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No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any ^ ^ ^ 
registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  ^ ^ such  certificate  or  bunal  perm.t  until  t e 

required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  ,f  ^ in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased,  and 

certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  P ^ ^ ^ boardS  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  cause  o 

placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  m cities  ^ r fey  lhe  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  chairman 

death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a perm.  0 such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  o < ea 

of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  ci  y He  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  apphc.  ■ 


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PHYSICIAN’S  CERTIFICATE. 


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Date  and  Place  of  Death , - 
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[ Extracts  from  Chapter  32  of  the  Public  Statutes .] 

1 u-  Uot  ;iinKc  shall  when  requested  within  fifteen  days  after  the  decease 

“ Sf.ct.  3-  A physician  who  has  attend  a person  during  h,s  last  Huess  , J „,e  disease  of  which  the  person  die.l, 

of  ,»ch  person,  forthwith  furnish  for  registration  tt  certihcatc  of  .he  duratmn  ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ cettifate,  he  shall 
and  the  dale  of  his  decease,  as  nearly  as  he  can  state  the  same.  • 1 > 

forfeit  ten  dollars  to  the  use  of  the  town  in  which  he  resides.’  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk 

“ Sect.  5.  No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  to,  n un  P P that  the 

registrar  to  the  undertaker,  seston,  o,  Cher  perse,  performing  the  bun.l  or  removing  the  hoO,.^  ^uch ^ ^ ^ ^ 
facts  required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded,  and  no  cler « I ^ ^ of  lhe  deceased,  and 

the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  phys.ctan,  ,f  any , . , ^ ,he  certi6cate  „f  lhe  cause  of 

placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  mere  ere  are  “ ’ application,  the  chairman 

death  .bail  a„o  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  » g™  by  of  the  cause  of  death 

„f  ,„e  board  of  health,  or  an,  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose  g 

„,e  best  of  hi,  knowledge  and  beiief,  if  there  ha,  been  no  physician  attendance  He  " physician  ca for 

,i„„,  in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  ^ shai,  the 

person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  twenty-five  dollars.” 


Duration  of  Sickness, 
By  whom  certified,  . 


Place  of  Death, 


* If  a Married  Woman  or  Widow. 

t i t oilier  than  White.  (M.)  Mulatto.  (I.)  Indian.  If  of  other  Karen,  specify  what. 

[Be  very  particular  to  fill  all  Blanks.] 


[. Public  Statutes,  Chap.  32 , Sect.  J . J 
No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk  or 
registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Sucl^  certificate  shall  state  that  the  facts 
required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  until  the 
certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  thf  last  sickness  of  the  deceased,  and 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  chairman 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death 
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  lie  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  applica- 
tion, in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot  for 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnish  the 
requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  twenty-live 
dollars. 


PHYSICIAN’S  CERTIFICATE. 


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V sense  or  Cause  of  Death,  - 


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[Extracts  from  Chapter  32  of  the  Public  Statutes.] 

“ Sf.ct.  3.  A physician  who  has  attended  a person  during  his  last  illness  shall,  when  requested  within  fifteen  days  after  the  decease 

itrn;rr  furnish  "ation  a cer,ir,cate  °f  the  °r  the  - *•  of  w*!  the  Per  j 

, the  date  of  his  decease,  as  nearly  as  he  can  state  the  same.  If  a physician  refuses  or  neglects  to  make  such  certificate  he  shall 
forfeit  ten  dollars  to  the  use  of  the  town  in  which  he  resides.” 

“ Sect.  5 No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk 
or  reg,s  rar  to  the  undertaker  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  state  that  the 
. reqmred  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  until 
the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased  and 

, > " , " " regiStrar;  an<1  " CUieS  and  t0"'nS  "’here  thCre  are  1>0ardS  °f  health>  the  certificate  of  the  cauie  of 

d ath  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  chairman 

the  board  of  health,  0,  any  p ysician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  .use  of  death 

i ' cl  f d thT  ^ ^ ,here  haS  bCen  "°  PhySida"  !n  a“eniIanCe-  HC  Sha11  a,S°  SUch  certificate,  upon  app.ica- 1 

.ton  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot  for 

good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnish  the 

requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  twenty-five  dollars 


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No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  lias  been  given  by  the  clerk  or 
registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  state  that  the  facts 
required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  until  the 
certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased,  and 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar  and  in  cities  and  towns  wliere  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  boarttLefore  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  chairman 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  l^Htaycd  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death 
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  j|^has  been  no  physician  in  attendance,  lie  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  applica- 
tion, in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious'  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot  for 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnish  the 
requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  twenty-li\  e 
dollars. 

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PHYSICIAN’S  CERTIFICATE  OF  THE  CAUSE  OF  DEATH. 

To  the  Clerk  or  Registrar  of  the  Town  or  City  in  which  the  Death  occurred. 


Name  and  Sex  of  Deceased , . 

Date  and  Place  of  Death , . . 

Disease , 


or  Cause  < 
of  Death , 


First  or  Primary , 
Secondary,  . . . 


Name,  Professional  Title , and  Residence, 


I certify  that  the  above  is  a true  Return , to  the  best  of  my  recollection  and  belief. 

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.Be  very  particular  to  fill  all  Blanks.] 


* Reckoned  to  the  time  of  death. 


Any  Physician  having  attended  a person  during  his  last  illness,  shall — when  requested  within  fifteen 
days  after  the  decease  of  such  person— forthwith  lurnish  for  registration  a certificate  of  the  duration  of 
the  last  sickness,  the  disease  of  which  the  person  died,  and  the  date  of  his  decease,  as  nearly  as  he  can 
state  the  same.— [Extract  from  Chapter  21  of  the  General  Statutes,  1859.] 

E^=The  attending  Physician  is  requested  to  make  out  his  Certificate  as 
promptly  as  possible,  for  the  information  and  use  of  the  Undertaker,  or 
other  person  making  return  of  the  case  to  the  Town  Clerk. 

UP3  Physicians  may  obtain  Blank  Certificates  from  the  Town  Clerk 
or  Registrar. 

I3P  Copies  of  the  Statistical  Nosology,  adopted  for  the  purposes 
of  Registration,  may  be  obtained  on  application  to  the  Secretary  of  the 
Commonwealth. 


RETURN  OF  A DEATH. 

To  the  Clerk  of  the  Town  in  which  the  Death  occurred. 


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[Public  Statutes,  Chap.  32,  Sect,  jr.] 

No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk  or 
registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  state  that  the  acts 
required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  cert.ficate  or  buna!  perrn.t  unt.l  the 
certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  beep  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  s.ckness  of  the  decease.  , an. 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  cert.ficate  of  the  cause  o 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  appl.cat.on,  the  chairman 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  cert.ficate  of  the  cause  of  death 
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  He  shall  also  sign  such  cert.ficate,  upon  applica- 
tion, in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attendmg  phys.c.an  canno  or 
„ood  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  exam.ner  attendmg  shall  furn.s . 
requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  persjn  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceed.ng  twenty- . 

dollars. 


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PHYSICIAN’S  CERTIFICATE. 


Name  of  Deceased  * - 
Dale  and  Place  of  Death, 
Disease  or  Cause  of  Death,  - 


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I certify  that  the  above  is  true,  to  the  best  of  my  knowledge  and  belief. 

Wayne  and  Residence  of  Certifying  Physician , i ' 

Date  of  Certificate, 


188  £. 


*Or  Sox  of  Infant  (not  named). 


[Extracts  from  Chapter  32  of  the  Public  Statutes.  ] 

“ Sect.  3.  A physician  who  has  attended  a person  during  his  last  illness  shall,  when  requested  within  fifteen  days  after  the  decease 
of  such  person,  forthwith  furnish  for  registration  a certificate  of  the  duration  of  the  last  sickness,  the  disease  of  which  the  person  died, 
and  the  date  of  his  decease,  as  nearly  as  he  can  state  the  same.  If  a physician  refuses  or  neglects  to  make  such  certificate,  he  shall 
forfeit  ten  dollars  to  the  use  of  the  town  in  which  he  resides.” 

“ Sect.  5.  No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk 
or  registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  state  that  the 
facts  required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  until 
the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  t lie  deceased,  and 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  chairman 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death 
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  He  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  applica- 
tion, in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot  for 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnish  the 
requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  twenty-five  dollars.'’ 


Duration  of  Sickness 


By  whom  certified, 


* If  a Married  Woman  or  Widow. 

t If  other  than  White.  (M.)  Mulatto.  (I.)  Indian.  If  of  other  Races,  specify  what. 

[Be  very  particular  to  fill  all  Blanks  1 


\_Public  Statutes , Chap.  32,  Sect.  J-] 

No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk  or 
registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  state  that  the  facts 
required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  until  tl;e 
certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased,  an 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  cause  o 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  chairman 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death 
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  He  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  app  .ca- 
tion, in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  sh  ill  furnish  he 
requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  at thijj^ection  .shall  be  punched  by  hue  not  exceec  ing  tucnn 

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RETURN  OF  A DEATH. 

To  the  Clerk  of  the  Town  in  which  the  Death  occurred. 


tty  whom  certified. 


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If  a Marrird  Woman  or  Widow. 


[• Public  Statutes,  Chap,  jj.  Sect.  /.] 

No  human  body  shall  he  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk  or 

1 ed  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  until  the 
d t°/  . 7"?  °f  7ath  HaS  bCCn  °btained  frul“  the  Physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  decease,.,  and 

Lt  n ■ , . °VCgiStrar;  and  " dtiCS  and  t,WnS  WhCre  there  are  boardS  °r  health’  lhe  certificate  of  the  cause  of 

i : : ;r  hy  Z ”“d  ***>“  a ^ to  by  the  registrar  or  dlerk.  Upon  application,  the  chairman 

to  the  besfof  hs t i 7 "r"  emPl°'Ved  ^ any  Cit>’  °r  t0"n  f°r  SUCh  P“rP°Se-  Sha11  ««  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death 
tion  in  ca  f 1 \hh  'T  “ ’ ™ ^hysidan  in  ^tendance.  lie  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  applica- 

and  ufhe  t dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot  for 

'enuisite  n • V '7  ^ 7'  * en°Ugh  obtalned-  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnish  the 

ilo.lars  “ ‘Ca  LCr  ny  PCrSOn  V,°lating  lhe  Prov’sions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  line  not  exceeding  twenty-five 


* I f !l  Married  Woman  or  Widow.  7* 

t other  than  White.  (M.)  Mulutto.  (I.)  Indian.  If  of  other  Races,  specify  what. 

[Be  very  particular  to  All  all  Blanks.] 


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[^W/V  Statutes , Chap.  J2,  Sect,  j ] 

No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been 
registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  lmdy.  uo  certl  ca  eJ  u untU  the 

required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  *ve  sue  tee  '-a  deceased  and 

certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any  in  attendance  at  of 

placed  in  the  halids  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  >oar  ’ ^ thfi  chairman 

death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  reg.strai  or  cle,  . , PP  death 

of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose  shal  s.gn  <b  ^ 1 « applica. 

to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance  H j shal  4 «J£  for 
tion,  in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  t re  cer  “ * °i  attetKu„g  shall  furnish  the 

good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence  t e medical  tUmth  g ^ 

requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  pun.sned  by  fine 

dollars. 


( 


* If  a Married  Woman  or  Widow. 

t If  other  than  White.  (M.)  Mulatto.  (I.)  Indian.  If  of  other  Races,  specify  what. 

fBe  very  particular  to  fill  all  Blanks.! 


required  by  this  chapter 


No  human  body  I hall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city 
Lpstrar  to  the  undertak 


[■ Public  Statutes,  Chap.  j2 , Sect.  j.J 


■ ' >r  t°'vn  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk  or 
:r,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  hi  rial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  state  that  the  facts 
lave  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  c^erk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  until  the 

f I 1 1 h/W*  l\AAM  - - 1.  _ " 1 r .1  t ••  mm 


I ' e> fa**'-  wiuiitait  yji  uuiiai  jjcium  uimi  me 

certificate  of  the  cause  o.  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased,  and 
placed  in  the  hands  of  sajjd  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of 
ueath  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  btWf’fgiven  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  chairman 
of  the  board  of  health,  ct  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  tewn  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death 
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physici  in  in  attendance.  lie  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  applica- 
tion, in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  oth  *r  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot  for 

OTind  and  cnffiriAnf  t . . • i - .. 


good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of 


leath  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnish  the 


‘ J * mv.  iiiv.uiv.ai  t.vauiiiici  clllCIlUIIlg  Mia.ll  lUrillMl  lilt 

requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  line  not  exceeding  twenty-five 
dollars. 


* Vo 


gif*  The  Undertaker,  or  other  informant,  is  requested  to  report  the  facls — together  with  the 
Physician’s  Certificate  of  the  Causes  of  Death  — to  the  Town  Clerk,  before  the  interment. 

gif'  In  case  of  an  interment  taking  place,  without  the  Certificate  of  Registry  of  the  Clerk  of  the 
Town  in  which  the  Death  occurred  (or  the  deceased  resided)  having  first  been  obtained,  the  person 
having  charge  of  such  Interment  must  forthwith  give  notice  thereof — or  report  these  facts  — to  said 
Clerk.  Penalty  for  neglect,  twenty  dollars. 

gif  Blank  forms  for  Returns  of  Deaths  may  be  obtained  from  the  Town  Clerk. 

