The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-09-02

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Be 1t ordained by the Mayor and Town
| Council of the Town of Punta Gorud'
| Florida:
Section 1. That the town clerk shall be
local registrar of vital statistics, ana II
shall be his duty to supply to all physi-
clans, midwives, undertakers ana oIhtI >
requiring them for use, blank ceruhcaLes
Tor the registration of births and dealhs'
which shall be of the standard form APP
proved by the State Board of Health anu
TO receive and make copies of such ceI
tificates and transmit the originals ~
the State Board of Health on the tenLn
ll0) day of each month, and to issue pul
ial, removal or other permits upon the re-
ceipt Of complete, satisfactory ana pro,
Iperly executed certificates OF death' anu anu
no dead body of a human being W1oSe
death occurs, or whose body is found III
this town, shall be inferred, otherwise
disposed of. removed from the town ol
held more than seyentytwo (72) hours
after death. without a burial, removal or
other permit issued by the town CLERK IN
advance of such interment, other dlspo-
sition. or removal
Section g. That 1t shall be the duty OF
the undertaken or person acting as SUI
to obtain the certificate Of death, nave II
filled out with respect to the personal
particulars, present it to the attending
physician, for the medical certihCate OF
cause of death. and obtain the burial. re-
moval or other permit from the town
PROVIDED, tIlaL WHeH JlltlS wac -,
attending physician. the certificate shan
be referred to the health officer or coro-
ner for statement Of cause of death. =.
Section 3. That it shall be the duty. OF
the physician, midwife or person acting
as midwife, attending a case Of c6nfine-
ment in this town to file complete, sat
isfactory and properly executed certln-
cate of birth with the town clerk Wlthln
three go days thereafter; provided, that
when there was no physician or mldWlle
In attendance, then 1t shall be the duty
of the parent, householder. or owner OF
the premises where the birth occurred to
file such certificate.
Section A. That it shall be the duty of
the town clerk to enforce this ordinance
and to report to the tI)wn attorney all
violations thereof and it shall be the duty
Of the town attorney, upon notice from
the town clerk or any other person OF a
violation of this ordinance, to promptly
investigate the case and institute the
necessary legal proceedings for the impo-
siiion of the penalties herein provided,
Section 8. 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 trial
and conviction thereof be punished by n
fine Of not less than $500 nor more than
10000. or by Imprisonment at labor on
the streets or other public works in the
town, not exceeding 60 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 Gorda, Florida, in ad-
journed session assembled this the 3rd
day of August. 1915
u. S. WHITAKER,
President protein of Council
Attest: A. M. HATCH, Clerk,
Approved by me this 4th day of August,
GEO S. STONE. Mayor.