISL. AT meetii < OF tie Board o
Healt I the STATE pi Deiaw ,ae, heia Ii
Wi mlngton, May 2Sth, 1889, rcsolu
tiou was adopted directing the secret AIRY
10 procsSi against al who had neglected
or refused 10 report marriages, birth
and deatts. and all who had neglected t,
register or otherwise comply with til,
law.
at once examined the Rsgistratlo
book In the OIL Of the Recorder o
deetis 10 this city, and iouud but lit 10 o
no attent on was pad to registration.
puhl'ehcd the names Of u ! who had reg
isiered, together with The law relative /
tue subject | then asked Bi hop Cole
man, bIshup Curtis aud Rev. W.
| Nj = .tat.I CLARK nj Nau
Prrshytery, and othrs to send me til
unne aud address OF ali the clerg ymon 0
their Faith IN Delaware, stating desire
10 send each copy oi the law dehI Il.
their duty.
They all replie ell promptly. ] ha
a report of the Methodist conference AN
u list Of tne under akerB in our Statt
During the month OF June last mailed
copy oil the law to all the cierg ylnen
l,hssiclats aud unleft4 kers In our Stat,
outside OF Wilmington After the laps
OF six months, | examined the reristia
lion book IN the office Of James T. Shall
cross, Recorder of Deeds, in Wilmington
aud [ louud four colored preacher
retiSt red residing In Wilmington, no
enc white clergyman ON the book.
There were 5s physicians regi tired Ia
the county, 81 reading IN Wilmington
utfc WIZ 10 tei uf i'Ei"leitu y
the county outside OF Wilmington. Til
uut.erlak.rs aud mit-wiyts had paid II
attention to tie law | reported thes
facts to the Board of Health oi the Stat
OF Delaware, at a meeting held in thi
city November 70, last, aud | was dlrsci
ed to carry out tie RESOLUTION adopte
Nav 2S. l WAS not Instructed to CIV
any further uotire. But l dii, warnin
the delinquents to Register by January
1890, There are now some 2i0 name
on the book, with about SO or GO sti
neslecting to do SO. On Juue lasi,
pubisAed In the REPUBLICAN six re,
/. sons why re tstra, on OF vital statistic
was essential to good government, by d.
A. q. Young of Augusta. Name. l W
!" leave this matter to an inttlil Mt publ
!, to Judge II have been hasIy or NOT. A
, !. | have The grip on the negligent will 1
n slow, but ali must register.