1202 HEALTH. [ART. 43

1898, ch. 312, sec. 6H.

14. Parents shall give notice to the registrar of their city,
town or country of the births or deaths of their children;
every householder shall give notice of every birth and death
happening in his house; the eldest persen next of kin shall
give such notice of the death of his kindred; the keeper of a
work-house, house of correction, prison, hospital, reformatory,
almshouse or other institution, and the master or other com-
manding officer of a ship or vessel shall give notice of every
birth or death happening among the people under his charge.

Ibid. sec. 6 J.

15. The records of births and deaths shall be preserved by
the registrar, and shall be open to inspection by all persons
for proper purposes by all city, town or county officials by the
State registrar or his accredited representative; provided, that
such examination shall be made in such a way that the con-
tents of the registers shall not be subjected to risk of damage
or alteration, and the prompt registry of the births and deaths
received by the registrar shall not be interrupted. The regis-
trar, 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 contents of the register
or a copy thereof, duly certified by the registrar, shall be prima
facie evidence in all courts, and for all purposes of the facts
relative to any birth or death therein recorded, and shall be
verified in case of dispute by a certified copy of the original
certificate of birth or death from the State registrar.

Ibid, sec K. 1900, ch. 431.

16. The local registrar shall receive for performing the
services required by sections 8 to 12 the following fees;
For each full record and return of a birth or death, twenty
cents, to be paid by the county upon warrant of the county
commissioners; for a permit to disinter a human body, except
when required for the purpose of legal investigation, twenty-
five cents, to be paid by the person to whom such permit is
issued; for a copy of the record of a birth or death, twenty-
five cents, together with payment for time of search, if over
half an hour, at the rate of fifty cents an hour, to be paid by
the person to whom such copy is furnished. The State registrar