The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-09-09

AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE
REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND
DEATHS AND THE KEEPING OF
PROPER RECORDS THEREOF AND
The REPORTING OF THE SANE TO
AND THE PRESCRIBING PENAL
TIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF DUTIES
HEREIN PROVIDED IN coNNEc-
TIoN HEREWITH
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Town
Council of the Town Of Punta Gorda'
Section /. That the town clerk shall be
local registrar of vital statistics, ana II
shall be his duty to supply to all physl-
clans, midwives, undertakers and othefs
requiring them for use, blank certificates
for the registration of births and deaths,
which shall be of the standard form APP
proved by the State Board of Health, and
tihcates, and transmit the originals to
the State Board of Health on the tenth
(10) day of each month, and to issue buf-
ial removal or other permits upon the re-
ceipt of complete satisfactory and pro-
iperly executed certificates of death; and
no dead body of a human being whose
death occurs, or whose body Is found IN
this town, shall be inferred. otherwise
disposed of, removed from the town, or
held more than seventy-two (72) hours
after death, without burial, removal or
| other permit issued by the town clerk In
advance of such interment, other dispo-
sition, or removal
Section O. That II shall be the duty of
| the undertaken or person acting as such
| to obtain the certificate of death, have IT
| filled out with respect to the personal
lparticulars present 1t to the attending
| physician, for the medical certificate of
cause of death, and obtain the burial, re-
movaI or other permit from the town
clerk; provided, that when there was no
| be referred to the health officer or coro-
| ner for statement of cause of death
| Section g. That 1t shall be the duty of
| the physician, midwife or person acting
as midwife, attending a case of cbnfine-
ment in this town to file complete, sat
| isfactory and properly executed certif-
cate of birth with the town clerk within
three (3) days thereafter; provided, that
when there was no physician or midwife
lin attendance, then II shall DO the duty
| of the parent, householder, or owner Of
| the premises where the birth occurred to
| file such certificate.
Section 4. That it shall be the duty OF
| the town clerk to enforce this ordinance
land to report to the town attorney all
violations thereof. and it shall be the duty
| of the town attorney, upon notice from
violation of this ordinance, to promptly
Investigate the case and institute the
necessary legal proceedings for the impo-
sition of the penalties herein provided.
| Section 5. That any physician, mid
wife, undertaken, or other person who
violates or fails to comply with any Of
the provisions or duties Of this ordinance
or any section thereof. shall upon tria
| and conviction thereof be punished by 9
fine of not less than $500 nor more thar
| 10000, or by Imprisonment at labor or
| the streets or other public works in the
town, not exceeding so days, or by both
such fine and Imprisonment in the dis
erection of the Mayor.
| Passed and ordained by the Council OF
| the Town of Punta Gbrda, Florida in adj
| journed session assembled this the Bird
day of August 1915.
| ". S. WHITAKER
| President protein of Council
Attest: A. M. HATCH, Clerk
Approved by me this 4th day Of August
1915
GEO S. STONE. Mayor.