Legal Importance of Registration of Births and Deaths: Report of Special Committee on Vital Statistics to the Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws ...

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1908 - 32 sider
 

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Side 15 - Registrar is hereby charged with the thorough and efficient execution of the provisions of this act in every part of the State, and with supervisory power over local registrars, to the end that all of the requirements shall be uniformly complied with.
Side 25 - There is hardly a relation of life, from the cradle to the grave, in which the evidence furnished by an accurate registration of births may not prove to be of the greatest value, as, for example, in the matter of descent; in the relations of guardians and wards; in the disabilities of minors; in the administration of estates, the settlement of insurance and pensions, the requirements of foreign countries concerning residence, marriage, and legacies ; in marriage in our own country, in voting, and...
Side 16 - When he shall deem it necessary, he shall report cases of violation of any of the provisions of this Act to the prosecuting attorney of the county, with a statement of the facts and circumstances; and when any such case...
Side 16 - ... with a statement of the facts and circumstances; and when any such case is reported to him by the State registrar, the...
Side 16 - Registrar of any violations of this law coming to their notice by observation or upon complaint of any person or otherwise. The State Registrar is hereby charged with the thorough and efficient execution of the provisions of this Act in every part of the State, and with supervisory power over local registrars to the end that all of the requirements shall be uniformly complied with.
Side 16 - He shall have authority to investigate cases of irregularity or violation of law, personally or by accredited representative, and all registrars shall aid him, upon request, in such investigations. When he shall deem it necessary, he shall report cases of violation of any of the provisions of this Act to the prosecuting attorney...
Side 29 - In 1900, there were only ten registration states, namely, Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont, which, together with the District of Columbia (city of Washington), and various individual cities, constituted the registration area.
Side 3 - Conference with reference thereto, together with a memorandum setting forth the legitimate relation of the American Bar Association and the Commissioners on Uniform State Laws to the movement for the extension of the registration area for births and deaths.
Side 27 - In an enlightened community there live but few people of mature age, whose birth, marriage, or death does not at some time become a matter for the cognizance and consideration of legal authorities. The attainment of majority with its rights and duties, the fact and date of wedlock, the inheritance or conveyance of property, parentage and nationality, place, date, and cause of death, and interment, and many other questions of a sociological, economic, sanitary, or even historical character, often...

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