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PHYSICIAN’S  CERTIFICATE. 


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disease  or  Cause of Death,  . of  Duration  of  Sicknat 

I certify  that  the  above  is  true , to  the  best  of  my  knowledge  and  belief, 
ame  and  Residence  of  Certifying  Physician,  [r  ft t/h-fn  I'Cltt,  l//  Jf 

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[Extracts  from  Chapter  32  of  the  Public  Statutes."] 

“ Sect.  3.  A physician  who  has  attended  a person  during  his  last  illness  shall,  when  requested  within  hftecn  da\s  after  the  decease 
of  such  person,  forthwith  furnish  for  registration  a certificate  of  the  duration  of  the  last  sickness,  the  disease  of  which  the  person  died, 
and  the  date  of  his  decease,  as  nearly  as  he  can  state  the  same.  If  a physician  refuses  or  neglects  to  make  such  certificate,  he  shall 
forfeit  ten  dollars  to  the  use  of  the  town  in  which  he  resides.” 

“ Sect.  5.  No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk 
or  registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certilicate  shall  state  that  the 
facts  required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  until 
the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased,  and 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certilicate  of  the  cause  of 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  chairman  I 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certilicate  of  the  cause  of  death  | 
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  lie  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  applica-  > 
tion,  in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot  for 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnish  the 
requisite  medical  certilicate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  twenty-five  dollars.”  I 


RETURN  OP  A DEATH. 

To  the  Clerk  of  the  Town  in  which  the  Death  occurred. 


u^-  The  o, 

physician’s  Certificate  of  the  Causes  of  eat  1 Certificate  of  Registry  of  the  Clerk  of  the 

©-  Iu  case  of  an  interment  taking  place,  wtt  ‘o«  » fir8t  been  obtained,  the  person 

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Clerk.  Penalty  for  neglect,  twenty  dollais.  — • 

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The  Undertaker,  or  other  informant,  is  requested  to  report  the  facts  — together  with  the 
Physician’s  Certificate  of  the  Causes  of  Death  — to  the  Town  Clerk,  before  the  interment. 

gif"  In  case  of  an  interment  taking  place,  without  the  Certificate  of  Registry  of  the  Clerk  of  the 
Town  in  which  the  Death  occurred  (or  the  deceased  resided)  having  first  been  obtained,  the  person 
having  charge  of  such  Interment  must  forthwith  give  notice  thereof — or  report  these  facts  — to  said 
Clerk.  Penalty  for  neglect,  twenty  dollars. 

gif'  Blank  forms  for  Returus  of  Deaths  may  be  obtained  from  the  Town  Clerk. 


Vame  of  Deceased  ,*  - 
"fate  and  P/ace  of  Death, 
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“ Sect.  3.  A physician  who  has  attended  a person  during  his  last  illness  shall,  when  requested  within  fifteen  days  after  the  decease 
of  such  person,  forthwith  furnish  for  registration  a certificate  of  the  duration  of  the  last  sickness,  the  disease  of  which  the  person  died, 
and  the  date  of  his  decease,  as  nearly  as  he  can  state  the  same.  If  a physician  refuses  or  neglects  to  make  such  certificate,  he  shall 
forfeit  ten  dollars  to  the  use  of  the  town  in  which  he  resides.” 

“ Sect.  5.  No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk 
or  registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  state  that  the 
facts  required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  until 
the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased,  and 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  chairman 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death 
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  He  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  applica- 
tion, in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot  for 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnish  the 
requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  twenty-five  dollars.” 


RETURN  OF  DEATH  TO  THE  CITY  REGISTRAR. , 

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t If  other  than  white.  (A.)  African ; (M.)  Mulatto;  (I.)  Indian.  If  of  other  Races,  specify  what. 

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The  Undertaker,  or  other  informant,  is  requested  to  report  the  facts  — together  with  the 
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fcg*  In  case  of  an  interment  takiug  place,  without  the  Certificate  of  Registry  of  the  Clerk  of  the 
Town  in  which  the  Death  occurred  (or  the  deceased  resided)  having  first  been  obtained,  the  person 
having  charge  of  such  Iuterment  must  FORTn with  give  notice  thereof — or  report  these  facts  — to  said 
Clerk.  Penalty  for  neglect,  twenty  dollars. 

tgg’  Blank  forms  for  Returns  of  Deaths  may  be  obtained  from  the  Town  Clerk. 


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Any  Physician  having  attended  a person  during  his  last  illness,  shall — when  requested  within  fifteen  days  after  the  decease  of  I 
person  — forthwith  furnish  for  registration  a certificate  of  the  duration  of  the  last  sickness,  the  disease  of  which  the  person  died,  and 
date  of  his  decease,  as  nearly  as  he  can  state  the  same. — [. Extract  from  Chapter  21  of  the  General  Statutes,  /Sjg.] 


Without  repealing  the  foregoing  requirements  of  the  General  Statutes,  the  recent  “ Act  to  provide  for  the  more  Accurate  Registri 
of  Vital  Statistics,”  passed  April  23,  1S78,  provides  that  “ no  human  body  shall  be  buried,  or  removed  from  any  city  or  tow 
proper  Certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk  or  local  registrar  of  statistics,  to  the  Undertaker  or  Sexton,  or  person  performi 
burial  or  removing  the  body.  This  certificate  shall  state  that  the  facts  required  by  chap.  21  of  the  General  Statutes  have 
returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  local  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  until  the  Certificate  of  the  Cau 
Death  has  been  obtained,  (from  the  Physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased),  and  placed  in  the  hands 
clerk  or  local  registrar.” 


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If  there  has  been  no  Physician  in  attendance,  or  in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  whei 
certificate  of  the  attending  Physician  cannot,  for  good  and  sufficient  reasons,  be  early  enough  obtained,  the  chairman  of  the  local  HoB 
Health,  or  any  Physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  Certificate  of  the  Cause  of  Death,  to  the  tfl 
his  knowledge  and  belief.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  shall  furnish  the  certificate. 


RETURN  OF  A DEATH. 

To  the  Clerk  of  the  Town  in  which  the  Death  occurred. 


10.  Place  of  Birth, 


* If  a Married  Woman  or  Widow.  „ t , . 

t If  other  than  White.  (M.)  Mulatto.  (I.)  Indian.  If  of  other  Races,  specify  what. 

[B©  very  particular  to  fill  all  Blanks. j 


[. Public  Statutes,  Chap.  32 , Sect.  5.] 

No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  t^t  delete 

registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  ^ r^Z^J.  tfvc  suTce^Lte  or  burial  permit  until  the 

placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boar  s ° • * ,,ication>  the  chairnlan 

death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  hoard  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  c ei  - ^ death 

of  the  board  of  health,  o,  any  physician  employed  by  an,  city  « «n.  for  sad,  purpose  shal « .the » ^ ,pp,iea- 

,0  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance^  He  shall  a g ' fot 

lion,  in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  an,  other  event  » en  I te  cer  . tea  f„nish  ,he 

good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence  .wentvd.ve 

recpiisite  medical  certfficate.  Any  person  violating  the  provision,  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  One  ».  . 


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Any  rhyslcian  having  attended  a person  during  his  last  illness,  shall — when  requested  within  fifteen 
days  after  the  decease  of  swell  person  —forthwith  ltirnisli  for  registration  a certificate  of  the  duration  of 
the  last  sickness,  the  disease  of  which  the  person  died,  and  the  date  of  his  decease,  as  nearly  us  he  can 
state  the  same.— [Extract  from  Chapter  21  of  the  General  Statutes,  1 8o9. ] 

I^Tho  attending  Physician  is  requested  to  make  out  his  Certificate  as 
promptly  as  possible,  for  the  information  and  use  of  the  Undertaker,  or 
other  person  making  return  of  the  case  to  the  Town  Clerk. 

Ep3  Physicians  may  obtain  Blank  Certificates  from  the  Town  Clerk 
or  Registrar. 

£5P  Copies  of  the  Statistical  Nosology,  adopted  for  the  purposes 
of  Registration,  may  be  obtained  on  application  to  the  Secretary  of  the 
Commonwealth  . 


9.  Occupation, 


If  a Married  Woman  or  Widow. 


[. Public  Statutes , Chap.  32,  Sect.  3.] 

No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk  or 
registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  state  that  the  facts 
required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  until  the 
certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased,  an 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  cause  ol 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  chairman 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death 
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  He  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  applica-  ^ 
tion,  in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot  for 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnish  the 
requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  twenty-live  ' 
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PHYSICIAN’S  CERTIFICATE. 

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Physician’s  Certificate  of  the  Causes  of  Death  — to  the  Town  Clerk,  before  the  interment. 

In  case  of  an  interment  taking  place,  without  the  Certificate  of  Registry  of  the  Clerk  of  t 
Town  in  which  the  Death  occurred  (or  the  deceased  resided)  having  first  been  obtained,  the  pers 
having  charge  of  such  Interment  must  forthwith  give  notice  thereof — or  report  these  facts  — to  sai 
Clerk.  Penally  for  neglect,  twenty  dollars. 

tjgl’  Blank  forms  for  Returns  of  Deaths  may  be  obtained  from  the  Town  Clerk. 


P of  Deceased* 
land  Place  of  Death , . 
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* * l*"°n  durins  hi!  illn'“  shall  when  requested  within  fifteen  d.,s  after  the  decease  of 

XT.fhfT  ” “u ” ‘ “rti"C“  °f  ‘h°  dUr*“0n  °f  ,he,*“  *•  <"•“*  which  the  person  die,, 

of  In,  decease,  a.  nearly  as  he  can  state  the  same.-[&, root /row  C/«.pter32  of  the  Public  SlatuM  Section  3 ] 


ha.  berXen  t e eWk  ” h ***  **  '*  ^ «-  -J  or  town,  trttti,  , proper  e.rti, 

eertitol  lhleXX  h IV  “ °th»  *"»  P"*™*  the  bnria,  or  removing  the  hod,,  I 

or  Tar  * *“•  *■*•'  ''*™  "turned  and  recorded  ; and  no  dark  or  registrar  shall  L Lit 

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certifilrteof  the  Xendim  T*  ” '*  ^ ^ ^ contagion,  diseases,  or  in  any  other  event  whetj 

h It “ X?„h“  d n^ 7 -J—n  »nnot,  for  good  and  snfhcien,  reasons,  he  eariy  enough  obtained,  the  chairman  of  the  ioea,  ho, 

knowledge  and  h "’V  X *"J'  ” — f”  *«"  P“r~.  **  -«•  «»  of  the  eanse  of  the  best 

knowledge  and  belief.  In  ease  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  shall  furnish  the  certificate 


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„ ^7“  ';°"Vh*11  ~ f'»”  «*«*«  «n,il  a prop,,  certificate  has  given  by  the  clerk  o, 

° J'  h , T"’ or  Mh"  per“n  pe^f“r,ni,,8  “*  ”“rial « "~™2  ^ w*  ** 

certificate  e et  1' I tlTh  "7^  7 r“°r"!  “d  "°  ” "«“»  sh“'>  -ch  certificate  or  l.uria,  permit  the 

p,erii  :ir:;  “hif  7 in  “ *■  ^ - — - - — - 

death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  hoard  before  >t  heallh’  lhe  eertifieate  of  the  came  of 

of  the  board  of  health  I • peran  o ury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  derk.  Upon  application,  the  chairman 

,0  ,he  be,',  of  hi,  k J I , by  "y  CUy  ” f”  ”Ch  I,nrP°"’  Sh,l‘  S‘g"  *h'  «*“««  <*  th'  «*~  •»  death 

don  „ c L f c h 7 PhySiCi“  ^ a‘"n<1*n"'  ,,e  *ha"  *»  *<“*  eertilicatc,  upon  applic 

gj  -a  : y dil"SCr0";  “n,!,S'“"S  di”asc-  ” “*•  ™“  »■"“  ">d  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot  for 

fe^she  I"!  T TT  " r '”“S  “b,ainCd'  ““  °f  d'a"'  by  attending  shall  furnish  the 

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and  Residence  of  Certifying  Physician 


Date  of  Certificate 


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Any  Physician  having  attended  a person  during  his  last  illness,  shall — when  requested  within  fifteen  days  after  the  decease  o 
person  —forthwith  furnish  for  registration  a certificate  of  the  duration  of  the  last  sickness,  the  disease  of  which  the  person  died,  a; 
date  of  his  decease,  as  nearly  as  he  can  state  the  same. — [Extract  from  Chapter  21  of  the  General  Statutes,  /Sjg.] 


