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Article 8. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00) for gypsy moth sup- pression, said money to be taken from any unappropriated
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money which may be in the hands of the treasurer, on or be- fore December 31, 1914, or take any action in relation thereto.
Article 9. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of three thousand dollars ($3000.00) for the poor de- partment, said money to be taken from any unappropriated money which may be in the hands of the treasurer on or be- fore December 31, 1914, or take any action in relation thereto ..
Article 10. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of one thousand dollars ($1000.00) for the purpose of repairing road and building sidewalks on Mechanic street, said money to be taken from any unappropriated money which may be in the hands of the treasurer on or before December 31, 1914, or take any action in relation thereto.
Article 11. To see if the town will vote to authorize the location of an additional hydrant for the protection of the buildings of the Draper Company in the Prospect Heights- District, and appropriate money therefor, said money to be taken from any unappropriated money which may be in the hands of the treasurer on or before December 31, 1914, or take any action in relation thereto.
Article 12. To see if the town will vote to locate a street. light on Meade street near Genoa Avenue, and appropriate money therefor, said money to be taken from any unappropri- ated money which may be in the hands of the treasurer on or before December 31, 1914, or take any action in relation there- to.
Article 13. To see if the town will vote to authorize the treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen, to borrow money on and after January 1, 1915, in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1915.
Article 14. To see if the town will vote to appropriate. the sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00) for the police de- partment, said money to be taken from any unappropriated money which may be in the hands of the treasurer on or be- fore December 31, 1914, or take any action in relation thereto.
And you are hereby directed to serve this warrant by posting up attested copies thereof at each of the public meet-
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ing houses and at the post office in said town ; also cause at- tested copies to be published in the Milford Daily News and Milford Daily Journal, newspapers printed in said town, two Sabbaths at least before the time set for said meeting ..
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the clerk of said town, at the time of meeting aforesaid.
Given under our hands at Milford. this 20th day of Octo- ber, A. D. 1914.
JOHN B. HENDERSON, JAMES H. REYNOLDS, JOHN H. CUNNINGHAM, Selectmen of Milford.
A true copy. Attest :
JEREMIAH T. MURPHY, Constable of Milford.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Worcester, ss.
Milford, November 3, 1914.
Pursuant to the within warrant I have notified the inhab- itants of the town of Milford herein described, to meet at the time and place, and for the purposes within, mentioned, by posting up attested copies of this warrant at each of the public meeting houses and at the post office in said town, and I have likewise caused attested copies of this warrant to be published in the Milford Daily News and Milford Daily Journal, news- papers printed in said town, two Sabbaths before the time set for said meeting.
Attest :
JEREMIAH T. MURPHY.
Constable of Milford.
A true copy of the warrant and the return thereon.
Attest :
DENNIS J SULLIVAN,
Town Clerk.
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TOWN MEETING, NOVEMBER 3, 1914. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Worcester, ss.
Milford, November 3, 1914.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant the inhabitants of the town of Milford qualified by law to vote in elections and in town affairs met in Dewey Hall in said town, on Tuesday, the third day of November, A. D. 1914, punctually at 5.45 o'clock in the foreLoon and were called to order by the town clerk who read the warrant and the officer's return thereon.
In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 835, Acts of 1913, a sealed package said to contain 3,000 official ballots, and a package containing specimen ballots, cards of instructions, and penalty cards were delivered to John B. Henderson, pre- siding election officer.
The seal was then publicly broken, the package opened, and the ballots delivered to the ballot clerks and their receipt given to the town clerk, one card of instructions and one pen- alty card were posted in each voting compartment and five specimen ballots, three cards of instructions and three penalty cards were posted in the hall outside the rail.
The ballot box required by law to be used in elections was then publicly opened and shown to be empty, the register of the box was set at 0000, the box locked and the keys delivered to Jeremiah T. Murphy, constable in attendance at said meet- ing.
Harold K. Bullard and Dominick J. Lang, appointed tel- lers by the selectmen to check voting list at the polls, and Gil- bert C. Eastman and Frank J. Mee, ballot clerks, and William G. Pond and John V. McAvoy, deputy ballot clerks, were sworn to a faithful performance of their duties by the town clerk.
