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298 HEALTH. [ART. XLIII
deputy local registrar shall, on the last day of each month, transmit to-
the local registrar all certificates of birth or death in his possession.
Every local registrar shall on or before the fifth day of each month
transmit to the State Registrar of Vital Statistics in the envelopes fur-
nished for that purpose the originals of all certificates of birth or death
remaining in his possession on the last day of the month next preceding,
and if there are no such certificates of birth or death remaining in his
possession he shall immediately certify such fact to the State Registrar
in writing. The local registrar shall at the time of mailing his returns,
to the State Registrar mail to the county registrar a copy of all certifi-
cates of birth or death certified as correct under his hand and remain-
ing in his possession on the last day of the month next preceding.
Provided, that the State Registrar may in the event of unusual sick-
ness or mortality or for the purpose of legal, legislative or other inquiry,
require of any local registrar returns at shorter intervals.
It shall be the duty of all local registrars and deputy local registrars
to receive death certificates and issue burial permits thereon, as here-
inafter provided, and accept birth certificates, and shall note over his
signature the date on which such certificate was filed and shall forward
all certificates in his possession as hereinbefore provided. And shall also
perform all the other duties of a local registrar provided in this sub-
title.
No sexton or person in charge of any premises in which interments
are made shall inter or permit the interment or other disposition of any-
body unless it is accompanied by a burial permit, as provided in this
sub-title. And each sexton or person in charge of any burial ground
shall indorse upon the permit the date of interment, over his signature,
and shall return all permits so indorsed to the local registrar of his
district within ten days from the date of interment. He shall also keep
a record of all interments made in the premises under his charge, stat-
ing the name of the deceased person, place of death, date of burial and
name and address of the undertaker.
See notes to this section in volumes 1 and 3 of the Annotated Code.
1904, art. 43, sec. 11. 1898, ch. 312, sec. 6B. 1900, ch. 431. 1916, ch. 691, sec. 11.
12. No interment of the dead body of any human being, or disposi-
tion thereof by entombment, cremation, transportation, interment or any
other manner or form of disposition shall be made without a permit as
aforesaid from the local registrar or deputy local registrar of the dis-
trict where said person died, or otherwise than in accordance with such
permit.
The certificate of death shall be filled out and signed by the physician
last in attendance upon the deceased person within 24 hours after death,
excepting in such cases where the body is viewed by the coroner and an
inquest is held upon the same, in which case the certificate of death
shall be filled out and signed by the coroner. In case of death without
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