1132 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [Ch. 696]

form faithfully their duties as such and all such county, local
and deputy local registrars shall immediately upon their ap-
pointment and qualification notify the State registrar of vital
statistics of such appointment and qualification in writing,
and failure to do so after a period of ten days after the date
of their qualification shall be held to vacate their office. "Fail-
ure of any county registrar, local registrar or deputy local
registrar of vital statistics to qualify within ten days after his
appointment shall also be held to vacate his office. Each local
registrar shall immediately appoint a deputy local registrar
whose duty it shall be to act in his stead in case of absence,
illness or disability, or where such action is necessary for the
public health or convenience. Such deputy local registrars
shall accept in writing such appointment, and shall be subject
to all rules and regulations governing local registrars.

SEC. 8. Each election district, city and incorporated town
shall constitute a registration district; provided, the State reg-
istrar may combine two or more registration districts in any
county into one registration district, provided the total popu-
lation of the districts so combined does not exceed one hundred
thousand. Each county registrar shall, with the advice and
consent of the local Board of Health, designate a competent
person in each registration district who shall act as local regis-
trar, and shall within the district for which he is appointed
receive death certificates and issue burial permits upon the
same and receive birth ceritficates and perform such other
services under this act as the local Board of Health may
direct, during the term for which the appointing county regis-
trar was appointed, provided, that when in the judgment of
the State registrar of vital statistics it'is necessary to appoint
more than one deputy local registrar in any registration dis-
trict, the State registrar shall authorize and direct the local
registrar of vital statistics to designate and appoint as
many additional competent persons to act as deputy local
registrar as the said State registrar may deem necessary.
Each deputy local registrar appointed as herein provided shall
accept the appointment in writing and it shall be his duty to-
ad; as local registrar in his stead in case of absence, illness or
disability, and when it is necessary in order to promote public
convenience to do so, and who shall be subject to all rules
and regulations governing local registrars. No local registrar
or deputy local registrar shall issue any permit for the dispo-
sition of any dead body excepting upon the presentation of a
proper and correct certificate of death, nor shall he in any case
issue a permit for the disposition of any body already interred,