The polls were opened at 5.53 o'clock A M. for the recep- tion of ballots.
Voted : To close the polls at eight o'clock P. M.
Due notice having been given, the polls at eight o'clock P. M. were declared closed.
Austin D. White, John F. Burke, George E. Stanley, Wil-
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Giam H. Barry, Leroy B. Brown, James E. Hogan, Isaac W. Ward, Charles D. Rae, Walter A. Vant, George F. O'Connell, Archibald Boyd, James J. Clancey, Albert W. Jones, William P. Brown, Charles F. Witherell, James F. Baxter, Ernest L. Schultz, James Darmody, Thomas H. Coyne, P. Eugene Ca- sey, George L. Maynard, William L. Ranahan, John F. Crow- ley, John F. Cuddihy, J. Warren Richardson, Edward B. Quinn, Bernard L. Thatcher, Peter Leger, William A. White, John E. Wallace, Fred H. Curtiss, Patrick G Curley, appoint- ed tellers by the selectmen, were sworn to a faithful perform- ance of their duties by the town clerk.
At two o'clock in the afternoon of the above mentioned third day of November, at the same place, the above described inhabitants acted upon the articles named in the warrant, as follows :-
The meeting was called to order by the town clerk who read the warrant and the officer's return thereon.
The meeting made choice of John T. McLoughlin as mod- erator, the vote being unanimous.
The moderator was sworn to a faithful performance of his duties by the town clerk.
Voted : To postpone the consideration of the remaining articles in the warrant until Tuesday evening, November 10, 1914, at eight o'clock P. M.
During the voting, the ballot box was, by unanimous consent of the selectmen and town clerk opened eight times for the purpose of taking out the ballots and sorting and counting the same; first at 8.45 o'clock A. M. when it registered 451, then at 11 30 o'clock A. M. when it registered 800, then at 1.24 o'clock p. M. when it registered 1250, then at 3.10 o'clock P. M. when it registered 1600, then at 4.40 o'clock p. M. when it registered 1800, then at 6.45 o'clock p. M. when it registered 1900, then at 7.40 o'clock p. M. when it registered 1967, and at the close of the polls at 8 o'clock p. M. when it registered 1989.
The ballot box count agreed with the number of na mes checked at the polls and at the tables of the ballot clerks. The names of those on the lists of voters, both at the polls
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and at the tables of the ballot clerks, which had been checked and audibly counted, were found to be as follows : List at the polls 1989, list at the tables 1989. The num- ber of ballots cast were found to be 1989.
The tellers having canvassed the votes given in and found the total number of ballots cast to be 1989, the same having been sorted and counted, declaration thereof was made in open meeting and recor ted as follows :-
(The result of the vote was announced at 9.50 o'clock P. M.)
FOR GOVERNOR.
Votes-
Alfred H Evans of Hadley, Prohibition . 15
Samuel W. McCall of Winchester, Republican . 579.
Arthur E. Reimer of Boston, Socialist Labor 15.
Samuel C. Roberts of Springfield, Socialist ·
57
Joseph Walker of Brookline, Progressive Party ·
102
David I. Walsh of Fitchburgh, Democratic 1182
Blanks 39-
FOR LIEUTENANT- GOVERNOR.
Edward P. Barry of Boston, Democratic 1117 ·
Grafton D. Cushing ( f Boston, Republican 632 ·
Arthur Howard of Salem, Prohibition 9 .
James P. Magenis of Boston, Progressive Party 84
Sylvester J. McBride of Watertown, Socialist 63
Patrick Mulligan of Boston, Socialist Labor 16-
Blanks 68
FOR SECRETARY.
Percy B. Ball of North Attleboro, Socialist 63.
Frank J. Donahue of Boston, Democratic 1099
James W. Holden of New Bedford, Socialist Labor 21
Albert P. Langtry of Springfield, Republican ·
601
William G. Merrill of Malden, Prohibition 11
Russell A. Wood of Cambridge, Progressive Party · Blanks
88
. 106
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FOR TREASURER.
