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or otherwise. The State Registrar is hereby charged with the thorough
and efficient execution of the provisions of this sub-title in every part of
the State, and with supervisory power over local registrars, to the end that
all of its requirements shall be uniformly complied with. He shall have
authority to investigate cases of irregularity or violation of law, personally
or by an accredited representative, and all registrars shall aid him, upon
request, in such investigations. When he shall deem it necessary, he shall
report cases of violation of any of the provisions of this sub-title to the
prosecuting attorney of the county, with a statement of the facts and cir-
cumstances, and when any such case is reported to him by the State Regis-
trar, the prosecuting attorney shall forthwith initiate and promptly fol-
low up the necessary court proceedings against the person or corporation
responsible for the alleged violation of law.

And the State Registrar is further empowered to appoint, designate
or assign a special counsel to assist in the prosecution of violators or alleged
violations of this sub-title.

And should any county registrar, local registrar or deputy local regis-
trar refuse or neglect to execute his duties as provided in this sub-title,
the State Registrar may, with the advice and consent of the State Board
of Health require him to vacate his office and make a new appointment to
fill the vacancy so created. Any county registrar, local registrar, deputy
local registrar or State Registrar who shall communicate to any person not
authorized to receive the same any of the personal or statistical facts re-
corded on his register, shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor and on
conviction thereof shall be fined not exceeding $300.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 29. 1912, sec. 20. 1906, ch. 124.

28. Whenever the state board of health shall have reason to believe
that any local registrar of vital statistics does not make full and complete
records as required by the provisions of this section, the state board of.
health shall take charge of and shall operate the local registration office
for a period of three months, after having given to the local board of health
not less than thirty days' previous notice in writing, and the state board
of health shall pay the expenses incurred on account of the local registra-
tion office for the time being; provided, that the registration during that
period shall be less than 10 per cent, in excess of that recorded by the local
registrar in the corresponding three months of the year next preceding;
and provided, further, that in case the registration by the state board of
health shall exceed by 10 per cent., or more, the registration of the local
registrar in the corresponding three months of the next year preceding,
the expenses shall be paid by the local board of health.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 30. 1912, sec. 21. 1904, sec. 19. 1898, ch. 312, sec. 6N. 1912, ch. 696,

sec. 19. 1914, ch. 747, sec. 19.

29. Every physician, midwife and undertaker shall, without delay,
register his or her name, address and occupation with the local registrar
of the district in which he or she resides or may hereafter establish a resi-
dence, and shall thereupon be supplied by the local registrar with a copy
of sections 16, 18-20, 22-25 and 29, together with such rules and regula-
tions as may be prepared by the State Board of Health relative to its en-
forcement. Within thirty days after the close of each calendar year each
local registrar shall make a return to the State Registrar of all physicians,