Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-03-13
FRIDAY, MARCH IS, 1914.
VITAL STATISTICS
Important Bill Passed by the Recent
General Assembly.

General Assembly.
Here is an important bill that was
passed at the recent session OF the
general assembly; but as there have
been conflicting statements in the pa
pers as to whether it has been signed
by the governor, we are not certain as
to it's present status.
Section l. That the state board ol
health shall establish bureau of vita
statistics and provide an adequate
system for the registration OF births
and deaths, by formulating, promul-
eating and enforcing rules and regu-
lations prescribing the method ano
form of making such registration.
Sec. 2. That the secretary OF the
state board Of health shall be the state
registrar of vital statistics, and II
shall be his duty to carry into eHect
the rules regulations and orders OF
the state board of health. The boaro
shall provide suitable apartments.
properly equipped with fireproof vault
and fling cases for the permanent
preservation Of all official records.
sec. 8. That for the purposes OF
the act the state registrar shall DIVIDE
the state into registration distrlcts'
defining and designating the bounda
ries thereof and appointing local reg
istrars.
"Sec. 4. That each local registrar
shall be paid the sum OF 20 cents Ior
each birth certificate and completely
made out and registered with nlh'
correctly recorded and properly return
ed by him to the state registrar, as re-
ouired by the rules and regulations.
And in case no births or no deaths
were registered during any month, the
local registrar shall be entitled to De
paid the sum Of 25 cents for each re-
port to that effect, but only II prompt
iv made in accordance with the rules
and regulations. All amounts payaple
to a registrar under the provisions Oh
this section shall be PAID py the
treasurer Of the county in whlcn tne
registration district Is located, upon
certification by the state registrar. al.
And the state registrar shall annuaily
certify to the treasurers Of the several
counties the number Of births ana
deaths properly registered, with the
names OF the local registrars ana the
amounts due each at the rates nxeo
herein.
sec >. That the state registrar
shall, upon request, furnish any appn-- :
cant certified copy Of the record OF
anX Dlrln OF uSdlI ASGAoNSANS
the provisions of this act, for the max,
ing and certification Of which he shall
he entitled to a fee of so cents, to be
paid by applicant. And any such copy
of the record of birth or death,
when properly certified by the state
registrar to be a true copy Thereon,
shall be prima facie evidence In an
courts and places Of the facts thereln
stated For any search OF the MES anu
records when no certified copy is maoe
the state registrar shall be entltleo 10
a fee Of so cents for each hour OF
fractional part of an hour OF time OF
search to be paid by the applicant.
And the state registrar shall keep a
true and correct account OF all fees oy
him received under these provisions
and turn the same over to the state
registrar each month.
"Sec. g. That any person, firm or
corporation who shall violate any rule,
regulation, or order Of the state board
of health relative to recording, report
ing or filing information for the pu,
reau of vital statistics, or who shali
wilfully neglect or refuse to perform
anv necessary or reasonable duties i'm
posed upon them by said orders, or
who shall furnish false information
for the purpose of making incorrect
records for said bureau, shall be DEEM
ed guilty Of a misdemeanor, and, upon
conviction, shall be fined not less than
S. nor more than 500, or be imprison.
ed in the county Jail not exceeding 80
days, or suffer both fine and imprison-
ment, in the discretion Of the court.
Sec. Z. That all laws and parts OF
laws in conflict with the provisions OF
this act are hereby repealed, ana no
system for the registration Of births
and deaths shall be continued or main
tanned in any Of the several munich
palities of this state other than the
ones provided for and established by
this act.
Sec. s. That this act shall go into
effect on July l, 1914"