Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-04-15

istration Of births and deaths and for
other purposes. The full text of the
new law is published in full for in
formation, it being of general interest.
1t is as follows:
HOUSE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE
BILL NO. 116, INTRODUCED
BY JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR REGIS.
TRATION OF BIRTHS AND
DEATHS, AND FOR OTHER PUR.
POSES.
Be it Enacted by the Legislative AS
sembly of the Territory of New
Mexico:
Section l. Every physician or mid
wife who shall have professional
charge of the mother at the birth of
any child. and every attendant who
may act as midwife at such, time
where no physician or midwife is EN-.
ployed, shall, within thirty days after
such birth, furnish the probate clerk
of the county in which such birth may
have taken place, certificate signed
by such physician, midwife or attend
ant, stating, from the best informa.
ton which can be obtained, the name
(if such child have name), the num-
ber; the maiden name of the mother,
the name, age color and nationality
of the parents; the occupation of the
father; and the name and address of
the medical attendant.
Sec. 2. Any physician or other per-
son who shall attend person in his
FOR ler last illness shall transmit to
the probate clerk of the county where.
in such person died. certificate of
such death, which certificate shall
state, from the best information which
can be obtained, the date of such
death; the name, age, sex, race, ma
ttonality and occupation Of deceased
and the place where such death oc.
Cured
Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the
probate clerk to keep a book, to be
styled Register of Births" in which
he shall register and index all births
reported to him, and such probate
clerk shall have printed at the ex-
pense of the county, blank certificates
of birth, which may be in the follow.
ing form:
Territory of New Mexico,
County of. ..................
This is to certify that on the. 80.
day or. "A. D. 100. 4,
at. ... in Precinct Number. in
In the County of.
the Territory aforesaid. ............,
whose maiden name was. ..........,
gave birth to a................c a.. child,
which has been named.
said child being the. (Number) child
OF said mother; that the name of the
father of said child is.
that he was born in the year 1S. in
the state of and
his occupation is ..........;
that the mother,
was born in the year 49, /, in the
state OF ...,..............., and that
such parents reside.
Indt. ................, a......,...
physician, midwife, attendant), was
present at such birth.
Sec. 4, 1t shall also be the duty of
the probate clerk to keep a book,
styled Register of Deaths" in which
he shall register and index all deaths
reported to him, and said probate
clerk shall have printed at the ex-
pense Of the county, blank certificates
of death, which may be in the follow
ing form:
Territory of New Mexico,
County of. .................
This is to certify that on the.
day or. ................., A. ID. l9o...
at. t.............., ..., in Precinct Number
.... +, in the County of. of.............,
in the Territory aforesaid. ...........
......, a.. person, OF the
age of. i. years, died Of. .........;
that such person was a native of. -.
........ and of the. ...... race;
and that the occupation Of said person
was.
Sec. 5. The probate clerk shall re-
ceive from the county the account to
be admitted and paid by the Board OF
County Commissioners as other bills
of the county, ten cents for recording
and indexing each certificate of birth
or certificate of death.
Sec. 6. Any person whose duty 1t
is made by this act to furnish and
transmit certificate Of birth or death
and who shall fan to do so, shall upon
conviction thereof be fined not more