644 HEALTH. [ART. 43

annum, or more, lie shall receive ten cents for each birth or death
recorded in his register, instead of twenty-five cents. The deputy local
registrar shall receive for performing the services required under this
sub-title the following fees:

For each proper and correct certificate of death or birth delivered by
him to the local registrar as provided in sections 9, 11-13, 15-17 and
21 the sum of twenty-five cents, to be paid by the county upon warrant
of the County Commissioners.

The local registrar shall receive for performing the services required
under this sub-title the following fees: For each proper and correct
record of birth or death as provided in said sections, except those trans-
mitted to him by any deputy local registrar, the sum of twenty-five
cents, to be paid by the county upon warrant of the County Commis-
sioners, and in the case where such records are transmitted by the
deputy local registrar such deputy local registrar shall receive such fee
in his stead. For each transcript of a birth or death as provided in
section 9 of this Article to be transmitted to the County Registrar the
local registrar shall receive the sum of ten cents, to be paid by the
county upon warrant of the County Commissioners. The State Regis-
trar shall certify to each county, local and deputy registrar quarterly
if it shall be considered expedient, the number of properly executed
certificates of births and deaths received from each county, local or
deputy local registrar for which fees are provided by this section for
the year or portion of a year included.

The State Registrar shall certify on each certificate the total amount
owing to the person to whom such certificate is issued, provided that
the State Registrar shall certify separately the number of incomplete,
defective or belated certificates, and for such incomplete, defective or
belated certificates a fee shall be certified equal to one-half the amount
of compensation provided in this section for proper and correct certifi-
cates and records of births and deaths.*

1904, art. 43, sec. 17. 1898, ch. 312, sec. 6L. 1912, ch. 696, sec. 17.

18. The State Registrar may upon request furnish any applicant
for proper purposes a certified copy of the record of any birth or death
registered under the provisions of this sub-title, and any such copy of
the record of a birth or death, when properly certified by the State
registrar to be a true copy thereof, shall be prima facie evidence in all
courts and places of the facts therein stated. For each such certified
statement he shall receive a fee of fifty cents, together with payment,
for the time of search, if over half an hour, at the rate of fifty cents,
an hour, to be paid by the applicant.*

Ibid. sec. 18. 1898, ch. 312, sec. 6M. 1912, ch. 696, sec. 18.

19. Any physician who was in medical attendance upon any de-
ceased person at the time of death who shall neglect or refuse to make

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