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.s ORDINANCE NO. 135 OF TIM TOIN OF CLEAMATER, FLOhIDA.
en bit-led an Ordinance
An Ordinance/Providing For The Registration of Births And
Deaths, And The Keeping Of Proper Records Thereof, And The Report-
ing of The Same To The State Board Of Hoalth, And Proscribing
Penalties For Violation Of Duties Horein Prescribed In Connection
f Therewith."
Be It Ordained by the Town Council of the Town of Clearwater,
Florida:
Section 1. That the Town Clerk shall be Local Registrar of
vital statistics, and it shall be his duty to supply to all physi-
cians, midwives, undertakers and others requiriazg them for use,
blank certificates for the registration of births and deaths,,
which shall be of the standard form approved by the State Board
of Health, and to receive and record such certificates in a book. i
provided for that purpose, and transmit the originals to the State
Board of Health not later than the tenth day of each month.
Sec. 2. It shall be the' duty of the Health officer of
said Town to issue burial, removal or other permits upon the 4 ,
receipt of complete, satisfactory and properly executed certificates
of death; and no dead body of a human being whose death occurs or. F '
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whose body is found in the Town limits of said, Town, or which
shall be brought into said Town, shall be interred, or otherwise
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disposed of, or removed from the Town, or held more than seventy-
two hours after death, without a burial, removal or other permit !
issued by the Health Officer in advance of such interment or other. `
disposition or removal. The Health Officer shall file a copy of
all such permits issued by him with the Town Clerk of said Torts,
:. who shall make a record of the same in the book provided for this ,
purpose. The person applying for such permit shall pay to the
Health Officer a fee of Twenty-five Cents for issuing the same.
Sea. 3. That it shall be the duty of the undertaker or
person acting as such to obtain the certificate of death, have it
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to the attonding physician for the medical certificate of
i cause of death, and obtain the burial, removal or other
permit from the Town Health officer; provided, that when there
was no attending physician, the Iiealth Officer shall after
investigation certify as to the cause of doath. {
Sec, 4. That it shall be the duty of the physician, ?.
midwife, or person acting as midwife, attending a case of. "
confinement in the Tovrn of Clearwater, to file a complete,
satisfactory and properly executed certificate of birth with
the Town Clerk within three days thereafter; provided, that
when there was no physician or midwife in attendance, then
it shall be the duty of the parent, householder or ovrner of
the premises where the birth occured to file such certificate.
Sec. 5. That it shall be the duty of the Health Officer
to enforce this Ordinance, and to report to the City Attorney
all violations thereof, and it shall be the, duty of the City
Attorney upon notice from the Health Officer or any other
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person, of a violation of this Ordinance, to promptly in-
vestigate the case and institute necessary proceedings for ..' ;,
the imposition of the penalties herein provided.
Sec. 6. That any physician, midwife, undertaker, or
other person, who violates or fails to comply with any of the
provisions or duties of this Ordinance or any Section thereof., 9-
shall., upon trial and conviction thereof, be punished by a `:.
fine not exceeding Two Hundered Dollars or imprisonment in the
Town Jail or at labor upon the streets or other public works
of said Town not exceeding ninety days, or by both such fine -
and imprisonment, at the discretion of the Mayor. ,' • ; ?
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Passed by the Town Council of the Town of Clearwater,
Florida, this 4th day of November A. D. 1914. .
Attest:
J. H. THOMAS
H. T. DANIEL President, Town Oounc 1.
Town Clerk,
Approved byme this 5th day of Navambr D. 1914. i;?yi ?€F'?•+! ,t ,• -
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