Without  repealing  the  foregoing  requirements  of  the  General  Statutes,  the  recent  “Act  to  provide  for  the  more  Accurate  Regis 
of  Vital  Statistics,”  passed  April  23,  1878,  provides  that  “no  human  body  shall  be  buried,  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town, 
proper  Certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk  or  local  registrar  of  statistics,  to  the  Undertaker  or  Sexton,  or  person  performii 
burial  or  removing  the  body.  This  certificate  shall  state  that  the  facts  required  by  chap.  21  of  the  General  Statutes  have 
returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  local  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  until  the  Certificate  of  the  Ca1 
Death  has  been  obtained,  (from  the  Physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased),  and  placed  in  the  hands  1 
clerk  or  local  registrar.” 

j 

If  there  has  been  no  Physician  in  attendance,  or  in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  wha 
certificate  of  the  attending  Physician  cannot,  for  good  and  sufficient  reasons,  be  early  enough  obtained,  the  chairman  of  the  local  B< 
Health,  or  any  Physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  Certificate  of  the  Cause  of  Death,  to  the  1 
his  knowledge  and  belief.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  shall  furnish  the  certificate. 


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No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk  or  fj 
registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  state  that  the  facts  i 
required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certilicate  or  burial  permit  until  the  ^ 
certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased,  and  1 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  I 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  chairman  1 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  I 
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  He  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  applica-  f 
tion,  in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot  for  ■ 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnish  the 
requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  t\\ent\ -live  ^ 


dollars. 


Deceased - 
Place  of  Death,  - 
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[. Extracts  from  Chapter  32  of  the  Public  Statutes.  ] 

“ Sect.  3.  A physician  who  has  attended  a person  during  his  last  illness  shall,  when  requested  within  fifteen  days  after  t' 
of  such  person,  forthwith  furnish  for  registration  a certificate  of  the  duration  of  the  last  sickness,  the  disease  of  which  the  pe 
and  the  date  of  his  decease,  as  nearly  as  he  can  state  the  same.  If  a physician  refuses  or  neglects  to  make  such  certificat 
forfeit  ten  dollars  to  the  use  of  the  town  in  which  he  resides.” 

“ SeC£.  5.  No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  bj 
or  registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  stat< 
/acts  required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  pi 
the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  dec« 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause 
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  lie  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upo 
tion,  in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  c 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  fi 
requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  twenty-fivi 


1 


; Stfrasl WMte?  °(H0  M°Jatto.  (I.)  Indian.  If  of  other  Races,  specify  wh«t 

[Be  very  particular  to  fill  all  Blanks.] 


[Public  Statutes,  Chap,  jj.  Sect,  j.] 

, X“ h"*->  J from  any  city  or  „,„il  a proper  certi6catc  h„  been  hv 

4”  ° 4 cht'rrT"'0'  M"rm  p"f“'minE  ,l,e  buriai  °r  remotin‘ ,h' s“h  m — «*  .-a  me, 

«La,e  f ” a««  7 ’7  "h  ! "“rdedi  ““  ” »“  »«*  certificate  on  burin!  perntit  the 

Placed  il  ,he  Tj,  , 7 "h'”""1  fr0”'  ph>'““"'  if  >">'•  >"  a.  ,h=  las,  sickness  of  ,be  deceased,  and 

d a h b , , 7 ' ” r'g,!tr“r;  and  in  Ci,i"  “d  •»»“  .bene  a,,  boards  of  health,  the  cerlificate  of  ,h.  can  e of 

“7717  "y  7h  '“rd  7°re  * b>'  - - clerk.  Upon  apphcarion,  ^ 

to  .he  beTof  h 7 l "”y  7T'a"  'mP  ^ "y  d,y  “ " «*  *“h  — *«  .he  certificate  of  the  cause  of  .lea,!, 

tion  in  case  of  ,7th  I "7  “ ’ h*‘  b""  "0  Ph>,”Cia''  «c  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  applied- 

good  and  „7  , 7 7 “ «*  °>h"  >»«  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  for 

,1  ,e  ! , TT  I"  ' '"“Sh  °b,ai”d'  ““  <>f  d“‘h  LP  ™‘““'  •>"  «»— « attending" shall  the 

X Any  P"“"  *•  of  ■>■«  I .hall  he  punished  by  fine  no,  luenlylive 


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RETURN  OF  A DEATH. 

To  the  Clerk  of  the  Town  in  which  the  Death  occurred. 


. Place  of  Death, 


* If  a Married  Woman  or  Widow.  , . 

| If  other  than  White.  (M.)  Mulatto.  (I.)  Indian.  If  of  other  Races,  specify  what. 

[Be  very  particular  to  fill  all  Blanks.] 


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[. Public  Statutes,  Chap.  J2 , Sect,  j.] 

Xo  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk  or 
registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  state  that  the  facts 
required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  until  the 
certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  h^s  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased,  and 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  of  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  chairman 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death 
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  He  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  applica- 
tion, in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot  for 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnish  the 
requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  twenty-five 


dollars. 

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;| 

PHYSICIAN’S  CERTIFICATE  OF  THE  CAUSE  OF  DEATH. 


To  the  Clerk  or  Registrar  of  the  Town  or  City  in  which  the  Death  occurred . 


I certify  that  the  above  is  a true  Return , to  the  best  of  my  recollection  and  belief. 


o/essiotial  TiiUt  and  Residence, - 


Dated  at 


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•y  particular  to  fill  all  Blanks.] 


Reckoned  to  the  time  of  death. 


Any  Physician  having  attended  a person  during  his  last  illness,  shall — when  requested  within  fifteen 
days  after  the  decease  of  such  person — forthwith  furnish  for  registration  a certificate  of  the  duration  of 
the  last  sickness,  the  disease  of  which  the  person  died,  and  the  date  of  his  decease,  as  nearly  as  he  can 
state  the  same.— [Extract  from  Chapter  21  of  the  General  Statutes,  1859.] 

[J^’The  attending  Phj'sician  is  requested  to  make  out  his  Certificate  as 
promptly  as  possible,  for  the  information  and  use  of  the  Undertaker,  or 
other  person  making  return  of  the  case  to  the  Town  Clerk. 

EiP  Physicians  may  obtain  Blank  Certificates  from  the  Town  Clerk 
or  Registrar. 

Copies  of  the  Statistical  Nosology,  adopted  for  the  purposes 
of  Registration,  may  be  obtained  on  application  to  the  Secretary  of  the 
Commonwealth. 


\_Public  Statutes,  Chap.  32,  Sect,  j.] 

No  human  body  shall  bd  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk  < 
registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  state  that  the  fac 
required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  until  tb 
certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased,  an 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  cause  < 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  chairms 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  deal 
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  lie  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  applies 
tion,  in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot  fl 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnish  tl 
requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  line  not  exceeding  twenty  lb 
dollars. 


' 


PHYSICIAN’S  CERTIFICATE. 


Name  of  Deceased ,*  - - 

Date  and  Place  of  Death, 
Disease  or  Cause  of  Death, 


J Duration  of  Sickness. 


Na?ne  and  Residence  of  Certifying  Physicia 


I certify  that  the  above  is  true,  to  the  best  of  my  knowledge  and  belief 

Date  of  Certificate,  r £ 


cLs... 

c 


x8$7p. 


* Or  Sex  of  Infant  (not  named). 


Any  Physician  having  attended  a person  during  his  last  illness,  shall — when  requested  within  fifteen  days  after  the  decease  of  such 
person  —forthwith  furnish  for  registration  a certificate  of  the  duration  of  the  last  sickness,  the  disease  of  which  the  person  died,  and  the 
date  of  his  decease,  as  nearly  as  he  can  state  the  same. — [ Extract  from  Chapter  22  of  the  General  Statutes,  fSjg.} 


Without  repealing  the  foregoing  requirements  of  the  General  Statutes,  the  recent  “Act  to  provide  for  the  more  Accurate  Registration 
of  Vital  Statistics,  passed  April  23,  1878,  provides  that  “no  human  body  shall  be  buried,  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town,  until  a 
proper  Certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk  or  local  registrar  of  statistics,  to  the  Undertaker  or  Sexton,  or  person  performing  the 
burial  or  removing  the  body.  I his  certificate  shall  state  that  the  facts  required  by  chap.  21  of  the  General  Statutes  have  been 
returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  local  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  until  the  Certificate  of  the  Cause  of 
Death  has  been  obtained,  (from  the  Physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased),  and  placed  in  the  hands  of  said 
clerk  or  local  registrar.” 

If  there  has  been  no  Physician  in  attendance,  or  in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  where  the 
certificate  of  the  attending  Physician  cannot,  for  good  and  sufficient  reasons,  be  early  enough  obtained,  the  chairman  of  the  local  Board  of 
Health,  or  any  Physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  Certificate  of  the  Cause  of  Death,  to  the  best  of 
his  knowledge  and  belief.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  shall  furnish  the  certificate. 


* If  a Married  Woman  or  Widow. 

t If  other  than  white.  (A..)  African ; (M.)  Mulatto ; (I.)  Indian.  If  of  other  Races,  specify  what, 

[Be  very  particular  to  fill  all  Blanks.] 


<j!§^  The  Undertaker,  or  other  informant,  is  requested  to  report  the  facts  — together  with  the 
Physician’s  Certificate  of  the  Causes  of  Death — to  the  Town  Clerk,  before  the  interment. 

gr  la  case  of  an  interment  taking  place,  without  the  Certificate  of  Registry  of  the  Clerk  of  the 
Town  in  which  the  Death  occurred  (or  the  deceased  resided)  haviug  first  been  obtained,  the  person 
having  charge  of  such  Interment  must  forthwith  give  notice  thereof — or  report  these  facts  — to  said 
Clerk.  Penalty  for  neglect,  twenty  dollars. 

Blank  forms  for  Returns  of  Deaths  may  be  obtained  from  the  Town  Clerk. 


PHYSICIAN’S  CERTIFICATE. 


f Deceased*  - - 

| id  Place  of  Death, 
or  Cause  of  Death, 


died  at  ' Cy 

of C'/pCP./tPl**-  ssf^Dtiration  of  Sickness 


I certify  that  the  above  is  true,  to  the  best  of  my  knowledge  and  belief. 

///>  f s 

Residence  of  Certifying  Physician  ' . 7/  C,.  \ ^ 

Date  of  Certificate,  /{ 


Or  Sex  of  Infant  (not  named). 


Any  Physician  having  attended  a person  during  his  last  illness,  shall — when  requested  within  fifteen  days  after  the  decease 
person— forthwith  furnish  for  registration  a certificate  of  the  duration  of  the  last  sickness,  the  disease  of  which  the  person  died,  i 
date  of  his  decease,  as  nearly  as  he  can  state  the  same. — \Extract  from  Chapter  21  of  the  General  Statutes,  /Sjq.] 


Without  repealing  the  foregoing  requirements  of  the  General  Statutes,  the  recent  “ Act  to  provide  for  the  more  Accurate  Regl 
of  Vital  Statistics,”  passed  April  23,  1S7S,  provides  that  “no  human  body  shall  be  buried,  or  removed  from  any  city  or  towr 
proper  Certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk  or  local  registrar  of  statistics,  to  the  Undertaker  or  Sexton,  or  person  perforni 
burial  or  removing  the  body.  This  certificate  shall  state  that  the  facts  required  by  chap.  21  of  the  General  Statutes  ha| 
returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  local  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  until  the  Certificate  of  the 
Death  has  been  obtained,  (from  the  Physician,  if  an)-,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased),  and  placed  in  the  handal 
clerk  or  local  registrar.” 

If  there  has  been  no  Physician  in  attendance,  or  in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  wB 
certificate  of  the  attending  Physician  cannot,  for  good  and  sufficient  reasons,  be  early  enough  obtained,  the  chairman  of  the  local 
Health,  or  any  Physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  Certificate  of  the  Cause  of  Death,  to  thef 
his  knowledge  and  belief.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  shall  furnish  the  certificate. 


12.  Name  of  Mothei 


* If  a Married  Woman  or  Widow. 


[■ Public  Statutes , Chap.  33,  Sect,  j . j 

N°  human  body  sha11  l,e  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk  t 
registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certilicatc  shall  state  that  the  faj 
required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  until  th 
certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased,  an 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  cause  c 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  chair.na 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  deat 
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  He  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  applies 
tion,  in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot  fa 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnish  thi 
requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  twenty-iiv 
dollars. 


[Extracts  from  Chapter  32  of  the  Public  Statutes.^ 

“ Sect.  3.  A physician  who  has  attended  a person  during  his  last  illness  shall,  when  requested  within  fifteen  da\s  aft 
of  such  person,  forthwith  furnish  for  registration  a certilicate  of  the  duration  of  the  last  sickness,  the  disease  of  "hich  the  I 
and  the  date  of  his  decease,  as  nearly  as  he  can  state  the  same.  If  a physician  refuses  or  neglects  to  make  such  cert  it 
forfeit  ten  dollars  to  the  use  of  the  town  in  which  he  resides.” 

