Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1900-07-06

Mr. Editor For the better collection q
, vital statistics the last Legislature passed th,
following law, which am directed by the
County Board to publish.
E. E. SToNEsTREET,
Secretary.
Chapter 3l2, Acts Of 1898
6. The Secretary of the State Board Of
Health shall be the State Registrar Of Vital
Statistics for Maryland. He shall under the
direction Of the State Board Of II ealth pre-
pare the necessary methods, books aud forms
for accurate registration of births and deaths.
and shall supply the local registrars, health
officers, ministers, physicians, undertakers,
midwves, and other persons charged with
any duty under this Act, the proper blanks,
forms aud books Of record. The State Reg.
istrar shall collect, tabulAte, aud preserve
the records Of the ital statistics Of the State.
Annually, in the month of January, he shall
prepare general abstract and report Of the
vital statistics for the preceding year, 30 tab
ulated and arranged as to render them of
practical utility, and shall have printed not
more than one thousand copies, Of which he
shall forward Ave copies each to the Gov
ernor and the State Librarian, one TO each
member of the General Assembly Of Mary
land, one to each local registrar Of vital sta.
tistics, one to the Board OF Health of each
State and Territory OF the United States,
and the remainder to such departments. IL
braries, and persons rs may seem to the
State Registrar entitled to the same
ga. The health officers Of the various
counties and the health officers of all towns
aud cities, not already by charter or ordi-
nance provided with registrar OF vital sta
tistics shall be ex-officio local registrars OF
vital Statistics and shall qualify by oath, to
perform faithfully their duties as such.
Chapter All, Acts of 1900.
0 B. Each local registrar shall be empow-
cred, with the advice and consent Of the
| Board OF Health, to designate competent per-
soma to the number of not more than two In
each election district who shall act as sub
registrars, aud shall within the district for
which they are appointed issue burial per-
mits, aud perform such other services under
this Act as the local Board Of Health may
direct, during the term for which the APP
pointing registrar was appointed.
Chapter 3l2, Acts OF 1893
&C. The record of u birth shall state the
date and place OF iw occurrence, name 10
full, sex and color, and the number OF the
child whether living or still born, aud the
names, color, occupation, birth place and
residence of parents, name and addresP of the
/ physician, midwife or attendant at the
birth. The record Of death shall state the
date aud place Of Its occurrence, name, age,
sex, color, condition, birth place, cause Of
death, duration of illness, the names, resi-
dence, color Of parents, and the name and
address Of the attening physician
Sd. Every local regi strar shall distribute
to all sub-registrars and other persons In his
Niistrict, who 10 his judgment, are likely to
need them, blank forms OF certificates and
returns, required by law to be made to him
| abalI auacnta tina nrO iainna nf all lnpal ordi.
nances, not contrary TO law, that may be
enacted to more e6ectually insure correct
registration Of births, and deaths, shall re-
cord in the books furnished by the State
Registrar Of vital statistics such facts NJ may
be therein required shall amend his records
as he may discover mistakes or omissions ;
shall il possible, keep such records In a Are
proof safe shall, on or before the tenth day
of each month, transmit TO the State Regis
trar of vital statistics, in the envelopes fur
nished for that purpose, the originals OF all
certificates, permits and records remaining In
his possession on the last day Of the month
next preceding provided, that State Reg
istrar may, in the event Of unusual sickness
or mortality, or for the purpose Of legal or
legislative inquiry. require OF any local reg
islraT, returns At shorter intervals.
| Chapter AL, Acts OF 1900.
| Il.
any human being, or disposition thereof In
any tomb, vault or cemetery shall be made
without q permit as aforesaid from the reg
istrar Or sub-registrar of the district where
said person died, or otherwise than Ia &C.
U0rdgnce with such permit. The certificate
Of death shall be signed by the MUSICIAN last
1 IA tendance upon the deceased person, or
by tbe health officer or coroner, In case Of
death without medical attendance or Of q
sudden or violent death Ia all cases OF
death from smallpox. yellow fever, dipthe-
ria, scarlet fever or other contagious or in
fictitious disease dan ferrous to public health,
the certificate of death shall be forwarded
Immediately, and interment shall be con-
ductcd according to the rules OF the State
Board Of Health.
Chapter 3I2, Acts of 1898.
6F. Application for a permit to disinter
a human body shall be made by = presenta-
tion to the local registrar ola certificate of
death properly made and concerning the
facts required by law for record of death.
Upon receipt OF such q certificate the regis-
trar shall issue permit for the disinterment.
| No disbursement of the body Of any deceased
person during the months Of July and Au-
gust shall be issued except when required for
the purpose Of q legal investigation, nor
shall any such permit be issued 10 cases
where death was caused by infectious or con-
tagious disease, except by permission and
under the direction Of the local board of
health.
60. Every midwife, who shall have pro-
sossional charge Of the mother at the birth Of
sny child where no physician Ia ia attend
sncs shall, within four DAYS next succeeding
The birth furnish the registrar or sub.re gis-
ira, of The town or district wherein such
| hIr,b sb.ll have taken place. a certificate
stating. from the best Information which
can he obtained. the name, II such a child
have A name tbs place and date Of birth,
i,s seT the name OF the father and maiden
.ame of The mother, the ages. color. resi-
dsnca and natIouality OF the parents. The oc-
cnna,ion of The father, number of the child.
and name and address of tho attendant.
"a Parents shall give notice TO the reg.
;.,r.r oftbeir city. town or county Of The
birth or deaths of their child rem; every