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than five nor more than fifty dollars, or to be imprisoned not to
exceed thirty days, or to both fine and imprisonment. Any
registrar who shall, without justifiable cause, neglect or refuse to
perform any of the duties enjoined on him by this sub-title, or
who shall communicate to any person not authorized to receive
the same, any of the personal or statistical facts recorded on his
register, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on con-
viction thereof shall be fined not exceeding three hundred dollars.

1898, ch. 812.

6 N. To defray the necessary expenses of the office of State
Registrar of Vital Statistics, including rent, stationery, books of
record, printed form of certificates and permits, indexes, postage
and clerical expenses, the State board of health shall receive a
sum of three thousand dollars annually, or so much thereof as
may be necessary, at such times and in such sums as may be
directed by the board.

Ibid

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7. Each member of the State board of health shall receive
the sum of five dollars per day for each day's attendance at the
meetings of the board, and while employed in the service of
the board. Such necessary expenses of the board as the comp-
troller of the treasury shall audit, on presentation of an item-
ized account, with vouchers, and the certificates of the board
shall be paid; provided, that such expenses shall not exceed
annually the sum of three thousand dollars which is hereby
appropriated from any money in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated.

Ibid.

8. Whenever the State board of health shall have cause to
believe that there is any danger of cholera, small-pox or other
contagious or infectious disease invading this State or country, it
shall be the duty of the said board to take such action and adopt
and enforce such rules and regulations as may be necessary to
prevent the introduction of such infectious or contagious disease
within this State, and any person or persons or corporation
refusing or neglecting to obey such rules and regulations shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof