The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1911-11-30
Mlre About Registering Births And
Deaths.

are. Dr. I. V. BALDWIN, forSytn, lOr
Swan and Cedar Creek townships: Dr..
Humphreys, KiSsee Mills, for Beaver
Township, and John Boyd for Jasper
township. DR.. Baldwin told the writer
the other day that the only sexton that
he knew Of in the county who was try
ing to keep complete record Of all
the burials in the cemetery under his
care is J. NJ. Brown, at the Brown
school house, south of Kissee Mills.
This is matter that should receive
more attention, and will get some Of
our people into trouble with the State
Board of Health unless the provision
OF the law are followed more closely in
the future than they have been in the
past.
Following is the section Of the law
in regard to penalties for not making
such reports to the proper officers.
Sec. %. Penalties. That if any
physician who was in medical attend
ance upon any deceased person at the
time Of death shall neglect or refuse to
make out and deliver to the undertaken
sexton, or other person in charge Of
the interment, removal or other dis
position Of the body, upon request, the
medical certificate Of the cause Of death
hereinbeiore provided for, he shall be
deemed guilty OF misde meanor and up
on conviction thereof, shall be fined not
less than FIVE dollars nor more than fifty
dollars. And if any physician shall
knowingly make false certifcation Of
the cause Of the death, in any case he
shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor
and upon coviction thereof, shall be
fined not less than fifty dollars nor more
tnan two hundred doiiars.s And any
physician or midwife in attendance up
on a case of confinement, or any other
person charged with responsibility for
reporting births in the order named in
section IS OF this act who shall neglect
or refuse to file proper certificate OF
birth with the local registrar, within the
the time required by this act shall be
deemed guilty Of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof, shall be fined
not less than five dollars nor more than
fifty dollars. And if any undertaken,
sexton or other person acting as under
taker, remove or otherwise dispose Of
the body Of any deceased person, with
out having received burial or removal
permit as herein provided, he shall be
deemed guilt OF miSdemeanor, and up
on conviction thereof, shall be fined
not less than twenty dollars nor more
than ore hundred. And any registrar,
deputy registrar or sub-registrar, who
shall neglect or fail TO enforce the pro-
vision OF this act in his district, or shal
neglect or refuse to perform any Of the
duties imposed upon him by this act
or By the instructions and directions Of
the state registrar, shall be deemed
guilty Of misdemeanor, and upon cor
viction thereof, shall be fined not less
than ten dollars no more than one hun
dred dollars. And any person who
shall wiifully alter any certificate oI
birth or death or the copy Of any certif-
cate Of birth or death on file in the
office Of the local registrar, shall be
deemed guilty Of a misdemeanor, anc
upon conviction thereof, shall be fneC
not less than ten dollars nor more thar
one hundred dollars or be imprisone
in the county Jail not exceeding sixty
days, or suffer both fine and imprison
ment in the discretion OF the court. AnC
any other person or persons who skaI
violate any OF the provisions OF this &C
or who shall wiliully neglect or reius,
to perform any duties imposed upol
them by the provisions Of this act, o
shall furnish false determination to
physician, undertaken, midwife, Or ir
formant, for the pnlpose Of making in
correct celtifcation OF births or deaths
shall be deemed guilty Of misdcme
amor, and upon conviction thereoI
shall be fined rot less than FIVE dollar
nor more than c1e hundred dollar:
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