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 _________ Page 21 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. ________