Charles L. Burrill of Boston, Republican ·
580
Joseph M. Coldwell of Milford, Socialist 199 ·
Frederick Fosdick of Fitchburg, Progressive Party 67
Thomas A. Frissell of Hinsdale, Prohibition 6 Karl Lindstrand of Lynn, Socialist Labor .
11
Frederick W. Mansfield of Boston, Democratic . ·
1015
Blanks 111
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FOR AUDITOR.
Alonzo B. Cook of Boston, Republican . 582 .
Daniel R. Donovan of Springfield, Socialist 76 ·
John Drysdale of North Adams, Prohibition 5 .
Frederick P. Glazier of Hudson, Progressive Party .
76
Fred E. Oelcher of Peabody, Socialist Labor 15 Frank H. Pope of Leominster, Democratic 1068 ·
Blanks 167 ·
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Henry C. Attwill of Lynn, Republican . . Thomas J. Boynton of Everett, Democratic 1046
598
John Hildreth of Holyoke, Progressive Party 77
Howard B Rand of Haverhill, Prohibition ·
8
John Weaver Sherman of Boston, Socialist .
75
William Taylor of Worcester, Socialist Labor 18
Blanks 167
FOR CONGRESSMAN (FOURTH DISTRICT).
Hugh O'Rourke of Worcester, Democratic 1079
Samuel E. Winslow of Worcester, Republican .
771
Blanks 139 ·
FOR COUNCILLOR (SEVENTH DISTRICT).
Daniel E. Denny of Worcester, Republican 669
Charles B. Perry of Millbury, Progressive Party, Dem. 1068
Blanks 252
FOR SENATOR (FOURTH WORCESTER DISTRICT).
William A. L. Bazeley of Uxbridge, Republican ·
721
James H. MeCooey of Blackstone, Democratic 1134
. Blanks 134
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REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL. COURT (NINTH WORCESTER DISTRICT).
Matthew J. Carbary of Milford, Democratic 1275 ·
Dennis F. Duggan of Northbridge, Democratic 1054
. Adin A. Messinger of Hopedale, Republican 573 Benjamin C. Wood of Upton, Progressive Party, Rep. 572
Blanks 504
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER ( WORCESTER COUNTY).
Charles M. Day of Winchendon, Progressive Party, Democratic
. 1084
Warren Goodale of Clinton, Republican .
. 648
Blanks
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ACT RELATIVE TO VACATIONS OF LABORERS.
"Shall an Act passed by the General Court in the year nineteen hundred and fourteen entitled, 'An Act relative to vacations of laborers, employed by cities and towns' be ac- cepted ?"
Yes
· 933
No . · ·
. 400
Blanks
.
. 656
ACT RELATIVE TO SATURDAY HALF HOLIDAY.
"Shall an Act passed by the General Court in the year nineteen hundred and fourteen, to make Saturday a half holi- day without loss of pay for laborers, workmen and mechanics employed by, or on behalf of the Commonwealth, and other- wise to regulate their employment, be accepted ?"
Yes
. 1068
No .
357
Blanks
.
. 564
ACT TO ABOLISH PARTY ENROLMENT
"Shall the Act passed by the General Court in the year nineteen hundred and fourteen, providing for the abolition of party enrolment at Primary Elections, be accepted ?"
Yes
. 1044
No .
.
.
· 195
Blanks . . .
. 750
.
·
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ACT TO ESTABLISH RETIREMENT SYSTEMS FOR COUNTY EM- PLOYES.
"Shall an Act passed by the General Court in the year nineteen hundred and eleven, entitled, 'An Art authorizing the Counties of the Commonwealth to establish retirement systems for their employes,' be accepted ?"
Yes 910
No .
· 345
Blanks
. 734
The ballots cast and the lists of voters used at the polls and by the ballot clerks were sealed up and endorsed by the presiding election officer and a majority of the election offi- cers.
The ballots were then delivered into the custody of the town clerk and also the voting lists, in confor mity with law in such cases made and provided.
