Year: 1865




ton of Births, Marriages and Deaths.


Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, That the Clerks Of
the Circuit Court of the several counties and
the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of
Baltimore city, shall receive and record in
books prepared for the purpose, the following
facts concerning the births, marriages and
deaths in said county or city, separately num-
bering and recording the same i'll the order in
which he receives them, designating i'll sepa-
rate columns:


l. In record book of births the date of the
births, the place of birth, the name of the
child, Gf it have any, the sex and color of
the child, the names Of the parents. the occu-
patton of the father, the residence of the par
ents, and the date of the record.


2. In the record book of marriages, the date
Of the marriage, the place Of the marriage,
the name, place of residence and official sta
ton, or title of the person by whom married,
the names and places of residence of each of
the parties, the age and color of each, the con-
dition of each. (whether singled or widowed,)
the occupation and the date of record ; there
shall be printed on each marriage license a
blank form for the particulars required as
above, and it shall be the duty of the minis
ter or other persons solemniziDg marriage
under such license, to fill up said blanks and
make return thereof as hereinafter provided
3. In the record book of deaths, the date
of the death, the name of the diseased, the
sex, the color, the condition, (whether single,
widowed or married. the age, the residen ce,
the occupation the place Of death, the place Of
birth, the name ani place Of residence of the
parents, the disease or cause of death, the
place of burial and the date of record.
| Sec. 2. Be it enacted, That the said record
books provided for by the preceding section
shall be truly and regularly PACED and alpha
betically indexed in the case of births, with
the name Of the child, Gf it have a name. }
and if it have no name, then with the name
of the father, if its mother be married wo-
man, and if its mother be unmarried, then
with the name of the mother. in the case OF
marriages with the names of both parties to
said marriage, and in the case of deaths with
the name of deceased, or if said deceased be
an infant without name, then with the name
of the father or mother Of. said deceased in
FAINT.


Sec. g. Be it enected That parents shall
give notice of the facts herein required, to the
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city in which birth or death may take place
every householder shall give such notice OF
every birth and death happening in his house
the eldest person next Of kin shall give notice
Of the death of his kindred, the keeper of a
prison, hospital, almshouse or other public
institution, shall give notice of every birth
and death happening among the persons un-
der his charge; the person solemnzing or
performing the marriage ceremony shall give
such notice; any such person negecting or
refusing to give such notice for the space OF
six mouths after birth, marriage or death,
shall forfeit and pay sum not exceeding
FIVE dollars.


Sec. L. BE it enacted, That any physician
having attended person during his or her
last illness. shall, when requested, within IF
teen days after the decease of such person
forthwith furnish information of the duration
Of the last sickness, the disease of which the
person died, or cause Of death, and the date
Of the decease as nearly as he can state the
same.


Sec s. Be it enacted, That every Sexton.
Coroner, Undertaken or other person having
charge Of the obsequies or funeral rites pre-
liminary to the intermcut of the body of a
stranger or friendless person, shall forthwith
obtain aud return to the Clerk aforesaid OF the
county or city in which the deceased resided
or the death occurred, the facts required by
act to be recorded by said officer concerning
the deceased. any person peglecting or refu-
sing to make such return within one month