The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-08-19
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Towr
Council of the Town of Punta Gorda

| BE ii oraained by the Mayor and TOWf
| Council of the Town of Punta Gorda
| Section l. That the town clerk shall be
local registrar of vital statistics, and il
shall be his duty to supply to all physi'
clans, midwives, undertakers and others
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, anC
to receive and make copies of such GER
| tificates, and transmit the originals tC
| the State Board of Health on the tenth
| (10) day of each month, and to issue bur
| ial, removal or other permits upon the re-
ceipt of complete, satisfactory and pro-
perly executed certificates of death; anC
no dead body of a human being whose
death occurs, or whose body is found il
| this town, shall be inferred, otherwise
disposed of, removed from the town. OF
| held more than seventy two (72) hours
after death, without a burial removal Of
| other permit issued by the town clerk il
advance of such interment, other dispo
sition. or removal
Section O. That it shall be the duty O
| the undertaken or person acting as sucf
to obtain the certificate Of death, have II
| filed out with respect to the persona
particulars, present it to the ATTENDING
| physician, for the medical certificate OF
cause of death, and obtain the burial, re-
moval or other permit from the town
clerk; provided, that when there was nc
attending physician, the certificate shall
be referred to the health officer or coro-
ner fer statement of cause of death
Section 3. That ii shall be the duty of
the physician, midwife or person acting
as midwife, attending a case of c6nfine-
ment in this town to file a complete, sat
isfactory and properly executed certifi-
cate of birth with the town clerk within
three (3) days thereafter; provided that
when there was no physician or midwife
in attendance, then it shall be 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 ordnance
and to report to the tbwn 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-
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 ordnance
or any section thereof, shall upon trial
and conviction thereof be punished nv n
fine of not less than $500 nor more thar
10000, or by imprisonment at labor on
the streets or other public works in the
town. not exceeding 60 DAYS, or nv bCtb
erection of the Mayor.
Passed and ordained by the Council Of
the Town of Punta Gbrda, Florida in a1
iourned session assembled this the Ard
day of August, 1915.
u. S. WHITAKER.
President protein of Counci,
Attest: A. M. HATCH Clerk.
Approved by me this 4th day of August.
GEO S. STONE. Mayor.