The unused ballots remaining, and all soiled and can- celled ballots, certified to by the ballot clerks to be such, were secured in a package and delivered to the town clerk as provided by law.
Voted : To dissolve the meeting.
A true record. Attest :
DENNIS J. SULLIVAN, Town Clerk ..
A true copy of the records. Attest :
DENNIS J. SULLIVAN, Town Clerk.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Worcester, ss.
Milford, November 4, 1914.
The blanks for the returrs of the votes cast at the elec- tion November 3, 1914, were this day filled in and signed by the selectmen and countersigned by the town clerk, and de-
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livered to the towu clerk to be forwarded to the Secretary of the Commonwealth as the law directs.
A true record. Attest :
DENNIS J. SULLIVAN, Town Clerk.
A true copy of the records. Attest :
DENNIS J. SULLIVAN, Town Clerk.
ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, NOVEMBER 10, 1914. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Worcester ss,
Milford, November 10, 1914.
In pursuance to a vote passed at a town meeting held No- vember 3, 1914, the inhabitants of the town of Milford met in Town Hall and were called to order by John T. McLoughlin, moderator, at eight o'clock P. M.
Under Article 2, the committee appointed by the moder- ator at an adjourned town meeting held July 25, 1913, to in- vestigate thoroughly all lighting systems in the town of Mil- ford, the respective prices of the same, the services rendered , the power and all other questions pertinent thereto, made their report, through Walter L Collins, as follows :
Your committee have attended to their duty as well as could be reasonably expected considering that no funds have been available with which to obtain the services of an engineer to make a proper investigation.
We have received a price from the Globe Gas Light Com- pany to furnish, equip and maintain 186 incandescent gaso- line mantle street lamps, the same to burn from dusk to dawn, for the sum of $28.00 per lamp, or $2.00 cheaper per light than the present rate.
No price has been submitted by the Milford Electric Light and Power Company.
Your committee, in view of the meagre information at hand regarding cost and service, have no recommendations to make regarding new contracts.
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We find there is considerable dissatisfaction regarding the price and service given by all three companies transacting business in Milford, and therefore in justice to the companies and the public, we recommend that the town request the Massachusetts Gas Commissioners to investigate the price and service rendered by all three companies.
Respectfully submitted, LIGHTING COMMITTEE, By John J. Quinlan, John E. Burke, Walter L. Collins.
Voted : To accept the report of the committee and adopt its recommendations.
Voted : To pass over the remainder of the article.
Article 4. Voted : That the moderator appoint a com- mission of fifteen members to be known as a Finance Commis- sion to be appointed as follows : Five to serve for one year, five for two years, and five for three years. The moderator appointed the following citizens as members of the Finance Commission :
FOR THREE YEARS.
George S. Whitney, Owen F. Croughwell, William A. Murray, Charles A. Claflin, Joseph F. Hickey.
FOR TWO YEARS.
Franklin P. Lee, William D. Leahy, John J. Quinlan, Matthew J. Carbary, Lucius E. Heath.
FOR ONE YEAR.
Allen A. Hartwell, Rudolph Mainini, Mich iel Judge, Harris H. Lent, S. Alden Eastman.
Voted : To pass over the remainder of the article.
Article 5. Voted : To appropriate the sum of five hun- dred dollars, ($500 00) for the erection of a tool house at Ver- non Grove cemetery, said money to be taken from any unap- propriated money which may be in the hands of the treasurer ·on or before December 31, 1914.
Voted : To pass over the remainder of the article.
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Article 6. Voted : To pass over the article.
Article 7. Voted : To appropriate the sum of two hun- dred dollars ($200.0() for care of trees, said money to be taken from any unappropriated money which may be in the hands of the treasurer on or before December 31, 1914.
Voted : To pass over the remainder of the article.
Article 8. Voted : To appropriate the sum of five hun- dred dollars, ($500.00) for gypsy moth suppression, said money to be taken from any unappropriated money which may be in. the hands of the treasurer on or before December 31, 1914.
Voted : To pass over the remainder of the article.
