The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-31

town and city elerks ths returns Of births.
marriages ana deaths; and from the
county clerks the returns Of divorces, and
shah prepare therefrom such tables and
Fappend such remarks and recommends
lions thereto as ne may consider for the
welfare Of the people OF the state, BE
shall cause to be published such tables,
remarks ana suggestions in q registra-
ton report, together with his report as
secretary Of the state board OF health,
during the month Of Aprrl. every second
year. beginning with APRIL 1906. This
registration report shah be distributed
with his report as secretary Of tho state
board OF health After having compiled
the tables. he shall transmit to the secre-
tary Of state for Indezing. binding and
preservation said returns OF the town.
CITY and county clerks. and for his ser
vices under this act he shall receive the
sum Of two hundred dollars annually.
He shall prepare and send TO every town
ana city clerk. as often az he deems
necessary, such blank forms and cortifi-
Gates as ara called Tor in this act; and
each town ana city clerk shall once each
year notify each physician, midwife or
other person required to make reports OF
births and deaths under this act. that he
lis prepared to furnish each with the
requisite blanks.
Sec. q Town and city clerks shall re-
ceive, number and nle. in the order in
which they have occurred. all certificates
Of bAths. marriages and deaths, in their
Irrespective towns and cities: they ahalI
preserve All certificates OF births. marri-
ages and deaths. and all burial. removal
and transit permits returned to them I'M
der this act.
Town and city clerks shall at least once
in fve years procure all certificates and
permits received by them under the pro.
VISION Of this act to be bound In volumes
OF convenient size and indexed. ana tbs
sarro. as well as said certificates and per
mits before being Bound. shall be kept
and remain in each town Or city clerks
ofIcs SIS permanent records Marriagt
certificates shall be bound in one volume
or series, birth certificates in another vol
une or series. and death certificates, bur
ial. removal and transit permits shan b
bound in another.
Town and city clerks shall semi-an
nuaily, in the months OF February ans
, August, transmit to the secretary OF tn,
, state board or health, certified copy o.
each birth. marriage ana death certifcat
received By them during the six months
last preceding the frst days OF Januar1
and july respectively OF each year II
which the COPY Is made. such copy 70 b
i upon blank forms furnished BY the sec
) rotary Of the state board OF health.
Town and city clerks shall receive tn
: sum Of ten cents for each birth, marriag
and death certificate certified as above
, which sum with the cost OF binding tn
! certificates and permits specified In thi
!. section shah be paid from the town o
h city treasury.
il Sec. B. County clerks shall in tho mont
I Of January in each year. make return
to the secretary OF the state board 0
health OF the number Of divorces. and tn
causes therefor, granted IN their respec
tive counties during the year ending o.
The last day Of December next preceding
such returns.
Sec l. The state board OF health ma,
appoint a deputy health sficer for an,
7 town or city. upon the written request Q
a majority Of the local board OF health
which deputy health officer shall have n
! authority or duty except to issue Osrtia
Gates OF permission for the BURIAL en-
g tombment or removal Of dead bodies a
Q hereinafter provided.
Sec. S. No dead body Of human hein
/ shall be buried. entomhed or remove
= from any town or city. or otherwise dis
7 posed Of. without certificate Of permis
sion issued and signed. as hereinatte
provided. by the health officer. excer
that il the health ofioer Is cut OF tow
or there "a no health officer accessible
such certificate may be issued and signe
! by the town or city clerk; II there Is
= deputy health officer, appointed as pre-
:. vided In section Of this act, for the cor
venienoe Of the people Of any portion Of
town or city, such certificate may b
issued and signed by such deputy heait
5 officer. Provided. however. that II tn
certificate OF death issued under this AZ
II states that the cause Of death wa
smallpox, varioioid. Asiatic cholera, I,
plus fever, scarlet fever, scariatina. dipi
iberia, or hubonic plague. such certifcai
must be filed with the health oficer
there be one. otherwise with some msn
Der Of the local board Or health. ana
ouflaAl Shtphphieht ~ feHaOVaa perm
y issued in accordance with v. S. sec. 46S
D must be obtained. signed By the persc
issuing the same All certificates q pc
mission for burial, entombraent or +
s. raoval issued under this act shall be {
blank forms corresponding in size to Il
10 death certificate III use and with marg
rs for binding, ana shall be approved BY u
secretary of the state board of healt
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