EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.
Approved March 22, 1906.

CHAPTER 124.

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 43 of the Code of
Public General Laws, title "Health," sub-title "Vital
Statistics."

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the
State of Maryland. That a new section shall be and is here-

CHAP. 123

by added to Article 43 of the Code of Public General Laws,
title "Health," sub-title " Vital Statistics," to follow Sec-
tion 18, to be known as Section 18 A, and to read as follows :
Section 18 A. Whenever the State Board of Health shall
have reason to believe that any local registrar of vital sta-

New section
added.

tistics does not make full and complete records as required
by the provisions of this Act, 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 registration
office for the time being; provided, that the registration dar-
ing 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 year next preceding, the expenses shall be paid by the
local board of health.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.

Approved March 22, 1906.

State Board of
Health to
operate
registration
office for
three
months.