Article 9. Voted : To appropriate the sum of three thousand dollars, (83,000.00) for the poor department, said money to be taken from any unappropriated money which may be in the hands of the treasurer on or before December 31, 1914.
Voted : To pass over the remainder of the article.
Article 10. Voted : To appropriate the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for the purpose of repairing road and building sidewalks on Mechanic street, said money to be taken from any unappropriated money which may be in the hands of the treasurer on or before December 31, 1914.
Voted : To pass over the remainder of the article.
Article 11. Voted : That an additional hydrant be located in the Prospect Heights district, for the protection especially of the property of the Draper Company there situ- ated.
Voted : To pass over the remainder of the article.
Article 12. Voted : To locate a street light on Meade street, near Genoa avenue, and appropriate the sum of fifteen dollars ($15 00) for the same, said money to be taken from any unappropriated money which may be in the hands of the treasurer on or before December 31, 1914.
Voted : To pass over the remainder of the article.
Article 13. Voted : That the town treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to bor- row money, on and after January 1, 1915, in anticipation of
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the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1915,- and to issue a note or notes therefor payable within one year. Any debt or debts incurred under this vote to be paid from the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1915. The vote was unanimous.
Voted : To pass over the article.
Article 14. Voted : To appropriate the sum of five hun‹ dred dollars, ($500 0() for the police department, said money to be taken from any unappropriated money which may be in the hands of the treasurer on or before December 31, 1914.
Voted : To pass over the remainder of the article.
Voted : To dissolve the warrant.
A true record. Attest :
DENNIS J. SULLIVAN, Town Clerk.
A true copy of the records. Attest :
DENNIS J. SULLIVAN, Town Clerk.
CLERKS' MEETING.
NINTH WORCESTER REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. Worcester, ss.
Milford, November 13, 1914.
In compliance with Sections 322-325 inclusive of Chapter 835, Acts of 1913, we, the town clerks of the towns of Hope- dale, Mendon, Milford, Northbridge and Upton, which towns comprise the Ninth Worcester Representative District, this day met at the office of the town clerk in said Milford and canvassed the returns of votes in said towns for two represen- tatives in the General Court to be holden in Boston on the first Wednesday of January next. Said votes were returned to us as by law required, and were given in at a legal meeting held in each of said towns for the purpose on the third day of
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November, A. D. 1914, and was shown by the following taba- Zar statement :-
REPRESENTATIVE VOTE IN THE NINTH WORCESTER DISTRICT. Hopedale. Mendon, Milford. Northbridge, Upton. Total.
Matthew J. Carbary of Milford (D),
108
50
1275
339
79
1851
Dennis F. Duggan of Northbridge (D),
64
48
1054
535
69
1770
Adin A. Messinger of Hopedale (R),
394
53
573
535
166
1721
Benjamin C. Wood of Upton (R),
313
71
572
493
271
1720
Blanks,
91
42
504
314
107
1058
970
264
3978
2216
692
8120
Matthew J. Carbary of Milford, and Dennis F. Duggan of Northbridge, having received the largest number of votes were declared elected and to them were certificates issued, also a duplicate certificate sent to the Secretary of the Common- wealth as the law requires.
In witness whereof, we, the town clerks of Hopedale, Mendon, Milford, Northbridge, and Upton, have hereunto set our names this thirteenth day of November, A. D. 1914.
WILLIAM H. JORDAN, Town Clerk of Hopedale, CHARLES H. ALLEN, Town Clerk of Mendon,
DENNIS J. SULLIVAN, Town Clerk of Milford, JOSEPH A. JOHNSTON, Town Clerk of Northbridge, FRANCIS T. NELSON, TOWN Clerk of Upton
A true record. Attest :
DENNIS J. SULLIVAN,
Town Clerk.
A true copy of the records. Attest :
DENNIS J. SULLIVAN, Town Clerk.
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.
MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES.
Pool and billiard licenses recorded . Auctioneers' licenses recorded ·
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2
Bowling alley licenses recorded
·
Junk collectors' licenses recorded
12
Keepers of shops for second hand articles, licenses recorded . 13
Inn-holders' licenses recorded
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7
Common victuallers' licenses recorded
13
To sell ice cream, soda water, confectionery and fruit on the Lord's day, licenses recorded 16
Intelligence office, license recorded . .
