The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-12-11
COUNCIL MINUTES
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AN ORDINANCE providing for the
registration OF all births and deaths
N the city OF Brunswick, registration
Of midwives. 10 provide penalty,
and for other purposes.
Section /. Re il, and il is hereby
enacted by the mayor and aldermen
of The city of Brunswick. Georgia. in
council assembled, that from and af-
ter the passage of this ordinance, il
shall BE The duty OF the city physician
and health officer of said city to pre-
pare, and have printed. at the ex-
pense. of said city, blank forms for
the registration of all births and
deaths in said city; said forms TO be
substantially the same as the certifi-
Gates of birth and death known as
the United States standard form, as
approved by the bureau of census:
that said forms shall be furnished
free by said official to such persons
hereinafter named, whose duty il is
made TO execute the same; that said
official shall at the end of each cur
rent year deposit the same with the
clerk of the mayor and council Of
said city; and the same thus de-
posted shall be bound in permanent,
~ sad ciers, and become a
rmancnt record of said city.
Sec, ,. BE it further ordained that
each death certificate shall be sign
ed by the informant, who may De
any competent person acquainted with
he facts, IN undertaken, physician,
if any, last in attendance. upon the
, deceased, and the city physician and
health officer, after the questions
contained in said death certificate
shall be answered in writing by each
of the persons herein mentioned; and
the said certificate shall be delivered
to said city physician and health Of
hcer, within ten days after the death
of said person
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted that
eack birth certificate shall be signed
by the attending physician or mid
wife, and if there is no physician or
midwife present at birth, then by the
father or mother, or other person ac-
quainted with the facts OF said birth.
and by the city physician and health
officer, after the questions contained
in said birth certificate shall be an
sWered in writing by each of the per-
sons herein mentioned, ana the said
certificate shall be delivered to said
city physician and health officer
within. ten days after the birth of
said person.
Sec. L. BE it further enacted that
every midwife, woman or person en-
gagged jim the practice of midwifery in
jhe city of Brunswick before engag-
ing I'M such practice, shall in person
register with The clerk of the mayor
and council OF said city and annually
thereafter between the first and fif-
teenthS day of Janaury, and such reg
istratipn snail include the name, age,
race, sex and address of such per
son.
SecI 5. Be it further enacted that
any person violating any of the pro-
visions of this ordinance, on conyic-
ton il the police court, shall be pun
| ished las prescribed in section II OF
! the CODE of the City of Brunswick.
Sec; 6. Be it further enacted that
all ordinances and parts of ordinan
ces in conflict herewith, be, and the
same are hereby repealed.
Bills and accounts properly APPROX
ed and audited, amounting to $2,7SS.-
Al, We're read and ordered placed in
course of settlement.
Adjourned. NJ D. Russell,