The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-06-02
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS.

tents of the register or a copy thereof, duly
certified by the registrar, shall be prima
facte evidence in all courts, and for all pur-
poses, of the facts relative to any birth or
death therein recorded, and shall be verified,
in case OF dispute, by a certified copy OF the
original certificate of birth or death from
the state registrar.
OK. The local registrars shall receive for
performing the services required by this act
the Following fees: For permit to disinter
human body, except when required for the
purpose of legal investigations, twenty-five
cents. to be paid by the person to whom such
permit is issued; for copy OF the record of
birth or death, twenty-five cents, together
with payment for time of search if over
half an hour, at the rate of fifty cents an
hour, to be paid by the person to whom such
copy is furnished. The state registrar
shall certify to each local registrar quarter
ly, or oftener, if it shall be considered eX-
pedient, the number of properly executed
certificates of births and deaths received
from such local registrar for the year or por-
ton of year included; provided, that cities
having population of ten thousand inhabi-
tants, or over, shall have power to fix the
compensation of local registrars for the dn-
ties required by this act
81. The state registrar shall receive the
certificate returned under this act, perman-
emily bind and preserve them, make indexes
thereto, and issue certified statements of the
facts relating to any birth or death. For
each such certified statement he shall re-
ceive fee of twenty-five cents, together
with payment for the time of search, if over
half an hour, at the rate of fifty cents an
hour, to be paid by the person asking such
certified statement.
6M. Any physician or midwife, coroner or
undertaken, whose duty it is, who fails to
report birth, as provided by Section &c of
this Article, shall be liable to fine OF not
less than Ave nor more than twenty-five dol
lars, or be imprisoned not less than thirty
days or be both fined and imprisoned, in theN
discretion of the court. Any undertaken, ex=-
press agent, railroad official or employee, or
other person controlling, directing or in
charge of the interment, entombment, re-
moval or other disposition of the body of a
deceased person, before the record shall be
made, as required by Section &C of this Act
Shall be liable to a fine of not less than ten or
more than five hundred dollars or to be i'm
prisoned not to exceed thirty days. or to
both fine and Imprisonment. Any physician
who shall refuse or fail to make a proper and
correct certificate of the cause OF death of
any person upon whom he or she was the last
medical attendant TO the best of his knowl-
edge or BELIEF, shall be liable to fine of not
less than five nor more than fifty dollars, or
to be imprisoned not to exceed thirty days,
or to both fine and Imprisonment Any reg
1Strar who shall, without justinable cause
neglect or refuse to perform any of the du-
ties enjoined on him by this Act or who
shall communicate to any person not author
lied to receive the same, any of the personal
or statistical facts recorded on his register
shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and
on conviction thereof, shall be fined not ex-
ceeding three hundred dollars.
On. 10 defray the necessary expenses of the
office of state registrar Of vital statistics, in
Guiding rent stationery, books of record,
printed form OF certificates and permits in
deXes, postage and clerical expenses, the
state Board of Health shall receive a sum of
eighteen hundred dollars annually. OF SO
much thereof as may be necessary at such
times and in such sums as may be directed
by the Board.
I. Each member OF the State Board of
Health shall receive the sum offive dol iai 5 per
day + II each days attendance al the meetings
IF the Beard, and While employed in the ser
vice Ol the 10 'rd. Such ncctS Sary eXpe SO
of the board as the Com ptIuller OF the Treas
ufy shall audit. on presentation of an item
iZed account, ~ilh vouchers, N Il the certid-
cate OF The board shall be paid, provided that
such expenses shall 1907 Xceeu annually the
sum of Two thuusan! dollars, which is hereby
appropriated FROM any money in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated.
s Whenever line state Board of Health
shall have cause believe that there is any
danger fc"lera. small. poX or other conta-
gi"us or i'll CCti' Us disease invading this
state or county, II shall ue the duty of the said
board to take such action and adopt and en-
tol ce such ru es and regulations as may be
necessary to prevent the Introduction OF such
infectious or contagious disease within this
State, and any person or persons or corpora
tlon refusil or neglectlng toObey such rules
and regulations shall be deemed guilty of Il
m!sdemeanor, and. upon conv C ion thereof,
shall be fined not less than fifty nor more
than five hundred dollars # r every such or
tense. Whenever nee s'ary, the State Board
of Health may call public conferences of
health officers. or may, by a vote ola majority
of It's members, send delegate to any con-
ference OF local, ~tate or national health Of
ficers.
Section ,. And be it enacted That all acts
or parts Of acis inconsistent with this Act be,
ana the same are hereby, repealed, and that
this act shall take effect nom the date of its
passage.
Approved April 9th, 1898.
LLOYD L0WNbES, Governor
JOHN WRIT RANDALL.
President Of the Senate.
LOUIS SCHAEFEK,
Spea> tr o the House Of Delegates
We hereby certify that the aloregoiug is a