The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-09-04
a NEW LAW
Msmberu Of Boards Of Health Should Look !
Over Carefully.

turc, and which took effect on Monday
last requires n complete registration oI
all ueaths, aud the issuing of burial per-
mits before interment takes place. The
act IL of great Importance aud it's most
important provisions are given below;
SECTION !. The people OF the state oI
Michigan euact, That the body of no
person whose death occurs in the state
shall be Inferred, deposed IN "A vault OF
tomb or otherwise disposed Of, or re-
moved from the township, village on
city in which the death occurred, until Il
permit for burial or removal shall have
heen properly issued by the clerk Of the
township, village or city in which the
death occurs, who shall be the registrar
OF deaths
SEc 2. Whenever any person shalldie,
the undertaken, householder, relatives,
friend, manager al institution, sexton
or other person experimenting the burial
OF said deceased person, shall cause "A
certificate ~ death to he filed out with
all 81 the personal and ihmily particu.
lars required ia section three OF this net,
and attested by the signature 81 a rela-
tive or some competent person nc
quainted with the facts. The physician
who attended the deceased during his
last illness. shall fill out the medical Ger.
tiicnte of cause OF death, which death
certificate shall be delivered To the regis.
trar within the time designated, il any
by the local board of health In casc oI
death without the attendance OF IA ply
sician, or fit shall appear probable
That the deceased person came To his
death by unlawful or suspicious means,
then the registrar shall refer the certii-
cate to the health officer or coroner for
immediate investigation and report
prior To issuing the permit: Provided,
That when the health officer is not "A
physician, and onlv in such cases, the
registrar * authorized To insert the
lacts relating to the cause oi death from
statements Of relatives or other compc-
tent testimony. Upon the presentation
oi "a certificate of death properly filed
out and signed. the registrar shall issue
permit for the burial or removal OF
the body and Immediately record the
death Ia the registrar Of deaths. number
ing all certificates consecutively in the
order in which they are received, begin
ming with No. !. for the first death that
occurs in each year. In deaths from
communicable diseases. burial or remUv-
al permits shall bc granted by the regis
trar only ia accordance with the rules
OF the local board OF health relating
thereto.
Here appears complete sum
mary 81 the requirements of the certii-
cate. Blank forms should be secured
from the secretary al state.
SIC 4. Registers OF death shall be
supplied by the secretary Of state To reg
istrhrs for recording certificates ol
deaths together with all blanks required
for the execution Of this act. On the
fourth day 81 each month the registrar
oi each township, village, and city shall
promptly transmit to the secretary ol
state, ia m official envelope provided
10y the state and stamped with one iulI
letter stamp, all the certificates of death
filed in his Office during the preceding
calendar month, with statement OF
the number of death 80 reported. II no
deaths occurred, he shall make a return
to that effect upon a postal card blank.
The register shall also send n transcript
| mont bly, 10 the clerk oi his county CON.
tanning "a record 81 all OF the deaths Oh.
tered upon his register during the pre-.
ceding calendar month for eutry upon
the county record Of deaths All certili-
Gates of death, local registers or county
records authorized under this act or Ger
titled copies thereoi shall be prima inci,
evidence in all courts and Tor all pur
poses 81 the facts recorded therein.
SEC 3. Registrars Of deaths shnl
receive twenty-five cents for the proper
record und return ~ each death lnelud
ing the issue ol burial or lemoyu
permit