“ Sect.  5.  No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certilicate  has  been  gi'ei  | 
or  registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certilicate  shall 
facts  required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  buria  1 
the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  1 | 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  J 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  ^ 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certilicate  of  the  c:  I 
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  lie  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,, 
tion,  in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physicm  j 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  sha  j 
requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  lie  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  twenty  j 


The  Undertaker,  or  other  informant,  is  requested  to  report  the  fact, -together  with  the 
Phystcan  a Cert, tide  of  the  Causes  of  Death-, o the  Town  Clerk,  before  the  interment 

6T  In  case  of  an  interment  taking  place,  without  the  Certificate  of  Registry  of  the  Clerk  of  the 

hXcl  "h,CV  , T (°r  l"e  de“““d  ■“"*»  «*  heenyoh,ained,  the  person 

Clerk"  P 1,  f I,°tome°t  must  POBIawIIa  O'™  »°™E  thereof — or  report  these  facte -to  said 
Llerk.  Renal  ty  for  neglect,  twenty  dollars. 

• Blank  forms  for  Returns  of  Deaths  may  be  obtained  from  the  Town  Clerk. 


i f 


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CAUSE  OF 1 Primary, 
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' ' AT*h  ysician. 


RETURN  OF  A DEATH. 

To  the  Clerk  of  the  Town  in  which  the  Death  occurred. 


The  Undertaker,  or  other  informant,  is  requested  to  report  the  facts  — toget  -cr  w,n 
Physician^  Certificate  of  the  Causes  of  Death-to  the  Town  Clerk,  before  the  interment.  - 

^ In  case  of  an  interment  taking  place,  without  the  Certificate  of  Registry  o tie  cr  o ic 
Town  kTwhich  the  Death  occurred  (or  the  deceased  resided)  having  first  been  obtained  the  perso 
having  chaTge  of  such  Interment  must  forthwith  oive  notice  thereof- or  report  these  facts  - to  said 

Clerk.  Penalty  for  neglect,  twenty  dollars. 

Blank  forms  for  Returns  of  Deaths  may  be  obtained  from  the  Town  Clerk. 


UK 


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me  °f  deceased*  - 
C and  P/ace  of  DeatJi, 
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PHYSICIAN’S  CERTIFICATE. 

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(not  named). 


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Da,‘  * Certify  jff/l  / 


[. Extracts  front  Chapter  32  of  the  Public  Statutes .] 

“ Sect.  3.  A physician  who  has  attended  a person  during  his  last  illness  shall,  when  requested  within  fifteen  days  after  the  deceasi 
of  such  person,  forthwith  furnish  for  registration  a certificate  of  the  duration  of  the  last  sickness,  the  disease  of  which  the  person  diet 
and  the  date  of  his  decease,  as  nearly  as  he  can  state  the  same.  If  a physician  refuses  or  neglects  to  make  such  certificate,  he  sha 
forfeit  ten  dollars  to  the  use  of  the  town  in  which  he  resides.” 

“ Sect.  5.  No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  del 
or  registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  state  that  tl 
facts  required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  uii 
the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased,  a| 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  cause  I 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  chairnl 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  del 
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  lie  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  appll 
tion,  in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot  I 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnish! 
requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  twenty-five  dolls 


RETURN  OF  A DEATH. 

To  the  Clerk  of  the  Town  in  which  the  Death  occurred. 


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The  Undertaker,  or  other  informant,  is  requested  to  report  the  facts  — together  with  the 
Physician’s  Certificate  of  the  Causes  of  Death — to  the  Town  Clerk,  before  tiie  interment. 

In  case  of  an  interment  taking  place,  without  the  Certificate  of  Registry  of  the  Clerk  of  the 
Town  in  which  the  Death  occurred  (or  the  deceased  resided)  having  first  been  obtained,  the  person 
having  charge  of  such  Interment  must  forthwith  give  notice  thereof — or  report  these  fact9  — to  said 
Clerk.  Pennlty  for  neglect,  twenty  dollars. 

63T  Blank  forms  for  Returns  of  Deaths  may  be  obtained  from  the  Town  Clerk. 


c 


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t/ 


1 


* If  a Married  Woman  or  Widow. 

| If  other  than  White.  (M.)  Mulatto.  (I.)  Indian.  If  of  other  Races,  specify  what. 

[Be  very  particular  to  All  all  Blanks.] 


[. Public  Statutes , Chap.  32,  Sect.  J.] 

No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk 
registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certiticate  shall  state  that  the  fac 
required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certiticate  or  burial  permit  until  tb 
certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased,  at| 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certiticate  of  the  cause  oM 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  chamn a| 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certiticate  of  the  cause  of  deaj 
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  He  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  applicj 
tion,  in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot  & 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnish  tW| 
requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  tuentx  liW 

dollars. 


PHYSICIAN’S  CERTIFICATE. 


•’used*  - - 

re  of  Death , - 
nise  of  Death,  - 


Duration  of  Sickness 


I certify  that  the  above yer^ruc,  to 

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the  best  of  my  knowledge  and  belief ■ 

(ylfr^cc^ 


Date  of  Certificate , 


j88Q, 


ex  of  Infant  (not  named). 


{^Extracts  from  Chapter  32  of  the  Public  Statutes.  ] 


“Sect.  3.  A physician  who  has  attended  a person  during  his  last  illness  shall,  when  requested  within  fifteen  days  aft 
of  such  person,  forthwith  furnish  for  registration  a certificate  of  the  duration  of  the  last  sickness,  the  disease  of  which  the 
and  the  date  of  his  decease,  as  nearly  as  he  can  state  the  same.  If  a physician  refuses  or  neglects  to  make  such  certili 
forfeit  ten  dollars  to  the  use  of  the  town  in  which  he  resides.” 

“ Sect.  5.  No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given 
or  registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  s 
facts  required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial 
the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  d 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  t 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  ca 
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  He  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  1 
tion,  in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physicia 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall 
requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  twenty-: 


1 


To  the  Clerk  of  the  Town  ijj  which  the  Death  occurred. 


If  a Married  Woman  or  Widow. 


*2 ' c$. 


7 


j/^/, 


a 


[. Public  Statutes,  Chap / J2,  Sect.  J. ] 

Xo  human  body  shall  be  juried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk 
registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,; or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  cerlilicate  shall  state  that  the  fact 
required  by  this  chapter  have  been!  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  sue!  certificate  or  burial  permit  until  the 
certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased,  and 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  < r registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of| 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  su:h  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  chairman 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  deatW 
to  the  best  of  fts  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  He  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  apphea-j 
non,  in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot  tod 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnish  the 
requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  twenty-livf 
dollars. 


PHYSICIAN’S  CERTIFICATE. 


1 certify  that  the  above  is  true  to  the  best  of  my  knowledge  and  belief . 

me  and  Residence  of  Certifying  Physician , tefc  srfr  cf  J. 

Date  of  Certificate , ffif 

*Or  Sex  of  Infant  (not  named). 


[. Extracts  from  Chapter  J3  of  the  Public  Statutes.  ] 


“ Sect.  3.  A physician  who  has  attended  a person  during  his  last  illness  shall,  when  requested  within  fifteen  days  after  the  decease 
of  such  person,  forthwith  furnish  for  registration  a certificate  of  the  duration  of  the  last  sickness,  the  disease  of  which  the  person  died, 
and  the  date  of  his  decease,  as  nearly  as  he  can  state  the  same.  If  a physician  refuses  or  neglects  to  make  such  certificate,  he  shall 
forfeit  ten  dollars  to  the  use  of  the  town  in  which  he  resides.” 

“ Sect.  5.  No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk 
or  registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  state  that  the 
facts  required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  until 
the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased,  and 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  chairman 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death 
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  lie  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  applica- 
tion, in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot  for 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnish  the 
requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  twenty-five  dollars.” 


| 'Public  Statutes , Chap.  32 , Sect.  5.] 

No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk  or 

registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certiiicate  shal  state  t 

required  by  this  chapter  ha,,  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  ah.ll  give  such  certificate  or  hurt.  pen,,,,  an  d the 
certiiicate  of  the  cau.e  of  death  ha.  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  stclne.s  of  the  decease  , . 
placed  in  the  hand,  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  cert. Scute 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  I p.m  app  tea  ion,  e 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  fl 
the  best  of  hi.  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  ha,  been  no  physician  in  attendance,  lie  shall  also  sign  such  cer.tfica.e  upon  appia 
ti„n,  in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  o,  in  any  other  even,  when  the  certificate  of  the  ntten.h.g  phys, man  an, 

.ood  and  sufficient  reason,  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medic.,  .summer  attending  shall  nm  h « 
requisite  medical  certificate.  An,  person  violating  the  provision,  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  no,  exceeding  twent.-fi 

dollars. 


Deceased*  - 


PHYSICIAN’S  CERTIFICATE. 

I 

/ Place- of  Death,  - | died  a(  /^2^c 


Duration  of  Sickness 


J certify  that  the 
Kesid,nce  °S  Certifying  PkysUian, 


■ '77~r 


dge  amt  belief. 


>r  tie*  of  iijfau 


t ( not  named). 


Date  of  Certificate,  / 2- 


[. Extracts  from  Chapter  of  the  Public  Statutes.  ] 

“ Sect.  3.  A physician  who  has  attended  a person  during  his  last  illness  shall,  when  requested  within  fifteen  days  after  the  df 
of  such  person,  forthwith  furnish  for  registration  a certificate  of  the  duration  of  the  last  sickness,  the  disease  of  which  the  pcrsoiT 
and  the  date  of  his  decease,  as  nearly  as  he  can  state  the  same.  If  a physician  refuses  or  neglects  to  make  such  certif  ltc,  K 
forfeit  ten  dollars  to  the  use  of  the  town  in  which  he  resides.” 

“ Sect.  5.  No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  tl 
or  registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  state 
facts  required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  per 
the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  decea 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  < 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause 
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  lie  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon 
tion,  in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  ca 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  fur 
requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  twenty-five 


* If  a Married  Woman  or  Widow.  ~~  “ 

t If  other  than  whi&WA.)  African;  (M.)Mnlatto;  (I.)  Indian.  If  of  other  Races,  specify  what. 
[Be  very  particular  to  fill  all  Blacks.] 


L-A  y 

? / 


u 


The  Undertaker,  or  other  informant,  is  requested  to  report  the  facts  — together  with  the 
Physician’s  Certificate  of  the  Causes  of  Death — to  the  Town  Clerk,  before  tiie  interment. 

In  case  of  an  interment  taking  place,  without  the  Certificate  of  Registry  of  the  Clerk  of  the 
Town  in  which  the  Death  occurred  (or  the  deceased  resided)  having  first  been  obtained,  the  person 
having  charge  of  such  Interment  must  forthwith  give  notice  thereof — or  report  these  facts  — to  said 
Clerk.  Penally  for  neglect,  tweuty  dollars. 

Blank  forms  for  Returns  of  Deaths  may  be  obtained  from  the  Town  Clerk. 


\ 


* If  a Married  Woman  or  Widow. 

f II  other  than  White.  (M.)  Mulatto.  (I.)  Indian.  If  of  other  Races,  specify  what. 

fBe  very  particular  to  fill  all  Blanks.] 


[ Public  Statutes , Chap.  32,  Sect.  5-J  b y the  clerk  or 

=s=s=siis=Iss 

»'  ,h'  ““  ”f  ' 1 lira,;  and  in  chics  and  ,o»;ns  where  .h«  a,,  hoard.  » ^ „cltion,  the  chair, nan 

srir 

, 1 c i.ooHV,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  ci  y aiso  g such  certificate,  up  rr 

of  the  board  of  • ^ .f  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendan  . ^ ^ attending  physician  cannot  or 

to  the  best  of  his  knowledg  . in  any  other  event  when  the  certiti  . hall  furnish  the 

requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person 

dollars.  • ] 


une  of  Deceased*  - 
ite  and  Place  of  Death,  - 


PHYSICIAN’S  CERTIFICATE. 


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Duration  of  Sickness  / 


188& 


ie  and  Residence  of  Certifying  Physician 


*Or  Sox  of  Infant  (not  named). 


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. ;Ur  dy 


Date  of  Certificate, 


188  C, 


[ErWrfr  frm  3*  °f  S'M'^  , 

1 hi.  last  illness  shall,  whan  requested  within  fifteen  day.  after  the  decease 

“ Sect.  3.  A physician  who  has  attended  a person  during  h.s  last  illness  s « ‘ - " disease  of  which  the  person  died, 

of  such  person,  forthwith  * — — * — ’ * “ 

and  the  date  of  his  decease,  as  nearly  a.  he  ean  state  the  sa,„e.  If 

forfeit  ten  dollars  to  the  ».«  of  the  town  m which  he  resides.  , certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk 

..Srcr  c.  No  human  body  shall  be  boned  or  removed  from  any  e,ty  Such  certificate  shall  state  that  tlj 

O,  registrar  to  the  undertaher,  ser.on,  or  other  person  perfornfing  the  ^ . «„  certificate  or  burial  perm 

facts  required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded,  a ^ at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased,  am 

the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  ha.  been  obtained  » 4 , ^ .«  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  can*  o 

placed  in  the  hand,  of  said  cleric  o,  registrar-,  and  ,n  ctt.es  nd  . ^ ^ Upo„  .ppfatfttn,  the  eha„„„i 

death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  be  ore  a perm.  fot  ^ putp0Mi  .hall  ,ign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  deal 

of  the  hoard  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  >y  an>  c.  , ^ attendance.  He  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  appl.ci 

to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  >een  no  P when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot  fc 

.ion,  in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  d.sease,  or  ^ Y ^ ^ ^ ^ attending  shall  furms 


e-Th.  Under,.!-,  or  , 

fa  i 

- *—- rep"fa 

C,eA'  ulZsVZ*  s «,  b.  ^ T°"'tt  C'e,k'  I 


Name  of  Deceased '*  - . 

