Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-12-31

the condition, whether single or widowed,
whether first. second or other marriage;
and the full Christian and surnames, resi-
dence, color. occupation, and birthplace OF
their parents.
III. The record of a death shall state
its date, the full Christian and surname OF
the deceased, the sex, color, condition.
whether single or married, age, occupa-
ton, place of birth. place of death, the
full Christian and surnanes and birth
places of parents. and the disease or other
cause of death, SO far As known.
SECTION .. The attending physician,
accoucheur, midwife or other person 10
charge. who shall attend at the birth OF
any child living or still born, within the
limits Of any town or city in this State,
shall report to the clerk of such town or
city within six days thereafter, all the
facts regarding such birth, as required In
section one of this act
SECTION ;. Every person authorized to
unite persons in marriage shall make
record of every marriage sGlrtluizcd be
fore him. in conformity with the reQui--
itjon- p e,cribed for blank records Of mar
riases in section one Of this act aud shall
within six days thereafter, deliver or for
ward 10 the clerk of each town in which
the marriage intention was recorded.
copy OF such record Of marriage.
SECTION 1. Whenever any person shall
die or any stil-horn child shall be brought
forth in this State, the undertaken, town
clerk. or other person experimenting the
burial Of said deceased person, shall OBJ
tain from the physician attending a. such
bringing forth or last sickness, certjii-
cate, duly signed, setting forth g. far -
may be, the facts required in the record ~
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act; and it shall be the duty Of the under
taker, or other person having charge ~
the burial of said deceased person, 10 add
to said certificate the date and place If the
proposed burial; and having duly signed
the same to forward it t. the clerk of the
town Or city and ohtsin permit for buri-
all and in case Of any contagious or infrc-
tious disease, said certificate shall he INSIDE
and forw aried Immediately.
SECTION ). In he case of any deCeas-
ed person not having had the attendance
OF physician in his or her last sickness,
the town clerk may issue and sign The GER
utcite of death. upon presentation of
such facts a. NAV be obtained Of relatives,
persons in Attendance upon -aIl deceased
person during said last sickness. or pres
,nt NJ the tine OF death. and the permit
for burial shall be issued upon such ufur-
nation SAID certificate and permit shall
not be required before burial in cases
where 1t l. impracticable to obtain the
same within reasonable time after death,
but in all such cases. said certificate shall
be obtained a. soon as practicable after
death
SECTION {. Parents shall give notice 10
the clerk of their city or town Of the births
or deaths of their children; every house
a.tt =, III - a
death happening in his house; the eldest
person next Of kin shall give such notice
Of the death OF his Kindred; the f~~i,er Il
work house, house of correction, prison,
hospital elstns house or other institution,
,.Id the master or other commanding OIL
Ger Of a ship. shall give like notice Of
every birth or death happening among the
persons under his charge.
SECTION :. Except as provided in sec
ton i've, no interment or di>intermrnt OF
the dead body of any human being OF dispo-
sitiou thereof in any tomb, vault or Gem
etery shall be made without a permit as
aforesaid. from the clerk OF the town or
city. nor otherwise than in accordance
with such permit. No undertaken or other
person shall assist in, assent TO, or allow
spy such intsrment or disbursement to be
made, except as provided in section i've.
until such permit has been given as afore-
sad: aul it shall be the duty of every un-
dertaher or other person having charge OF
any burial place aforesaid, who shall
receive such permit, to preserve and return
the same to the clerk Of the town within
six days after the day of burial.
SECTION $. The town or city clerk shall
appoint two suitable and proper persons,
in each town or city, As sub-reg i-trars,
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permits based upon death certificate, as
hereinbefore provided. In the same manner
as is required of the town or city clerk
and the said record of death upon which
the permit is issued shall be forwarded to
the town clerk within six days after
receiving the same, and all permits by
whonsoever issued snail be returned TO
the town clerk a. required by section seven
of this act. The appointment of sub reg
istrars shall he made with reference TO To-
Cality, so as to best suit the convenience
of the Inhabitants of the town. and such
appointment shall be in writing and re-
corded In the office of the town or city
clerk.
SECTION 9. Town clerks and sub regis
trars may issue burial permits to persons
IN contiguous towns, when by so doing it
would be more convenient for those seek
ing permit, but in all cases the permit
shall be made returnable to the town clerk
of the town in which the death occurred.
SECTION 10. The assessors shall. when
taking the ANNUAL inventory, collect and
return to the town clerk, before the first
day of June, the births which have occur
red within their respective jurisdictions,
during the year ending December thirty
first next preceding, together with the
names of such children.
SECTION IL. The clerk of every town
shall keep chronological record of all
births, marriages and deaths reported to
him, and shall annually, in the month Of
June, transmit a copy of the record of all
births, marriages and deaths occurring
during the year ending December thirty
first next preceding such said report. to
the State registrar, together with the
Names residences, and official stations of
all such persons as have neglected to make
returns to him in relation to the suhject
matters of such records, which the law re-
quired them to make, all to be made upon
blanks to be prepared and furnished by the
State registrar.
SECTION ~. The clerk of courts for the
several counties shall, annually, during the
month of February, make returns to the
registrar of vital statistics in relation to
nDelS Tor divorce IN their respective cOun-
ties for the calendar year next preceding.
Such returns shall specify the following
details: the number of divorces granted,
and the names of the parties including the
maiden name, and any other former name
of female, if any, when ascertainable.
SECTION ID. The State registrar shall
cause the returns made to him in pursu-
ance of the preceding sections eleven and
twelve to be arranged, alphabetical indexes
of all the names contained therein to be
made, and the whole bound in convenient
volumes and carefully preserved in his of
fee. He shall annually make and publish
a general abstract and report OF the re-
turns of the preceding year in such form
as will render them of practical utility, not
more than one Thousand five hundred
copies of which shall be printed and bound
in cloth, one copy of which shall be for
waraed to every town, one copy to each
senator and representative, one copy to
each state and territory In the Union. and
the remainder to such departments, libra
ries, and persons as the State registrar
shall direct.
SECTION IA. The sum Of one thousand
dollars per annum, or as much thereof as
may be necessary, is hereby appropriated
for printing and binding the circulars and