REVISED ORDINANCES
of the
City of
New Albany, Indiana
and
Legislative Acts which Apply to
Its Government.
Published by Authority and Direction of a Resolution of the Common Council,
adopted January 18, 1904.
Revised and Compiled by
GEORGE H. HESTER, City
Attorney.
New Albany, Indiana.
The Tribune Company Printer
1904
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DEATHS—REGISTRY OF.
An Ordinance relative to the registry of deaths, etc., in the City of New
Albany, and to repeal the eighth section of an ordinance in said city
entitled, “An ordinance relative to cemeteries,” passed March 7, 1853.
Passed April 30, 1855
Duties of Clerk. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Common Council of said
city, It shall be the duty of the clerk of said city, as soon as may be
hereafter, to cause to be made for the use of said city, a book of suitable
size and style, for a registry of deaths and such other matters in reference
to persons who may hereafter die within said city, as may be reported in
pursuance of any ordinance of said city. And it shall be the duty of said
clerk to enter in said registry the name, age, date and cause of death, and
place or country of birth, of each and every person who shall hereafter died
within the corporate limits of said city, and whose death, etc., shall be
reported to him in pursuance of any ordinance of said city.
Duties of physicians.
Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of each and every physician within said
city, of whatever sect or school of medicine, to report to the clerk of said
city the death, name, age, date and cause of death, and place or country of
birth, of each and every person whom such physician shall have
professionally attended in his or her last illness, so far as it shall be
practicable for such physician, by diligent inquiry, to ascertain such
facts. Such report shall be made at least quarterly, or every three months
hereafter.
Duty of Sexton. Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the sexton or sextons of the
cemetery or cemeteries of said city, at least once every moth, to report to
said clerk each interment in the cemetery of which he has charge, together
with the disease or accident by which his death was caused, and the name,
age, residence and place or country of birth, and the name of physician, if
any, who attended the deceased in his or her last illness, so far as such
matters shall be ascertainable by diligent inquiry.
Repeal. Sec. 4. That the eighth section of an ordinance of said city,
entitled “an ordinance relative to cemeteries,” passed on the 7th day of
March, 1853, be and the same is hereby repealed.
Reports. Sec. 5. That every report made to the clerk of said city, in
pursuance of the provisions of this ordinance, shall be subscribed and sworn
to by the person making the same, and said oath shall be administered by
said clerk without charge.
Sec. 6. that any person failing or refusing to comply with the provisions of
this ordinance in reference to him, shall forfeit and pay to said city not
less than five nor more than twenty dollars.
Sec. 7. This ordinance shall take effect from and after its due publication.
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