The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-15
An Ordinance

Recurring the Board Of Health Of the
Town Of NeWberry to Register all
the Births and Deaths Occurring
Within the Corporate Limits of the
Town Of Newberry.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and
Aldermen Of the Town of Newberry,
and by authority of the same:
SECTION I. That on and after the
publication of this Ordinane, it shall be
the duty of the Board of Health for the
Town of Newberry to keep registry
of all births and deaths occurring with
in the corporate limits OF the Town OF
Newberry,
SEC. II. That said registry shall con-
tain the name, age, sex and color, to-
gether with the number of the Ward in
which each child is born, or the cause
of the death, with the number of each
Ward in which each death may occur.
SEC. III. That every Physician, Mid
wife, or other persrl who may profess
sionally assist or advise at any birth
shall make report thereof, giving the
time and place of such birth and the
sex and color of the child born, to the
Secretary Of the said Board of Health
within six (6) days after such birth and
anyone who shall omit or refuse to
make report of such birth for six (6)
days Immediately succeeding the same,
shall, upon conviction therefor before
the Mayor and Aldermen Of the said
Town Of Newberry, or any one OF them,
be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding
fifty ($50) dollars, or be imprisoned in
the guard house Of the said Town OF
Newberry for not more than thirty (3O(
days.
SEC. ". That every Undertaken or
other person who shall bury or cause to
be buried any person dying within the
corporate limits Of the Town Of New
berry, shall report the age, sex, color
and cause of death Ofeach person dying.
to the said Secretary of the Board OF
Health within six (G) days after such
burial; and any one who shall omit or
refuse to report such burial within six
(6) days Immediately succeeding the
same, shall, upor CONVICTION thereof
before the Mayor and Aldermen of the
said Town Of Newberry, or any one OF
them, be sentenced 10 pay fine Of not
more than fifty $500 dollars, or to be
imprisoned in the guard house of the
said Town of Newberry for not more
than thirty (30) days.
SEC. V. That every Physician who
may attend person dying in the Town
of Newbelry, $. c., shall report the
name, age and cause of death to the
Secretary of the Board of Health with
in six (6} days thereafter; and every
Physician who shall fail or refuse to
repor; the same, shall, upon conviction
before the Mayor and Aldermen, or any
one Of their, pay Il fine of not more
than fifty (S5O) dollars, or be confined
in the guard house for not more than
thirty (30) days.
SEC. VI. That the Board of Health Is
hereby authorized to enact all rules and
regulations necessary to carry out
etfectually the five ~ Proceedings Sec
ti0ns.
Done and ratified by the Mayor and
Aldermen Of the Town Of New
berry, in Council assembled, on
this the thirteenth day Of August
in the year of our Lord one thou
sand eight hundred and eighty:
five, and in testimony whereof,
IL. ST. John N. Johnstone, as Mayor OF
said Town of Newberry, have
hereunto set my hand and affixed
the seal of the said Town Of New.
berry, the day and year last
above mentioned.
JOHN NJ. JOHNSTONE,
Mayor Of the Town Of Newberly
South Carolina.
Republishrd by order of the Town
Council Upon the recommendation "J
the Board of Health.