Da/e  and  P/acc  of  Death, 
Khseasc  or  Cause  of  Death, 

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'n"’C  an*  *«U«ue  of  Certifying 

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PHYSICIAN’S  CERTIFICATE. 

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[ Extracts  from  Chapter  32  of  the  Public  Statutes.  ] 


“ Sect.  3.  A physician  who  has  attended  a person  during  his  last  illness  shall,  when  requested  within  fifteen  days  after  the  decease 
of  such  person,  forthwith  furnish  for  registration  a certificate  of  the  duration  of  the  last  sickness,  the  disease  of  which  the  person  died, 
and  the  date  of  his  decease,  as  nearly  as  he  can  state  the  same.  If  a physician  refuses  or  neglects  to  make  such  certificate,  he  shall 
forfeit  ten  dollars  to  the  use  of  the  town  in  which  he  resides.” 

“ Sect.  5.  No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk 
or  registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  state  that  the 
facts  required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  until 
the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased,  and 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of.  health,  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  chairman 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  dead 
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  He  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  applica 
tion,  in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot  fo 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnish  f 
requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  twenty-five  dollars 


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Physician’s  Certificate  of  the  Causes  of  Death  — to  the  iovvo  Clerk,  before  the  intebment. 

In  case  of  an  interment  taking  place,  without  the  Certificate  of  Registry  of  the  Clerk  of  the 
Town  in  which  the  Death  occurred  (or  the  deceased  resided)  having  first  been  obtained,  the  person 
having  charge  of  such  Interment  must  forthwith  give  notice  thereof — or  report  these  facts  to  said 
Clerk.  Penalty  for  neglect,  twenty  dollars. 

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{Extracts  from  Chapter  32  of  the  Public  Statutes.  ] 

“ Sect.  3.  A physician  who  has  attended  a person  during  his  last  illness  shall,  when  requested  within  fifteen  days  after  the  decea: 
of  such  person,  forthwith  furnish  for  registration  a certificate  of  the  duration  of  the  last  sickness,  the  disease  of  which  the  person  die 
and  the  date  of  his  decease,  as  nearly  as  he  can  state  the  same.  If  a physician  refuses  or  neglects  to  make  such  certificate,  he  shal 
forfeit  ten  dollars  to  the  use  of  the  town  in  which  he  resides.” 

“ Sect.  5.  No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clcr 
or  registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  state  that  .... 
facts  required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  until 
the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased,  an. 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  cause  o 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  chairma 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  deat 
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  He  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  applies 
tion,  in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot  fo 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnish  th 
requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  twenty-five  dollars 


The  Undertaker,  or  other  informant,  is  requested  to  report  the  facts  — together  with  the 
Physician’s  Certificate  of  the  Causes  of  Death  — to  the  Town  Clerk,  before  the  interment. 

In  case  of  an  interment  taking  place,  without  the  Certificate  of  Registry  of  the  Clerk  of  thtl 
Town  in  which  the  Death  occurred  (or  the  deceased  resided)  having  first  been  obtained,  the  person 
having  charge  of  such  Interment  must  forthwith  give  notice  thereof— or  report  these  facts  — to  said 
Clerk.  Penally  for  neglect,  twenty  dollars. 

gg*  Blauk  forms  for  Returns  of  Deaths  may  be  obtained  from  the  Town  Clerk. 


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RETURN  OF  DEATH  TO  THE  CITY  REGISTRAR. 


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* Or  Sex  of  Infant  (not  named). 


Any  Physician  having  attended  a person  during  his  last  illness,  shall — when  requested  within  fifteen  days  after  the  decease  ol 
person— forthwith  furnish  for  registration  a certificate  of  the  duration  of  the  last  sickness,  the  disease  of  which  the  person  died, 
date  of  his  decease,  as  nearly  as  he  can  st?le  the  same. — [ Extract  from  Chapter  21  of  the  General  Statutes,  i8pgl\ 


Without  repealing  the  foregoing  requirements  of  the  General  Statutes,  the  recent  “Act  to  provide  for  the  more  Accurate  Regis) 
of  Vital  Statistics,”  passed  April  23,  1878,  provides  that  “no  human  body  shall  be  buried,  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town,  uti 
proper  Certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk  or  local  registrar  of  statistics,  to  the  Undertaker  or  Sexton,  or  person  performii 
burial  or  removing  the  body.  This  certificate  shall  state  that  the  facts  required  by  chap.  21  of  the  General  Statutes  have] 
returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  local  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  until  the  Certificate  of  the  Caustt 
Death  has  been  obtained,  (from  the  Physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased),  and  placed  in  the  hands  ofl/' 
clerk  or  local  registrar.” 

If  there  has  been  no  Physician  in  attendance,  or  in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  where 
certificate  of  the  attending  Physician  cannot,  for  good  and  sufficient  reasons,  be  early  enough  obtained,  the  chairman  of  the  local  Bq 
Health,  or  any  Physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  Certificate  of  the  Cause  of  Death,  to  the  1 
his  knowledge  and  belief.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  shall  furnish  the  certificate. 


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If  a Married  Woman  or  Widow. 


The  Undertaker,  or  other  informant,  is  requested  to  report  the  fae'.s  — together  with  the 
Physician’s  Certificate  of  the  Causes  of  Death  — to  the  Town  Clerk,  before  the  interment. 

In  case  of  an  interment  taking  place,  without  the  Certificate  of  Registry  of  the  Clerk  of  the 
Town  in  which  the  Death  occurred  (or  the  deceased  resided)  having  first  been  obtained,  the  person 
having  charge  of  such  Interment  must  forthwith  give  notice  thereof — or  report  these  facts — to  said 
Clerk.  Penalty  for  neglect,  twenty  dollars. 

Blank  forms  for  Returns  of  Deaths  may  be  obtained  from  the  Town  Clerk. 


PHYSICIAN’S  CERTIFICATE. 


\e  of  Deceased  * - 
1 and  P/ace  of  Death, 
'se  or  Cause  of  Death, 


died  at  / Ph/fTs 


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Duration  of  Sickness 


of 


1 Ctrtify  th,U  the  abT  isAU‘>  **  "f  W bonded 


'”**  Residence  of  Certifying  Physician, 


*Or  Sex  of  Infant  (not  named' 


dge  and  he  lief. 


Date  of  Certificate,  K £/  $ " /<?<?  £ 


r Extracts  from  Chapter  32  of  the  Public  Statutes.'] 

, . Wc  ,„t  ;iiness  shall,  when  requested  within  fifteen  days  after  the  deceit 

“ Sect.  3.  A physician  who  has  attended  a person  < unng  > ^ ^ sickness,  the  disease  of  which  the  person  did 

of  such  person,  forthwith  furnish  for  registration  a certificate  o t e “r  { or  neglects  to  make  such  certificate,  he  shj 

and  the  date  of  his  decease,  as  nearly  as  he  can  state  the  same.  If  a physic. 

forfeit  ten  dollars  to  the  use  of  the  town  in  which  he  resides  tQWn  unlil  a pr0per  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  cl 

“Sect.  5.  No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  remo\ei  rom™  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  state  that  til 

()r  registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  per fornaing^ e mm  ^ ^ ^ giye  such  certir,catc  or  burial  permit  until 

facts  required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  am  reenre  e<  ^ ,f  any>  ,n  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased,  J 

the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  P ’ f health>  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of 

placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  ^e  are  bo^  ^ ^ ^ the  chain  J 

death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  o mry  purpose  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  deal, 

of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  orow  * & He  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  applkl 

:r.r 


$3T  The  Undertaker,  or  other  informant,  is  requested  to  report  the  facts  together  vith  the 
Physician’s  Certificate  of  the  Causes  of  Death  — to  the  Town  Clerk,  before  the  interment. 

*3*  In  case  of  an  interment  taking  place,  without  the  Certificate  of  Registry  of  the  Clerk  of  the^ 
Town  in  which  the  Death  occurred  (or  the  deceased  resided)  having  first  been  obtained  the  person 
having  charge  of  such  Interment  must  forthwith  give  notice  thereof— or  report  these  ac  s 
Clerk.  Penalty  for  neglect,  twenty  dollars. 

• Blank  forms  for  Returns  of  Deaths  may  be  obtained  from  the  Town  Clerk. 


PHYSICIAN’S  CERTIFICATE. 


me  of  Deceased,*  - - 

te  and  Place  of  Death, 
sease  or  Cause  of  Death, 


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>te  and  Residence  of  Certifying  Physicia 


I certify  that  the  above  is  true,  to  the  best  of  my  knowledge  and  belief  * 

„ ff. 

Date  of  Certificate,  D’cdpy. 


• Or  Sox  of  Infant  (not  named). 


Any  Physician  having  attended  a person  during  his  last  illness,  shall — when  requested  within  fifteen  days  after  the  decease  of  s , 
person— forthwith  furnish  for  registration  a certificate  of  the  duration  of  the  last  sickness,  the  disease  of  which  the  person  died,  and 
date  of  his  decease,  as  nearly  as  he  can  state  the  same. — [ Extract  from  Chapter  21  of  the  General  Statutes,  i8j;q.] 


Without  repealing  the  foregoing  requirements  of  the  General  Statutes,  the  recent  “Act  to  provide  for  the  more  Accurate  Registra 
of  Vital  Statistics,”  passed  April  23, ' 1S78,  provides  that  “no  human  body  shall  be  buried,  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town,  uni 
proper  Certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk  or  local  registrar  of  statistics,  to  the  Undertaker  or  Sexton,  or  person  performing 
burial  or  removing  the  body.  This  certificate  shall  state  that  the  facts  required  by  chap.  21  of  the  General  Statutes  have  b‘ 
returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  local  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  until  the  Certificate  of  the  Cause 
Death  has  been  obtained,  (from  the  Physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased),  and  placed  in  the  hands  of  sf 
clerk  or  local  registrar.” 

If  there  has  bedn  no  Physician  in  attendance,  or  in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  where 
certificate  of  the  attending  Physician  cannot,  for  good  and  sufficient  reasons,  be  early  enough  obtained,  the  chairman  of  the  local  Boar 
Health,  or  any  Physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  Certificate  of  the  Cause  of  Death,  to  the  best  | 
his  knowledge  and  belief.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  shall  furnish  the  certificate. 


be  reported  before  inte. 


Sex,  whether  single,  married,  or  widowed 


Occupation, 


UNDERTAKER, 

NO. 251  1 REMONT  ST., 

Insert  Town  and  State.  30S  F'  j N M A SS  ^tate  whether  white  or  black. 


Printing  Department,  Deer  Island,  Boston  Harbor. 


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It! 


Cl)i0  Certifies, 


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CAUSE  OF  | Primary,  ^ ^c/^C'CAoioic/y 
DEATH.  | Secondary,  tp/f 


Duration 

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UNDERTAKER, 
0.251  TREMONT  ^T., 
BOSTON,  MASS. 


Duration  // 


Physician . 


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& 


Place  of  Death, 


The  Undertaker,  or  other  informant,  is  reque,' 
Physician’s  Certificate  of  the  Causes  of  Death — to  the  Town 

iSiT  In  case  of  an  interment  takiug  place,  without  th 
I own  in  which  the  Death  occurred  (or  the  deceased  res 
having  charge  of  such  Interment  must  forthwith  give  no' 
Clerk.  Penalty  for  neglect,  twenty  dollars. 

£aT  Blank  forms  for  Returns  of  Deaths  may  be  obtaii 


tomtit 


[Extracts  from  Chapter  32  of  the  Public  Statutes.  ] 

“ Sect.  3.  A physician  who  has  attended  a person  during  his  last  illness  shall,  when  requested  witliirt  fifteen  days  after  th 
of  such  person,  forthwith  furnish  for  registration  a certificate  of  the  duration  of  the  last  sickness,  the  disease  of  which  the  per 
and  the  date  of  his  decease,  as  nearly  as  he  can  state  the  same.  If  a physician  refuses  or  neglects  to  make  such  certificate^ 
forfeit  ten  dollars  to  the  use  of  the  town  in  which  he  resides.” 

“ Sect.  5.  No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  byj 
or  registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  state  ; 
facts  required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  p 
the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  decc 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  I 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause! 
to  the  best  of  bis  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  lie  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upof 
tion,  in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  o 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  fiV 
requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  twenty-fiv 


10.  Place  of  Birth, 


* 11  a Married  Woman  or  Widow.  f ( 

{ 11  utbei  than  White.  (M.)  Mulatto.  (I.)  Indian.  If  of  other  Races,  specify  what. 

LB©  very  particular  to  till  all  Blanks. j 


\_Public  Statutes , Chap.  33,  Sect.  j.j  ^ ! 

