HEALTH. 1549

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 certificates
of birth or death, certified as correct under his hand and remaining in his
possession on the last day of the month next preceding.

Provided, that the State Registrar may in the event of unusual sickness
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 hereinafter
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, stating the name of the deceased
person, place of death, date of burial and name and address of the under-
taker.

See sec. 26.

An. Code, sec. 10. 1904, sec. 9. 1898, ch. 312, see. 6C. 1912, ch. 696, sec. 9.

19. The record of a birth shall state the date and place of its occur-
rence, name in full, sex and color, and the number of the child, whether
living or still-born, whether a twin, triplet or other plural birth and the
name, color, occupation, birthplace and residence of parents. A separate
certificate shall be required for each child in case of plural birth. The cer-
tificate of births shall contain the items specified in this section and such
other items as the State registrar of vital statistics may deem important
or necessary subject to the approval of the State Board of Health. The
record of a death shall state the date and place of its occurrence, name, age,
sex, color, occupation, condition, birthplace, cause of death, duration of
illness, and names, residences, birthplace of parents, name and address
of attending physician and such other items of information as the State
registrar of vital statistics shall deem important or necessary, subject to