The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-01-10
NEW LAW IN EFFECT.
The Machinery Of the Law for the Regis.
tration of Births and Deaths Set in
Motion January First.

Getting born aud dying and be-
ing buried in just any old way
has got to stop. There was u
looseness and irregularlty about
this whole business that was Of
fonsive to the last Legislature,
and they passed law. That law
went into effect on the first day
of this month. It's longer than
the law of Moses, or we would
give our readers every word of
it, for it concerns every family IN
the State.
In reference to birth, the State
wants to know the place of birth,
full name of child, sex, whether
legitimate or lllegitimate, full
name of father, full name of moth.
er, residence OF each, birthplace
of each, occupation of each, color
or race of each, age of each in
years at last birthday; number
of child of this mother, and num-
Der of children of this mother
now living, and some other things.
In case of death, the following
information about the decedent
must be given: Place of death; /;
full name-if an unnamed child
the surname preceded by "un-
named, color or race; whether
single, married, widowed, or di.
vorced; date of birth, including
the year, month and day; age in
years, months and days; place of
birth, name of father, birthplace
of father, maiden name of moth
er, birthplace of mother, occupa-
ton, date of death including the
year, month and day; cause of
death, place of burial or remov-
al, date of burial or removal, "and
many other things too tedious to
mention.
1t is not to be expected that all
this information can be gathered
for nothing; hence, the leglsla-
ture provides for State Regis
trar at salary of $4,000 year,
four clerks at a salary of $4,000
each, and an allowance of $4,000
for postage and incidentals.
To gather this information in
the local districts, persons called
Local Registrars are appointed.
In this county, Mr.. John w.
Greathead is the local registrar
of the district composed of the
townships of Dublin, Tod, Ayr,
and the borough of McConnells.
burg; j. Edward Palmer, of the
townships of Thompson, Bethel,
and Union; w. G. Hanks, of Brush
Creek township; and George F.
Metzler, of Belfast, Licking
Creek, Taylor, and Wells.
The local registrars get a fee
of twenty five cents tor each GER.
titicate whether birth or death.
This fee is not paid by the par
ents or friends, but by the coun-
ty.
In reference to births, the ply
sician or other attendent must
within ten days make report of
1t to the local registrar of the dis
trlct IN which the birth occurred.
In reference to deaths, the ply.
sic iau in last attendance shall Im :
mediately after death make a
complete report, give this to the
undertaken, who presents it to
the local registrar of the district,
who then issues a burial permit,
this permit must be given to the
sexton, who makes note on the
permit of the nurial and returns
1t 10 the local registrar.
A death certificate can only be
given by regular licensed ply
slcian who has registerei before
the local registrar of the town.
ship in which the death has TAX
en- place. Should there not have
been physician 80 registered,
or no, physician in attendance,
then there can be no burial per-
nit issued and the case must be
reported to the coroner, who shall
hold an inquest and then only can
the body be buried
A party dying of a contagious
disease must be prepared accord
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