1
Shooting gallery license recorded
Oleomargarine licenses recorded
Sale of firearms, licenses recorded
4
Theatrical licenses recorded
3
Liquor licenses forfeited :-
First class 1
Fourth class
1
Sixth class · .
1
Liquor licenses recorded :-
First class 1 ·
Fourth class .
.
1
Sixth class ·
9
Permit to transport spirituous and intoxicating liquors
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DOG LICENSES.
Number returned by the assessors .
456
Number licensed (males 481, females 45)
526
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Amount received for licenses . $1,187 00
Amount on hand Jan. 1, 1914 (due county) $1 80 Amount sent to county treasurer (due county) . $1,062 00
Amount on hand Jan. 1, 1915 (due county) . $21 60
HUNTERS' CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRATION.
Native born and naturalized citizens, licenses issued .
. 330
3
Unnaturalized foreign-born persons. licenses issued Amount paid to Commissioners on Fisheries and Game
$325 05
MORTGAGES.
Chattel mortgages recorded .
26
Mortgages discharged
4
Trust mortgage recorded
1
Attachments recorded
2
Agreements recorded
5
Notice of foreclosure recorded
1
Bill of sale recorded . ·
1
Married woman's certificate recorded
1
Assignments of wages recorded
16
Lease recorded ..
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1
VITAL STATISTICS.
Marriage intentions recorded 115
Marriage certificates issued .
114
Marriages recorded
124
Deaths recorded
246
,Births recorded
·
408
Respectfully submitted,
DENNIS Į. SULLIVAN. Town Clerk.
VITAL STATISTICS.
Parents and others are requested to carefully examine the following lists and if any errors or omissions are discovered report them at once to the town clerk, that the record may be corrected, as it is of importance that the record of Vital Sta- tistics should be complete. Herewith are extracts from the Revise l Laws of Massachusetts, Vol. 1, Chap. 29, as amended by Chap. 280, Acts of 1912.
SECTION 1. Physicians and midwives shall, within forty- eight hours after the birth of every child in cases of which they were in charge, mail or deliver to the clerk or registrar of the city or town in which the birth occurred, a notice stat- ing the date and place of the birth, giving the street number', if any, the number of the ward in a city and the family name. Failure to mail or deliver the said notice shall be punished by a fine not exceeding twenty-five dollars for each offence. The notice required by this section need not be given if the notice required by the following section is given within forty-eight hours after the birth occurs.
SECTION 2. Physicians and midwives shall make and keep a record of the birth of every child in cases of which they were in charge and shall, within fifteen days after the birth, .mail or deliver to the clerk or registrar of the city or town in which the birth occurred a report of the birth, stating the date and place, the name, if any, of the child, its sex and color, and the names, ages, places of birth, occupations and residence of the parents, giving the street number, if there be any, and the number of the ward in a city, the maiden name of the mother, and whether or not the physician or midwife signing the birth return personally attended the birth. If the child is illegitimate, the name and other facts relating to the father shall not be stated except at the request in writing of both the father and mother filed with the return. The record
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to be kept by the physician or midwife, as above provided,. shall also contain the facts hereby required to be reported to the city or town clerk. The fee of the physician or midwife shall be twenty-five cents for every birth so reported, which shall be paid by the city or town where the report is made,. upon presentation to the city or town treasurer of a certifi- cate from the city or town clerk stating that the said birth has been properly reported to him. The report required to be- made by this section is in addition to the report required to be made by the preceding section, and as above provided, if made within forty-eight hours of the birth, the report required by the preceding section shall not be required. A physician or mid wife who neglects to make and keep the record hereby re- quired, or who neglects to report in the manner specified above, each birth within fifteen days thereafter, shall for each offence forfeit a sum not exceeding twenty-five dollars. The city or town clerk or registrar shall file daily with the local board of health a list of all births reported to him, giving the following facts : date of birth, sex, color, family name, resi- dence, ward, physician or midwife.
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