HEALTH. 1553

An. Code, sec. 16. 1904, sec. 15. 1898, ch. 312, sec. 6J. 1912, ch. 696, sec. 15.

1914, ch. 747, sec. 15.

25. 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 repre-
sentative, 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 attention; shall truly ascertain such
missing facts of record and make a certified statement thereof to the State
Registrar, and enter the correction in red ink over his official signature
upon his record. The County Registrar shall further inquire into and
investigate all violations or suspected violations of sections 18, 20-22, 24-26
and 30 and shall furnish to the State Registrar full data and information
regarding the same.

An. Code, sec. 17. 1904, sec. 16. 1898, ch. 312, sec. 6K. 1900, ch. 431. 1912, ch. 696, sec. 16.
1914, ch. 747, sec. 16. 1916, ch. 691, sec. 16.

26. 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 warrant
of the County Commissioners. Provided, that in any County where the
County Health Officer or Registrar receives a salary of $800 per annum,
or more, he 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 cor-
rect certificate of death or birth delivered by him to the local registrar as
provided in this sub-title, 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 rec.ord
of birth or death as provided in this sub-title, except those transmitted to
him by any deputy local registrar, the sum of twenty-five cents, to be paid
by the County upon warrant of the County Commissioners, 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 tran-
script of a birth or death as provided in Section 18 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 Com-
missioners. The State Registrar shall certify to each county, local and
deputy local 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.