Xo  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  ha^^en  given  by  the  elcrl 
registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  state  that  the  I 
required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  untij 
certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased, 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  caul 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  chait 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  d 
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  He  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  ap| 
tion,  in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannol 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnisl 
requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  tuenM 
dollars. 


- 

f*e  of  Deceased*  - 
r and  Place  of  Death,  - 
wase  or  Cause  of  Death, 


PHYSICIAN’S  CERTIFICATE. 

ITf^  ( 

died  at  / / fadt 

ofCyt^na^^uyO 


Q 


i88p. 


and  Residence  of  Certifying  P/tysi, 


Duration  of  Sickness  ~£ofi 

/ certify  that  the  above  is  true,  to  the  best  of  my  knowledge  and  belief. 

, £ /kc  /ea.acty 


Or  Sex  of  Infant  (not  named). 


Date  of  Certificate , 


*. k 


i88f. 


[. Extracts  from  Chapter  33  of  the  Public  Statutes.] 

U sECT.  3.  A physician  who  has  attended  a person  during  his  last  illness  shall,  when  requested  within  fifteen  days  after  the  dece, 
„f  such  person,  forthwith  furnish  for  registration  a certificate  of  the  duration  of  the  last  sickness,  the  disease  of  which  the  person  dr 
and  the  date  of  his  decease,  as  nearly  as  he  can  state  the  same.  If  a physician  refuses  or  neglects  .0  make  such  certificate,  he  si 
forfeit  ten  dollars  to  the  use  of  the  town  in  which  he  resides.” 

« Sect.  5.  No  human  body  shall  he  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  cM 
or  registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  state  that  j 
facts 'required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  pernut  uj 
the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased,  * 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  cause* 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  cha.rrj 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  d* 
to  ,he  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  He  shall  also  sign  such  cert.ficate,  upon  app.,1 
tion  in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot 
a„od  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attendmg  shall  furnish 
requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceed, ng  twenty-five  doll* 


KKTUKN  OF  A DEATH. 

To  the  Clerk  of  the  Town  in  which  the  Death  occurred. 


» If  a Married  Woman  or  Widow. 

t If  other  than  white.  (A.)  African ; (M.)  Mulatto;  (1.)  Indian.  If  of  other  Races,  specify  what. 

[Be  very  particular  to  fill  all  Blanks.] 


rrc 


D 


f 


The  Undertaker,  or  other  informant,  is  requested  to  report  the  facts  — together  with 
Physician’s  Certificate  of  the  Causes  of  Death  — to  the  Town  Clerk,  before  tiie  interment. 

i In  case  of  an  interment  taking  place,  without  the  Certificate  of  Registry  of  the  Clerk  of  th 
Town  in  which  the  Death  occurred  (or  the  deceased  resided)  having  first  been  obtained,  the  perse 
having  charge  of  such  Interment  must  forthwith  give  notice  thereof — or  report  these  facts  — to  sai. 
Clerk.  Penalty  for  neglect,  twenty  dollars. 


Blank  forms  for  Returns  of  Deaths  may  be  obtained  from  the  Town  Clerk. 


T 


/ 


17 


— *<&. 


/ '.<*• 


PHYSICIAN'S  CERTIFICATE 


’/  Deceased  * . 
d Place  of  Death,  - 

] °r  Cause  °f  Death,  - 


1 eem/y  ,/iat  the 

p,m^ 


Duration  oj  Sic/mtss 


'-■now/, edge  a ad  belief. 


,r  Spi  of  J„fant 


(not  named ). 


Dad  Pf_  Certificate, 


[Extracts  from  Chapter  32  of  the  Public  Statutes.  ] 

“ Sect.  3.  A physician  who  has  attended  a person  during  his  last  illness  shall,  when  requested  within  fifteen  clays  after  the  decease 
of  such  person,  forthwith  furnish  for  registration  a certificate  of  the  duration  of  the  last  sickness,  the  disease  of  which  the  person  died,! 
and  the  date  of  his  decease,  as  nearly  as  he  can  state  the  same.  If  a physician  refuses  or  neglects  to  make  such  certificate,  he  shall 
forfeit  ten  dollars  to  the  use  of  the  town  in  which  he  resides.” 

« Sect.  5.  No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk 
or  registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  state  that  tfl 
facts  required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  unfl  t| 
the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased,  afl 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  cause H 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  chairman  f 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  d^H 
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  lie  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  applies-® 
tion,  in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnish  the 
requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  tine  not  exceeding  twenty-live  dollai^H 


If  a Married  Woman  or  Widow. 


[. Public  Statutes , Chap.  32 , Sect.  5.  J 

No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk  or 
registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  state  that  the  facts 
required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  until  iH 
certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  heen  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased, 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  chairman 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of 
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  He  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  applica- 
tion, in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot  ft 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnish  the 
requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  tuenty-M 
dollars. 


[Extracts  from  Chapter  32  of  the  Public  Statutes.  ] 

“ Sect.  3.  A physician  who  has  attended  a person  during  his  last  illness  shall,  when  requested  within  fifteen  days  after  the  dec 
of  such  person,  forthwith  furnish  for  registration  a certificate  of  the  duration  of  the  last  sickness,  the  disease  of  which  the  person  d 
and  the  date  of  his  decease,  as  nearly  as  he  can  state  the  same.  If  a physician  refuses  or  neglects  to  make  such  certificate,  he  s 
forfeit  ten  dollars  to  the  use  of  the  town  in  which  he  resides.” 

“ Sect.  5.  No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  d 
or  registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  state  that 
facts  required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit 
the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased, 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  caus 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  chair 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  d 
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  lie  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  appl 
tion,  in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnish 
requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  twenty-five  dolla 


t i^thlrihanmue?  ?M™M°Uatto.  (I.)  Indian.  If  of  other  Eacea,  specify  what. 

[Be  very  particular  to  fill  all  Blanks  1 


[. Public  Statutes,  Chap.  J2,  Sect.  5.] 

No  human  body  shall  he  buried  of  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk  I 
registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  othe^  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  state  that  the  fad 


required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  until  th 
certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been^  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased, 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  oj  health,  the  certificate  of  the  caus 


death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerli.  Upon  application,  the  chair 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  dea 
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  lie  shall  als»j>  sign  such  .certificate,  upon  applic 
tion,  in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot  u 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnish  j 
requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  persoty  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  twenty-fi 


dollars 


& 


-'H 


j 

-J- 


_a_  l j 


[. Extracts  front  Chapter  32  of  the  Public  Statutes.  ] 

“ Sf.CT.  3.  A physician  who  has  attended  a person  during  his  last  illness  shall,  when  requested  within  fifteen  days  after  the  deck 
of  such  person,  forthwith  furnish  for  registration  a certificate  of  the  duration  of  the  last  sickness,  the  disease  of  which  the  person  < 
and  the  date  of  his  decease,  as  nearly  as  he  can  state  the  same.  If  a physician  refuses  or  neglects  to  make  such  certificate,  he  1 
forfeit  ten  dollars  to  the  use  of  the  town  in  which  he  resides.” 

“ Sect.  5.  No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  d 
or  registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  state  than 
facts  required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  1 
the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased,] 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  cans] 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  chair] 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  d] 
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  lie  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  appl 
tion,  in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannotl 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnish 
requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  twenty-five  dolla 


To  the  Clerk  of  the  Town  in  which  the  Death  occurred. 


If  a Married  Woman  or  Widow. 

If  other  than  White.  (M.)  Mulatto.  (I.)  Indian.  If  of  other  Races,  specify  what. 

[Be  very  particular  to  fill  all  Blanks .1 


[■ Public  Statutes,  Chap.  J2,  Sect.  j.J 

Xo  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerkir 
registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  state  that  the  fact- 
required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  untilL  I 
certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased,  L 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  cauiofl 
eath  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  chairlJ 
o t e oard  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  datlu 
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  He  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  appL  I 
tion,  in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot}.:  i 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnishL  I 

requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  twentyire 
dollars 


PHYSICIAN’S  CERTIFICATE. 


of  Deceased,*  - 
nd  Place  of  Death, 
e or  Cause  of  Death 


died  at 


\.Q.f  V fa. >/*  1 

fftdcttif,  fk.  6 C ■ /»> 

t -%f=~  DTzmtmi-uf-Sukncss 

J/y£-r  (?  fdAz.D  /?  //£'  1 *-/ 

/ certify  that  the  above  is  irf/e,  to  the  best  of  my  knowledge  and  belief. 

„.4c0.  P 

' jss  y 


nd  Residence  of  Certify  ins;  Physician , 


£W<‘’  of  Certificate , / ' 


*0r  Sox  of  Infant  (not  named). 


[Extracts  from  Chapter  32  of  the  Public  Statutes.  ] 

“ Sect.  3.  A physician  who  has  attended  a person  during  his  last  illness  shall,  when  requested  within  fifteen  days  after  the  dec 
of  such  person,  forthwith  furnish  for  registration  a certificate  of  the  duration  of  the  last  sickness,  the  disease  of  which  the  person  di 
and  the  date  of  his  decease,  as  nearly  as  he  can  state  the  same.  If  a physician  refuses  or  neglects  to  make  such  certificate,  he  s> 
forfeit  ten  dollars  to  the  use  of  the  town  in  which  he  resides.” 

« Sect.  5.  No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  cl 
or  registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  state  that  j 
facts  required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  uL 
the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased,  i 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  cause  j" 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  chairn 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  del 
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  lie  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  appll 
tion,  in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot , 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnish  t 
requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  tine  not  exceeding  twenty-five  dollaj 


j.v  “ ”7^" TT  Z7~Z rTTTTT: 

To  the  Clerk  of  the  Town  in  which  the  Death  occurred. 


* If  a Married  Woman  or  Widow. 

f If  other  than  White.  (M.)  Mulatto.  (I.)  Indian.  If  of  other  Iiaces,  specify  what. 

[Be  very  particular  to  fill  all  Blanks.] 


[. Public  Statutes , Chap.  J2.  Sect.  5.] 

No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk  c ( 
registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  state  that  the  £m  j 
required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  untilfh 
certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased,  11 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  cauH 


death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  chairm 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  da 
>o  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  He  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  appli. 
iion,  in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannojlj 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  furmaj^l 
requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  pro^iqnp  o^.tfiis.^ecti^n^ha^^e^unished  by  fine  not  exceeding  twenty 

/ i 


dollars. 


v 


e of  Deceased  * - 
and  Place  of  Death , 


PHYSICIAN’S  CERTIFICATE. 

* y y^fcU^C^f 

C^y  Duration  of  Sickness 


■““’Causeof  Death,.-  of 


/ certify  that  the  above  is  true,  ia,  „f  my  k„0wlldgt  a,ul  ^ 

ivd  Residence  of  Certifying  Physician , ^ -.Up-d  - 


*Or  Sex  of  Infant  (not  named). 


Date  of  Certificate , 2 f £> 


188 


188 


[. Extracts  from  Chapter  32  of  the  Public  Statutes.] 

1 • 1 • illness  chill  when  requested  within  fifteen  days  after  the  dccea^H 

■■  Sect  3.  A physician  who  has  attended  a person  dunng  his  last  illness  shall,  reque  j 

, . nf  thf  duration  of  the  last  sickness,  the  disease  of  which  the  person  t>lcWl 

of  such  person,  forthwith  furnish  for  registration  a cert.I.cate  or  neolects  to  maUc  such  certificate,  he  >hai  I 

and  the  date  of  his  decease,  as  nearly  as  he  can  state  the  same.  a p i)si  . 

or  registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body  Sue  , certihca 1 e . « * - I 

facts  required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  register  of  ,hc  (le  eased, □ 

the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  » * enda  < at  h as ^ck  ess  ■ 

placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  *^*-*~^  ,he 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  regist  a « ' J J ■ 

of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose, ^ g he  W 


* If  a Married  Woman  or  Widow. 

t If  other  than  White.  (M.)  Mulatto.  (I.)  Indian.  If  of  other  Races,  specify  what. 

LBe  very  particular  to  till  all  Blanks. j 


\_Public  Statutes , Chap.  j>,  Sect.  j.J 

Xo  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk  ot 
registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  state  that  the  l.ict- 
required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  untilH 
certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased,  and 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  causn 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  chairing 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  deal 
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  arid  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  He  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  applitt 
tion,  in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot  f<* 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnisIMJ 
requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  twent®* 
dollars. 


m 


* II  a Married  Woman  or  Widow. 

t If  other  than  White.  (M.)  Mulatto.  (I.)  Indian.  If  of  other  Races,  specify  what. 

[Be  very  particular  to  fill  all  Blanks.] 


/U- 

=cu&~ 


\_Fublic  Statutes,  Chap.  32,  Sect.  /.] 

No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk  ot 
registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  state  that  the  facts 
required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  until  the 
certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased, an. 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  w here  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  J 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  chairman  j 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  deat  I 
>0  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  He  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  applies-  | 
non,  in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot  I ' I 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnish  the  I 
requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  tine  not  exceeding  twenty-five 
dollars. 


PHYSICIAN’S  CERTIFICATE. 


