The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-08-26
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Town
Council of the Town Of Punta Gorda

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Council of the Town Of Punta Gorda,
Florida:
Section /. That the TOWN clerk shall be
local registrar of vital statistics, and it
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, and
to receive and make copies of such GER
tifcates, and transmit the originals to
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; and
no dead body of 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 a burial, removal or
other permit issued by the town clerk in
advance of such interment, other dispo-
sition, or removal
Section 2 That it shall be the duty of
the undertaken or person acting as such
to obtain the certificate of death, have 1t
filed out with respect to the personal
particulars, present 1t to the attending
physician. for the medical certificate of
cause of death, and obtain the burial, re-
nioval or other permit from the town
clerk; provided, that when there was no
attending physician, the certificate shall
be referred TO the n6dlIl Oliltti VI COlD-
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 c5ntine-
ment in this town to file complete, sat
lisfactory and properly executed certiii-
cate of birth with the town clerk within
three go days thereafter; provided, that
when there was no physician or midwife
in attendance, then 1t shall be the duty
of the parent householder, or owner of
! the premises where the birth occurred to
| ole such certificate.
Section A. That it shall be the duty of
the town clerk to enforce this ordinance
/ 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 ordinance,
or any section thereof. shall upon trial
end conviction thereof be punished by a
| 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 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
iourned session assembled this the Gre
lday of August. 1915.
u S. WHITAKER,
President protein of Council
Attest: A. NJ HATCH, Clerk,
Approved by me this 4th day of August
1915.