540 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 317

on the form prescribed by the State Registrar. Upon receipt

of such an application properly made out, the local registrar,
or deputy local registrar, shall issue a permit for the dis-
interment. The permit for a disinterment shall be made upon
a form prescribed by the State Registrar of Vital Statistics
under the provisions of this sub-title.

No disinterment permit shall be issued in any case where

death was caused by infectious disease within one year, except
by permission of and under the direction of the State Registrar
of Vital Statistics.

SEC. 14. Every physician, who shall have professional
charge of the mother at the birth of any child, shall, within
four days next succeeding the birth, file with the local registrar
or deputy local registrar of the registration district wherein
such birth shall have taken place, a proper and correct cer-
tificate of birth as required by Section 10 of this Article.

Every midwife, who shall be in attendance at the birth of
any child where no physician is in attendance shall within
four days next succeeding the birth, file with the local registrar
or deputy local registrar of the registration district wherein
such birth shall have taken place, a proper and correct cer-
tificate of birth as required by Section 10 of this Article.

SEC. 15. In the event of the birth of any child without the
attendance of either a physician or midwife it shall be the
duty of the father, coroner, householder, keeper of any work-
house, house of correction, prison, hospital, reformatory, alms-
house, or other institution, master or other commanding officer
of a ship or vessel and the conductor of any railroad train to
report in writing, within four days next succeeding the birth,
to the local registrar or deputy local registrar of the registra-
tion district wherein such birth occurs, the full name of the
mother, the full name of the father, if it can be ascertained,

date, hour and place of birth, and the sex and color of the
child, and it shall be the duty of the local registrar or deputy
local registrar to whom such report is presented to immediately
investigate the same and to execute and send a proper and
correct certificate of birth as provided by Section 10 of this
Article.

And all physicians, midwives, informants or undertakers,
and all other persons having knowledge of the facts, are hereby
required to furnish such information as they may possess re-