" of  Deceased,*  - 
ind  Place  of  Death, 
\C  or  Cause  of  Death, 


died  at 


a4- 


of 


L cs'/fptd  c/t  ffr 

Duration  of  Sickness  — - 


188  / 


I certify  that  the  above  is  true,  to  the  best  of  my  knowledge  and  belief. 

vd  Residence  of  Certify  bio;  Physician , 

Date  of  Certificate,  . ^ 2U£^A  mf 

*Or  8(*x  of  Infant  (not  named). 


[Extracts  from  Chapter  32  of  the  Public  Statutes.  ] 


“ Sect.  3.  A physician  who  has  attended  a person  during  his  last  illness  shall,  when  requested  within  fifteen  days  after  the  decease 
of  such  person,  forthwith  furnish  for  registration  a certificate  of  the  duration  of  the  last  sickness,  the  disease  of  which  the  person  died, 
and  the  date  of  his  decease,  as  nearly  as  he  can  state  the  same.  If  a physician  refuses  or  neglects  to  make  such  certificate,  he  shall 
forfeit  ten  dollars  to  the  use  of  the  town  in  which  he  resides.” 

“ Sect.  5.  No  human  body  shall  he  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk 
or  registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  state  that  the 
facts  required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and'recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  until 
the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased,  and 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  chairman 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for,  such  purpos^,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death 
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  lie  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  updn  applicaJ 
tion,  in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot  for 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnish  the 
requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  twenty-five  dollars.” 


* If  a Married  Woman  or  Widow.  (/ 

t If  Other  than  White.  (M.)  Mulatto.  (I.)  Indian.  If  of  other  RaceS;  specify  what. 

[Be  very  particular  to  fill  all  Blanks.] 


[ Public  Statutes , Chap.  32 , Sw*.  J-] 

No  human  body  shall  bo  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  .own  until  a proper  certificate  ha,  been  ^ 
registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certthc.e  s ^ 

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Xo  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk  or  registr; 
to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  state  that  the  facts  req  firt 
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approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  chairman  of  the  board  of  healt 
or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  to  the  best  of  his  knowled 
and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  He  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  application,  in  case  of  death  by  dangr 
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enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnish  the  requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  pers 
violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  twenty-five  dollars. 


[Acts  of  1887,  Chap.  202,  Sect.  J.] 

Section  one  of  chapter  thirty-two  of  the  Public  Statutes  is  hereby  amended  by  inserting  after  the  word  “burial”  in  the  twentl 
line  of  said  section  the  words : — if  the  deceased  was  a married  woman  the  name  of  her  husband. 


[. Extracts  from  Chapter  32  of  the  Public  Statutes.  ] 


“ Sect.  3.  A physician  who  has  attended  a person  during  his  last  illness  shall,  when  requested  within  fifteen  days  after  the  de 
of  such  person,  forthwith  furnish  for  registration  a certificate  of  the  duration  of  the  last  sickness,  the  disease  of  which  the  person  die 
and  the  date  of  his  decease,  as  nearly  as  he  can  state  the  same.  If  a physician  refuses  or  neglects  to  make  such  certificate,  he  shall! 
forfeit  ten  dollars  to  the  use  of  the  town  in  which  he  resides.” 

“ SECT.  5.  No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  1 
or  registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  state  thatl 
facts  required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  1 
the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased,! 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  causl 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  chaid 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of 
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance,  lie  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  apd 
tion,  in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnish 


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No  human  body  shall  he  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk  or 
registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  state  that  the  acts 
required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certihcate  or  bunal  pernnt  until  the 
certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  decease.  , an 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  cause  o 
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of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  deal , 
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  He  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  applica- 
tion, in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot  for 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  . In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  urru  h 
requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  fentyfi*. 

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f If  other  than  White.  (M.)  Mulatto.  (I.)  Indian.  If  of  other  ltacea,  specify  what. 

[Be  very  particular  to  fill  all  Blanks.] 


[Public  Statutes,  Chap.  32,  Sect.  5.] 

No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk  or  registrar 
to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  state  that  the  facts  require  ! 
by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  until  the  certificate  of 
the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased,  and  placed  in  the  hands 
of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  shall  also  be 
approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  'to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  chairman  of  the  board  of  health, 
or  any  phvsician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  to  the  best  of  his  knowledge 
and  belief  if  there  has  been  no  phvsician  in  attendance.  lie  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  application,  in  case  of  death  by  danger- 
ous contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot  for  good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early 
enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnish  the  requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person 
violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  twenty-five  dollars. 


[Acts  of  1887,  Chap.  202,  Sect,  j.] 

Section  one  of  chapter  thirty-two  of  the  Public  Statutes  is  hereby  amended  by  inserting  after  the  word  “burial  ” m the  twentieth 
line  of  said  section  the  words:  — if  the  deceased  was  a married  woman  the  name  of  her  husband. 


’ante  of  Deceased '* 


PHYSICIAN’S  CERTIFICATE. 


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[ Extracts  from  Chapter  32  of  the  Public  Statutes.  ] 

“ Sect.  3.  A physician  who  has  attended  a person  daring  his  last  illness  shall,  when  requested  within  fifteen  days  after  the  decease 
of  such  person,  forthwith  furnish  for  registration  a certificate  of  the  duration  of  the  last  sickness,  the  disease  of  which  the  person  died, 
and  the  date  of  his  decease,  as  nearly  as  he  can  state  the  same.  If  a physician  refuses  or  neglects  to  make  such  certificate,  he  shall 
forfeit  ten  dollars  to  the  use  of  the  town  in  which  he  resides.” 

“ Sect.  5.  No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  ccrtilicate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk 
or  registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  state  that  the 
facts  required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  until 
the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased,  and 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  chairman 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death 
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  He  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  applica- 
tion, in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot  for 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnish  the 
requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  twenty-five  dollars.” 


RETURN  OF  DEATH  TO  THE  CITY  REGISTRAR. 


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date  and  Place  of  Death , - 
disease  or  Cause  of  Death , - 


PHYSICIAN’S  CERTIFICATE. 


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3.  A physician  who  has  attended  a person  during  his  last  illness  shall,  when  requested  within  fifteen  days  after  the  decease 
of  such  person,  forthwith  furnish  for  registration  a certificate  of  the  duration  of  the  last  sickness,  the  disease  of  which  the  person  died, 
and  the  date  of  his  decease,  as  nearly  as  he  can  state  the  same.  If  a physician  refuses  or  neglects  to  make  such  certificate,  he  shall 
forfeit  ten  dollars  to  the  use  of  the  town  in  which  he  resides.” 

“ Sect.  5.  No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk 
or  registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  state  that  the 
facts  required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  until 
the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased,  and 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  chairman 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death 
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  He  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  applica- 
tion, in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot  for 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnish  the 
requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  twenty-five  dollars.” 


Disease  or  Cause  of  Death 
Duration  of  Sickness, 


J 

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[. Public  Statutes,  Chap.  32 , Sect,  j.] 

Xo  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk  01 
registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  state  that  the  facts 
required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  until  thel, 
certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased,  and 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  cause  ofj 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  cr  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  chairman 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death 
'0  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  He  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  applicw 
tion,  in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot  f» 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnish  t 
requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  twenty-rt 
dollars. 

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« Sfct.  3-  A physician  who  ha,  attended  a person  during  his  last 

of  such  person,  forthwith  furnish  for  registration  a certificate  of  the  « »™ _ or  negleets  to  make  such  certificate,  he  sha.l 

and  the  date  of  his  decease,  as  nearly  as  he  can  state  the  sanae.  If  Ph>« 

forfeit  ten  dollars  to  the  use  of  the  town  m which  he  resades  until  a pr„per  certillcate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk 

« sect.  5.  No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  y Such  certir,Cate  shall  state  that  the 

or  registrar  tothe  undertaker,  se.on,  or  other  person  performmg  the  ^ ^ ^ ^ or  burial  permit  until 

facts  required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  am  rcc  n in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased,  am 

the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  phys  , ^ ^ ^ of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of 

placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  m ct.es  and  to  ^ istrar  or  derk.  Upon  application,  the  cha.rman 

death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  ^ ^ purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death 

of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  ci  y , lie  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  apphea- 


' RETURN  OF  A DEATH. 

To  the  Clerk  of  the  Town  in  which  the  Death  occurred. 


[Public  Statutes,  Chap.  J-’,  Sect.  J-J  ^ he  derk  or 

No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  u,Ull  a Such  cerlificate  shall  state  that  the  facts 

to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  o,  other  person  performing  the  buml  .egistramhall  give  such  certificate  o,  bum.  permit  «»'« 
d by  this  chapter  have  boon  returned  a„d  t.ootdodt  and  no  deck  o teg*-  ^ ^ o(  the  deceased,  and 

certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  .be  bo„ds  o(  hea.th,  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  I 

placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar!  and  in  cues  an  or  „ cUrW.  Upon  application,  the  chairman, 

death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a pernn.  to  IW  ^ ^ ,.g„  lhe  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death 

of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  He  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  appK 

to  ,he  best  of  hi.  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physic,.  ^ ^ o(  ,he  ...ending  physician  cannot  fo 

.ion,  in  case  of  death  by  dangeroos  contagions  disease,  or  ,n  an,  „,dic.l  examiner  attending  shad  ««* 

dollars. 


Name  of  Deceased  * - 
Dale  and  Place  of  Death , 

'disease  or  Cause  of  Death,  - J of 


PHYSICIAN’S  CERTIFICATE. 


l”"  a”d  »/  Certify!. ug  Physician, 


/ certify  that  the  above  is  true  to  the  he  / f 

’ t0  the  best  °f  ”>y  knowledge  and  belief. 


‘Or  Sex  of  Infant 


(not  named). 


Date  of  Certificate , 


A 7^ 


lSS  7-. 


[ Extracts  front  Chapter  33  of  the  Public  Statutes.  ] 

“ Sect.  3.  A physician  who  has  attended  a person  during  his  last  illness  shall,  when  requested  within  fifteen  days  after  the  decease 
of  such  person,  forthwith  furnish  for  registration  a certificate  of  the  duration  of  the  last  sickness,  the  disease  of  which  the  person  died, 
and  the  date  of  his  decease,  as  nearly  as  he  can  state  the  same.  If  a physician  refuses  or  neglects  to  make  such  certificate,  he  shall 
forfeit  ten  dollars  to  the  use  of  the  town  in  which  he  resides.” 

“ Sect.  5.  No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk 
or  registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  state  that  the 
facts  required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  until 
the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased,  and 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  chairman! 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death 
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  He  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  applica- 
tion, in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot  for 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnish  the 
requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  twenty-five  dollars.” 


* If  a Married  Woman  or  Widow. 

\ If  other  than  White.  (M.)  Mulatto.  (I.)  Indian.  If  of  other  Races,  specify  wliat. 

[Be  very  particular  to  fill  all  Blanks  1 


[ Public  Statutes,  Chap.  32 , Sect.  5.] 

No  human  M,-  - — - — T — 

registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  una  01  r certificate  or  burial  permit  until  the 

required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  register  ^ of  the  deceased,  and 

certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  p >siuan  1 a , ds  of  health>  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of 

placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  the  application,  the  chairman 

death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  ^ re^or  ^ _ of  death 

of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  own  P ^ ^ also  sjgn  such  certificate,  upon  appl.ca-  . 

to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  ~ ‘f  the  attending  ohysician  cannot  for 

tion,  in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnish  the 

good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained  In  case  o - fine  nQt  exceeding  twentyhve 

requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  P 

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PHYSICIAN’S  CERTIFICATE. 


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'isease  or  Cause  of  Dca/h,  - 


n,‘d  d Certifying  PhysScia,, 


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L'/.dfUz  •/■;  . . 

/ uration  of  Sickness 

1 ceriify  Mat  the  dove  Z true  to  / ~4  , 

fjf  /j>  ’ ' est y v,y  knowledge  and  belief 

. -/i,  Z ' '/  . , / 


*Or  Bex  of  Infant 


(»»ot  named). 


Date  of  Certificate, 


,,  Public  Statutes .] 

fr*.  W-  3-  f ^ ^ fin„„  days  after  .he  deoe.se 

. JZ'J  the  undertaker,  sea, on,  o,  other  person  P—  «•  ^ sha„  give  ,«h  certiheate  or  hurkd  - J 


RETURN  OF  A DEATH. 

To  the  Clerk  of  the  Town  in  which  the  Death  occurred. 


If  a Married  Woman  or  Widow. 


[. Public  Statutes , Chap.  32,  Sect.  p.J 

No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk  or 
registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  state  that  the  facts 
required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  until  the 
certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased,  and 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  chairman 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  , 
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  He  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  applica- 
tion, in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot  fot  > 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnish  the 
requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  twenty-five 
dollars.  » 


PHYSICIAN’S  CERTIFICATE. 


fame  of  Deceased,*  - 
?a/e  and  Place  of  Death, 


e*  l c. 


died  at 


/ 


'/sense  or  Cause  of  Death,  - | of 


cdfxd  4sL 


<etC 


188 


/ certify  that  the  above  is  true,  to  the  best  of  my  knowledge  and  belief. 

