ART. 43] REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS. 643.

or other commanding officer of a ship or vessel and the conductor of
any railroad train to report in writing within four days next succeed-
ing the birth to the local registrar or deputy local registrar of the regis-
tration district wherein such birth occurs the full name of the mother,
the full name of the father, if it can be ascertained, date, hour and
place of birth, and the sex and color of the child, and it shall be the
duty of the local registrar or deputy local registrar to whom such report
is presented to immediately investigate the same and to execute and
send a proper and correct certificate of birth as provided by section 10
of this article.

And all physicians, midwives, informants or undertakers, and all
other persons having knowledge of the facts, are hereby required to
furnish such information as they may possess regarding any birth or
death upon demand of the State Registrar in person, by mail or through
the local registrar.

In the event of an alteration of any certificate of birth or death the
facts shall be properly certified to the State Registrar and entered in
red ink over his signature.*

1904, art. 43, sec. 15. 1898, ch. 312, sec. 6J. 1912, ch. 696, sec. 15.
1914, ch. 747, sec. 15.

16. The record of births and deaths shall be preserved by the
County Registrar and shall be open to inspection for proper purposes
by all city, town or county officials, by the State Registrar or his
accredited representative, provided that such examination shall be made
in such a way that the contents of the registers shall not be subjected
to risk of damage or alteration, and prompt registry of births and
deaths received by the registrar shall not be interrupted. The County
Registrar shall promptly inquire into the facts when any omissions or
discrepancies in the personal or statistical facts are called to his atten-
tion; shall truly ascertain such missing facts of record and make a

certified statement thereof to the State Registrar, and enter the cor-
rection in red ink over his official signature upon his record. The
County Registrar shall further inquire into and investigate all viola-
tions or suspected violations of sections 9, 11-13, 15-17 and 21 and
shall furnish to the State Registrar full data and information regard-
ing the same.*

Ibid. sec. 16. 1898, ch. 312, sec. 6K. 1900, ch. 431. 1912, ch. 696,
sec. 16. 1914, ch. 747, sec. 16.

17. The County Registrar shall receive for performing the services
required under this sub-title the following fees: For each full record
of birth or death twenty-five cents, to be paid by the county upon war-
rant of the County Commissioners. Provided that in any county where

the County Health Officer or Registrar receives a salary of $800.00 per

*The act of 1912, chapter 696, went into effect July 1, 1912. See the title of
the act of 1912, chapter 696.