Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-09-16
ORDINANCE NO. g.

ORDINANCE W.
BIRTH RECORD, ETC.
An ordinance providing for the re-
nor,,pr and recording Of births and
deaths. burial regulations; and panai-
~ for the violation thereof. Be It Or
da,ued By the Council Of the City Of
Mexico, No. as follows;
Section /. Births to be Reported.
Every physician or surgeon, mid
wife or other person attending the
birth Of a child. shall within three
DAYS thereafter certify the same
To the City Clerk. upon a blank
furnished by the City for that pur'
pose.
Sec. 2.Birth Record.-lt shah be
the duty OF the City CLERK to keep a
separate record book TO be desig-
mated Birth Record" wherein he
shan record all births reported to
him as by this ordinance required.
sec. s. Deaths, how reported. =
| Whenever a death occurs within this
city It shall be the duty Of the at
tending physician within t~wenty-four
hours thereafter. 20 certify the same
70 the City Clerk, upon blanks
furnished by the City for that pur-
pose: said certificate shall be kept
on file in the office OF the said
clerk thereafter, and such certificate
shall be evidence to warrant the is
suance Of a burial permit BY said
clerk upon proper application there
for.
Sec. 4. Interment, time Of No
burial of a body in any OF the
cemeteries Of this City shall be per
mitted until t~wentyfour hours have
elapsed from the hour Of death.
Except, however, in ase of death
from contagious disease, or when
the attending physician may recon-
mend in his certificate Of death
an earlier interment, as a precau-
tionary or sanitary measure. and
no burial shall take place in any
Of the cemeteries Of this City I'M
til a permit shall have been is
sued therefor.
Sec. 8. Permits, how obtained
It shall be thed uty of the City
Clerk 10 issue a burial permit upon
the proper application therefor. pro
vided the application has been pre-
viously filed with the City Clerk:
Provided where interment Is to be
made in the City Cemetery all fees
must first be paid and all the re-
quirements of the ordinance Of the
City in regard to the City Cemetery
complied with.
Sec. G.. Failure to Report.-If any
physician or surgeon, midwife or
other person attending the birth Of
any child, including tsc=s SAL
born. or If any physician attending
a person who dies, shall fail or re-
fuse to report any such birth or
death, as the case may be, as re-
quired by the provisions Of this ordi-
nance, then he or she shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction shallbe fined not less
than five nor more than fifty dol
lars.
Sec. 7. Failure to secure burial
permit, penalty.-K any undertak.
er or other person shall conduct or
attempt to conduct a funeral and
burial OF any person, without a bur
ial permit having been procured as
herein provided, or II any corpora
ton or organization or society or 9th
err owners OF cemeteries permit the
burial Of any person within their re-
spectlye cemeteries without a burial
permit, having been first procured
rs herein provided. then such under
taker or person. or corporation, or.
ga~nization or society or owners shall
be deemed guilty Of a mlsdemeanor
and upon conviction shall be fined
not less than five nor more than one
hundred dollars.
Sec, SAN ordinances or parts of
ordinances so far as they conflict
with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed.
Sec. 9.-This ordinance shall be
in force and effect from and after
its passage approval and publication
Passed this 18th day Of Sept, 1909.
E. D. GRAHAM.
Pres. of the Council.
Approved this 14th day of Sept, 1909.
E. D. RGAHAM,
Mayor.
Attest: Wallace bearing, City
(SEAL) Clerk.
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