”e  ami  Residence  of  Certifying  Physician, 

°f  Certificate,  t^Lc  £ 7y$  V 

*0r  Sex  ,.f  Infant  (not  named).  e*  — _ — Z. 


...6'Jt.dL^Ji. 


[. Extracts  from  Chapter  32  of  the  Public  Statutes.  ] 


“ Sect.  3.  A physician  who  has  attended  a person  during  his  last  illness  shall,  when  requested  within  fifteen  days  after  the  decease 
of  such  person,  forthwith  furnish  for  registration  a certificate  of  the  duration  of  the  last  sickness,  the  disease  of  which  the  person  died, 
and  the  date  of  his  decease,  as  nearly  as  he  can  state  the  same.  If  a physician  refuses  or  neglects  to  make  such  certificate,  he  shall 
forfeit  ten  dollars  to  the  use  of  the  town  in  which  he  resides.” 

“ Sect.  5.  No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk 
or  registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  state  that  the 
facts  required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  until 
the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased,  and 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  chairman 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death 
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  lie  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  applica- 
tion, in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot  for 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnish  the 
requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  twenty-five  dollars.” 


w 

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<1 


[ Public  Statutes , Chap.  32 , Sect.  5.] 

be  b—  o, 

registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  buna  or  re  ^ giye  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  until  t 

required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorder  ; an  no  c ■ er  °”  aUendanCe  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased,  a 

certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  rom  t e p >SKia  ^ ^ are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  cause 

placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  an  in  cities  an  own  • t or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  chairn 

death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  * ^ ^ of  the  cause  of  de 

of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  or  ^ He  shaU  als0  sign  such  certificate,  upon  appl 

to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belkf,  if  there  has  been  no  p >s.cian  m ^ ^ certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot 
tion,  in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  Antag.ous  disease,  or  in  any  o e ^ ^ medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnish 

good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained  In  case  o ea  ^ punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  twenty 

requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  P 

dollars 


-&1-  S-  £=  &-  „.b,  C 


PHYSICIAN’S  CERTIFICATE. 


[Extracts  from  Chapter  32  of  the  Public  Statutes. ~\ 


“Sect.  3.  £ physician  who  has  attended  a person  during  his  last  illness  shall,  when  requested  within  fifteen  days  after  the  decease 
of  such  person,  forthwith  furnish  for  registration  a certificate  of  the  duration  of  the  last  sickness,  the  disease  of  which  the  person  died, 
and  the  date  of  his  decease,  as  nearly  as  he  can  state  the  same.  If  a physician  refuses  or  neglects  to  make  such  certificate,  he  shall 
forfeit  ten  dollars  to  the  use  of  the  town  in  which  he  resides.’' 

“ Sect.  5.  No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk 
or  registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  state  that  the 
facts  required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  until 
the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased,  and 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  chairman 
of  the  Uoard  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death 
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  lie  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  applica- 
tion, in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot  for 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnish  the 
requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  twenty-five  dollars.” 


RETURN  OF  A DEATH. 

To  the  Clerk  of  the  Town  in  which  the  Death  occurred. 


£ 

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[. Public  Statutes , Chap.  32,  Sect.  5-J* 

^ « — — --  «* 

registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  P6^0™1"®^  ^ “™  °”egistfar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  until  the 

required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorc  e , an  n attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased,  and 

certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  phystcan  tf  any  m attendance  ^ ^ ^ Qf  thc  cause  of 

placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  th*  ^ ^ Upon  application,  the  chairman 

death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  ur>  is  gn  en  ghall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death 

of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  or  ’ shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  applica- 

to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  ,n  M ^ ^ ^ attending  physician  cannot  for 

tion,  in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  od«  eve  ^ medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnish  the 

good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtame  . n case  . sh aU  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  twenty-live 

requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section 

dollars 


2 


iW  of  Deceased,*  - 
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?. sease  or  Cause  of  Death, 


PHYSICIAN’S  CERTIFICATE. 

.Qh£.  v.  188 J 

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died  at 
of 


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■tie  and  Residence  of  Certifying  Physician , 


1 certify  that  the  a hove  is  true,  to  the  best  of  my  knowledge  and  belief. 

Qt C ^0%  S*~UA  Ufca,ScF  ^ * - 

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Date  of  Certificate, 


188 


»0r  ties  of  infant  (not  named). 


[Extracts  from  Chapter  32  of  the  Public  Statutes.  ] 

“ Sect.  3.  A physician  who  has  attended  a person  during  his  last  illness  shall,  when  requested  within  fifteen  days  after  the  decease! 
of  such  person,  forthwith  furnish  for  registration  a certificate  of  the  duration  of  the  last  sickness,  the  disease  of  which  the  person  died, I 
and  the  date  of  his  decease,  as  nearly  as  he  can  state  the  same.  If  a physician  refuses  or  neglects  to  make  such  certificate,  he  shall! 
forfeit  ten  dollars  to  the  use  of  the  town  in  which  he  resides.” 

“ Sect.  5.  No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk! 
or  registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  state  that  the 
facts  required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  until 
the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased,  and 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  cause  ofl 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  chairman 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death 
to  • es*  ' h'  nowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  lie  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  applica- 
tion, \&i  e 1 by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot  for 

good  ah  ' „nt  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnish  the 
requisite  meciical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  twenty-five  dollars.” 


RETURN  OF  A DEATH. 

To  the  Clerk  of  the  Town  in  which  the  Death  occurred, 


f If  othJr  than White?  . ito.  (I.)  Indian.  If  of  other  Races,  specify  what. 

[Be  very  particular  to  fill  all  Blanks.] 


[. Public  Statutes,  Chap.  32,  Sect,  j.] 

No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk  or  re; 
to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  state  that  the  facts  rec 
by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  until  the  certific  1 
the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased,  and  placed  in  the 
of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  shall  a ' 
approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  chairman  of  the  board  of  1 
or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  to  the  best  of  his  kno\  ^ 
and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  He  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  application,  in  case  of  death  by  d : 
ous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot  for  good  and  sufficient  reasons  bt 
enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnish  the  requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  1 
violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  twenty-five  dollars. 


[Jets  of  1887,  Chap.  202,  Sect.  5.] 

Section  one  of  chapter  thirty-two  of  the  Public  Statutes  is  hereby  amended  by  inserting  after  the  word  “burial”  in  the  tv  n 
line  of  said  section  the  words:  — if  the  deceased  was  a married  woman  the  name  of  her  husband. 


[Ex tracts  from  Chapter  32  of  the  l'ublic  Statutes.  ] 

“ Sect.  3.  A physician  who  has  attended  a person  during  his  last  illness  shall,  when  requested  within  fifteen  days  after  the  decease 
of  such  person,  forthwith  furnish  for  registration  a certificate  of  the  duration  of  the  last  sickness,  the  disease  of  which  the  person  died, 
and  the  date  of  his  decease,  as  nearly  as  he  can  state  the  same.  If  a physician  refuses  or  neglects  to  make  such  certificate,  he  shall 
forfeit  ten  dollars  to  the  use  of  the  town  in  which  he  resides.” 

“ Sect.  5.  No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk 
or  registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  state  that  the 
facts  requiretl  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  until 
the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased,  and 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  chairman 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death 
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  lie  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  applica- 
tion, in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot  for 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnish  the 
requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  twenty-five  dollars.” 


RETURN  OF  A DEATH. 

To  the  Clerk  of  the  Town  in  which  the  Death  occurred. 


[ Public  Statutes , Chap.  32 , Sect.  5.] 

Xo  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk  c 
registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certihcate  shall  state  that  the  ac 
required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  cert.hcate  or  bunal  permit  unt, 
certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased,  a, 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  cert.ficate  of  the  cause 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  appl.cat.on,  the  cha.rm 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  de; 
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  He  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  appli- 
don,  in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  urms 
requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  hne  not  excee.  mg  «en 

dollars. 


\ 


[. Extracts  from  Chapter  32  of  the  Public  Statutes.  ] 

“ Sect.  3.  A ,M*.  ~ ~ 

„,SUc„  p„™,  forthwith  furnish  for  V—  . » — ~>>  - - 

and  the  date  of  his  decease,  .as  nearly  as  he  can  state  the  same.  If  a physician 

“t  _ »«, . p7:  * r r 

or  registrar  to  the  undertaker.  sev.on,  or  other  person  performing  tite  harm!  — - , “^hcate  or  permit  - 

facts  required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  cle  k registrar  g „ 

the  certificate  o,  the  ct.se  of  death  has  been  obtained  front  the  phystcan,  tf  any,  tn  of  the  cause  o 

placed  in  the  hand,  of  said  cleric  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  the,  ' ,„e  ell!linn, 

death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bur,  given  by  ^ ^ of  de, 

of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for - m*  * „„  c„tific„e,  up„„  applic 

the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belie,,  if  there  has  been  no  phyrtctan  ^ ^ o[  .Jat, ending  physician  canuo,  , 

„on,  in  case  death  by  dangerous  ««£- ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ inline,  attending  sh.,1  furnish  , 

r;:."ri:r:iz 


RETURN  OF  A DEATH. 

To  the  Clerk  of  the  Town  in  which  the  Death  occurred. 


By  whom  certified. 


If  a Married  Woman  or  Widow. 


9 


[. Public  Statutes , Chap.  32 , .SV<r/.  5 . J 


No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk  or  I 
registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  state  that  the  lactsl 
required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  until  the  J 
certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased,  and,! 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  cause  offl 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  chairman* 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death® 
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  He  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  applica-J 
lion,  in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot  for* 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnish  the  1 
requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  tuent)-fi\e« 


dollars. 


RETURN  OF  A DEATH. 

To  the  Clerk  of  the  Town  in  which  the  Death  occurred. 


iry  particular  to  till  all  Blanks.] 


[. Public  Statutes,  Chap.  32,  Sect,  j.] 

No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk  or 
registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  state  that  the  facts 
required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  until  the 
certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased,  anc 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  cause  o 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  chairma 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sign  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  deat 
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  He  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  applies 
iion,  in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot  fc 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnish  tl 
requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  twenty-fi  1 
dollars. 


Vame  of  Deceased*  - - 

?ate  and  Place  of  Death, 


PHYSICIAN’S  CERTIFICATE 


^ ^ /2e6f/f~  1 88  y. 


disease  or  Cause  of  Death , - 0f 

fu-iuci  fit  8. 

*""'*"  */  Certifying  Physician, 
Or  Sex  of  Infant  (not  named). 


ZW/’  (3/  Certificate, 


[. Extracts  from  Chapter  32  of  the  Public  Statutes.  ] 

“ Sect.  3.  A physician  who  has  attended  a person  durijig'his  last  illness  shall,  when  requested  within  fifteen  days  after  the  decease 
of  such  person,  forthwith  furnish  for  registration  a certificate  of  the  duration  of  the  last  sickness,  the  disease  of  which  the  person  died, 
and  the  date  of  his  decease,  as  nearly  as  he  can  state  the  same.  If  a physician  refuses  or  neglects  to  make  such  certificate,  he  shall 
forfeit  ten  dollars  to  the  use  of  the  town  in  which  he  resides.” 

“ Sect.  5.  No  human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  until  a proper  certificate  has  been  given  by  the  clerk 
or  registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the  burial  or  removing  the  body.  Such  certificate  shall  state  that  the 
facts  required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  a 1 recorded;  and  no  clerk  or  registrar  shall  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  until 
the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  the  physician,  if  any,  in  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased,  and 
placed  in  the  hands  of  said  clerk  or  registrar;  and  in  cities  and  towns  where  there  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  cause  ofj 
death  shall  also  be  approved  by  such  board  before  a permit  to  bury  is  given  by  the  registrar  or  clerk.  Upon  application,  the  chairman  j 
of  the  board  of  health,  or  any  physician  employed  by  any  city  or  town  for  such  purpose,  shall  sjgn  the  certificate  of  the  cause  of  death 
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  if  there  has  been  no  physician  in  attendance.  lie  shall  also  sign  such  certificate,  upon  applica 
tion,  in  case  of  death  by  dangerous  contagious  disease,  or  in  any  other  event  when  the  certificate  of  the  attending  physician  cannot  fo 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  be  early  enough  obtained.  In  case  of  death  by  violence,  the  medical  examiner  attending  shall  furnish  tlv 
requisite  medical  certificate.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  twenty-five  dollars.’ 


m 


[. Public  Statutes,  Chap.  32 , Sect.  5-] 

No-human  body  shall  be  buried  or  removed  from  any  city  or  town  ^td  a s^^erdficate  shill  state  that  the  fact, 

registrar  to  the  undertaker,  sexton,  or  other  person  performing  the°  ^ ”™trar  shail  give  such  certificate  or  burial  permit  until  the 

required  by  this  chapter  have  been  returned  and  recorder  ; an  no  attendance  at  the  last  sickness  of  the  deceased,  anc 

certificate  of  the  cause  of  death  has  been  obtained  from  t 6 P th’ere  are  boards  of  health,  the  certificate  of  the  cause  o 

placed  in  

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