Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08

bureau OF vital statistics
Section 1022--2. This department shall
be under the immediate supervision and
direction of the state board of health. The
secretary of the state board of health shall
be designated as the state registrar of vital
statistics, and shall be charged with the
uniform and thorough enforcement of the
law throughout the state.
Section I022-3. The state board of
health is hereby empowered to make, pro.
mulgate and enforce such rules and regu-
lationS as may be considered necessary TO
carry out the provisions of this act, and
shall from time to time recommend any
additional forms and amendments that NAV
be necessary for this purpose.
Section 1022-4 The state board of
health shall provide competent vital stat
istician TO assist the state registrar and
such clerical and other assistants as NAV
be necessary for the purposes of this act
and shall fix the compensation of such per-
sons within the amount appropriated by
the legislature.
Section 1O22-5 Suitable apartments
shall be provided in the capitol by the Sd
perintendent Of public property for, the
which shall be properly equipped with 'hr4
proof vaults for the safe preservation Of
all the official records
this act the state shall be divided into reg
istration districts as follows
Each city, incorporated village ana town
ship shall constitute a primary registration
district. The health officer Of the board
of health in cities and the clerk OF each
township and incorporated village shall be
the local registrar of vital statistics.
Section 1022-7 The state registrar
shall cause to be prepared blank forms OF
certificates Of births, deaths, marriages, AZ
cidents, divorces and of burial permits,
corresponding to the requirements Of this
act, which forms shall be printed and SUP.
piled In the same manner as the blanks and
stationery for the use of the several Offices
Section 1O22-S /. The state registrar
shall prepare and issue such detailed In
! structiOns as may be required to secure the
! uniform observance Of its provisions and
! the maintenance of a perfect system of
! registration, and no blanks shall be used
| other than those supplied by the state reg
| istrar
! 2. He shall carefully examine the Ger
! tificates received from the local registrars,
| and if any such are incomplete or unsatis-
| factory he shall require such further lnfor-
| nation as may be necessary to make the
| record complete.
3. He shall further arrange, bind, and
permanently preserve the certificates In
| systematic manner and prepare and main
| tain a comprehensive and continuous card
| index of all births, deaths, marriages and
4. He Shall also prepare and publish
| biennially such of the vital facts appear
ing on the certificates of births. deaths
marriages, accidents and divorces as shall
| be determined by the state board Of health
to be necessary and useful
8. He shall inform all registrars what
| diseases as decided by the state board Of
health are to be considered infectious, con.
| tagious or communicable and dangerous tc
the public health, so that when deaths o..
cur from such diseases proper precautions
| section 1929. /. The state registrar
is hereby charged with the thorough and
| efficient execution of the provisions Of this
! act in every part Of the state, and with
| supervisory power over local registrars &c
| the end that all Of its requirements shall
be uniformly complied with.
2. He shall have authority TO investi.
| gate cases of irregularity or violations OF
! the law, personally or by an accredited
| representative, and all registrars shall aid
| him, pom request, in such Investigations.
8. When he shall deem 1t necessary, he
| shall report cases Of violation OF any OF
| the provisions Of this act to the proseclt
| ing attorney Of the proper county, with
statement Of the facts and circumstances
! and when any such case Is reported TO him
! by the state registrar he shall forthwith
Initiate and promptly follow up the neees
sary court proceedings against the parties
| responsible for the alleged violations of law
| and upon request Of the state registrar the
| attorney general shall likewise assist In the
| enforcement of the provisions Of this act
| Section 1022-10. In case 1t Is found i'm
! possible to obtain through the local regis
! trars, complete reports of all births, deaths
| marriages and accidents occurring In cities
| incorporated villages or towns then the
| state board Of health may cause these rec
| ords to be properly collected and the neces-
sary expenses Incurred by so doing shall
| be charged to and paid for by the city, IN
! corporated village or town wherein this
| expense Is necessarily incurred.
! Section 1022-11. The state registrar or
| other person appointed by him to collect
| such information shall file with the cle;k
| of such city, incorporated village or town,
| an itemiZed statement OF all expenses In
Cured, which statement shall serve as
! prlma facie evidence of the claim against
| said city, incorporated village or town
| Section 1022-12. The state or local reg
| istrar shall, upon request, furnish any an
| plicant certified copy Of a record OF any
| birth, death, marriage or divorce, and when
| properly certified to by the state or local
| registrar to be a true copy thereof shall
| be prlma facie evidence in all courts and
all places of LIE facts stated therein.
Section 1022--13., For any search Of the
| files and records when no certified copy s
made, the state or local registrar shall be
| entitled to a fee of fifty cents for each
hour or fractional hour of time OF searSh;'
| to be paid by the applicant; for certified
| copy Of the record of any birth, death, mar
! riage or divorce registered under this act
! he shall be entitled to fee OF fifty cents
| to be paid by the applicant; and the state
registrar shall keep. true and correct ac
| count of fees received by him and turn
them over to the state treasurer at the
Section I022w14 1t shall be the duty
| of the health officer Of every board of
health of cities in the state and in towns
village clerk to collect certificates of births,
! deaths, marriages and accidents that occur
| in the city, incorporated village or town
in which he 3d Is an officer; ,oco, REGISTRAR
|
| said health officer or clerk shall, upon
assuming the duties of his office, appoint "a
stead in case of his absence, illness or dis
| ability. Said deputy shall accept SUCH ap,
| pointment in writing and shall be subject
| to all rules and regulations governing the
! actions of the local registrars
| Section 1022-16. Whenever 1t may 40
! pear necessary for the convenience OF the
| people in any city, except In cities OF the
| first class, incorporated village or township,
| the local registrar is hereby authorized,
| with the approval of the state registrar.
| to appoint one or more sub-registrarsi VINO
shall be authorized to receive certlhcateS
| and issue burial or removal permits. sad
| deputy or deputies shall accept such an
| pofntment in writing and shall be subject
| to all rules and regulations governing the
| Section 1022-17 Each subregistrar
| shall note over his signature the date, OF
| each certificate received by him, and Tor
ward it to the local registrar Of the toW1-
| ship within ten days. Each subregistrar
| shall be subject to the provisions and con
troll of the state registrar, except IN eItie S
| him for neglect or failure to perform ms
| duties and Shall be liable to same penalty
neglect Of duty as r the H Local regsr3rs
| shall enforce the provisions Of this act IN
| their respective districts, under the super
vision and direction OF the state 81 a.,
| state registrar Of any violations OF th's
! law coming to their notice by observation
section iO22-19. Each physician, mid
wife, and undertaken shall, on or before the
| first day of October, 1907, register his or
| her name, address, and Occupation WIN tnc
| local registrar of the district In which he
or she resides, or may hereafter establish
a residence, and shall thereupon be sur.
| piled by the local registrar with a copy VI
| this act, together with such rules and regu-
iations as may be prepared by the state
registrar relative to its enforcement su,
| sfter fine close Of each calendar year, each
local local registrar shall make a return to the
| state registrar of all physicians and mid
hau haan registered In his district