The Republican journal., 1909-04-08

words from whom said permit was OBJ
tained' in the eleventh line and inserting
in place thereof the words in which the
death occurred, SO that SAID section,
as amended, shall read as follows:
Section IS. Except as provided in Sec
ton twenty-three, no interment or dis1n-
terment of the dead body of any human
being, or disposition thereof in any tomb,
a permit as aforesaid, from the clerk of
the town or city where said person died,
or in case of disinterment, is buried, nor
otherwise than in accordance with such
permit. No undertaken or other person
shall assist in, assent to, or allow any
such interment or disinterment to be
made. except as provided in section TWEEN
ty-three, until such permit has been
taker or other person having charge of
any burial place as aforesaid. who shall
receive such permit, shall preserve and
return the same to the clerk of the town
in which the death occurred within six
days after the day of burial
Section 5. Section twenty mine of chap
ter siXty-one of the Revised Statutes is
hereby amended by striking out the word
shall" in the first line and inserting in
the place thereof the word may and by
striking out the words record of death
and inserting in place thereof the words
death certificate and by adding to said
section the words. and the sub-registrars
in any town shall hold office at the pleas
ton, as amended shall read as follows:
Section %. The town or city clerk may
appoint two suitable and proper persons,
in each town or city as suo-regstr ss1,s
burial permits based upon death
certificate, as hereinbefore provided,
IN the same manner as IS re,
CURED of the town or city clerk; and
the said death certificate upon which the
permit is issued shall be forwarded to the
Town clerk within six days after receiv-
ing the same and all permits by whom
soever issued shall be returned to the
town clerk as required by section twenty
eight. The appointment of sub-reglstrars
shall be made with reference to locahty.
so as to best suit the convenience of Tie
inhabitants OF the town, and such APP
pointment shall be in writing and record
ed in the office of the town or city clerk,
and the sub-registrars in any town shall
hold office at the pleasure of the town
clerk
Section 6 Section thirtyfive OF chapter
sixty-one of the Revised Statutes is here
ty amended by striking out the words
and inserting in lieu thereof the words
three thousand so that said section, as
amended, shall read as follows:
Section 35, The sum of three thousand
dollars a year. is hereby appropriated for
printing and binding the circulars and
blanks. for postage and eXpressage, and
10 dafray the expenses of clerical work
and the necessary travelling expenses of
provisions of this chapter relating to the
registration of vital statistics.
Section :. Section thirty-eight of chap
Ter sixty-one of the Revised Statutes is
word ten" in the second line thereof the
word nineteen and by inserting after
the word twenty" in the same line there
Of the word 'twenty-one, so that said
section as amended shall read as fol-
lows:
Section 3S The clerk of each city or
town shall enforce. so far as comes with
in his power, sections ten, nineteen,
twenty. twenty-one, twenty-five, twenty
five twenty eight and thirty-one of this
chapter. and when he knows of any birth.
marriage or death which is not reported
10 his office in accordance with the provi-
eicns of this chapter, he shall collect SO
far as he is able to do so. the facts called
for in the blank certificates of birth, of
marriage, or of death as furnshed by the
state registrar, and shall record them as
is herein prescribed: for each birth or
death duly reported to the town clerk,
physicians shall receive twenty five cents
from the town in which the birth or
death has occurred
Section 8. When the state registrar of
vital statistics believes that, in any place
in this state, the records of births, mar
riaSeS, or deaths are not made as is pro-
vided by law, or that any person neglects
or fails to perform any duty provided in
The law relating to the registration of
vital statistics, the said registrar may
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legations as ne may deem necessary ana
az reeofds' blanks aiia papsls Oh toM vi.
daafhs shaIl be open to his examination,
and any person who refuses such ex-
animation or 44nders such investigation
shall be guilty of misdemeanor ana
shall be fined not less than five nor more
than twenty dollars. All actual traVellnS
and other necessary expenses thus IN
CURED by the state registrar. or incurred
in attending the prosecution or cases
brought by county attorneys, under the
provision CT section thlrty-seVen OF TINS
chapter, shall be paid by the state from
the appropriation provided IN section
thlrtY-fNe. nut not more IMAM Two nun
dfed dollafs shaIl mus De palo 10 the
state registrar Tor SncH expenses IN one
year.
Section 8 When a town or city clerk
receives a certificate of the death OF any
person who has died of tuberculosis IN
ms town ne shall forthwith send copy
~ s4iu ,n r cit ~ o ',e bar there &c no
health officer. to the secretary of the
local board of health.
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forfeit not less than twenty nor more
than one hundred dollars, to the use of
the state.-(Approved March l6)