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Reynold and Aiken, Socialist Labor · 10
Roosevelt and Garner, Democratic 3351 · Thomas and Maurer, Socialist Party 151 Upshaw and Regan, Prohibition Party 2 .
Blanks ·
165
FOR GOVERNOR.
John J. Ballam, of Boston, Communist Party .
18
Joseph B. Ely, of Westfield, Democratic 3494
Alfred Baker Lewis, of Cambridge, Socialist Party 117
Charles S. Oram, of Boston, Socialist Labor 16 William Sterling Youngman, of Brookline, Republican 1869
Blanks 196
FOR LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
Gaspar G. Bacon, of Boston, Republican 1902
Morris I. Becker, of Boston, Socialist Labor 33 .
James W. Dawson, of Boston, Communist Party 12 ·
Walter S. Hutchins, of Greenfield, Socialist Party .
108
John E. Swift of Milford, Democratic .
3438
Blanks 217
FOR SECRETARY. ·
John F. Buckley, of Boston, Democratic 3233
Frederic W. Cook, of Somerville, Republican . 1875
Albert S. Coolidge, of Pittsfield, Socialist Party 147 ·
Max Learner, of Worcester, Communist Party . · 20
Albert L. Waterman, of Boston, Socialist Labor ·
30
Blanks
405
FOR TREASURER. ·
Domenico A. DiGirolamo, of Boston, Socialist Labor 106
Eva Hoffman, of Boston, Communist Party 27
Charles F. Hurley, of Cambridge, Democrat ·
3293 Francis Prescott, of Grafton, Republican 1791 . Glen Trimble, of Boston, Socialist Party 104 . Blanks
. 389
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FOR AUDITOR.
Jule Babbitt, of Worcester, Communist Party . 18
Daniel T. Blessington, of Somerville, Socialist Party 45
Alonzo B. Cook, of Boston, Republican . 1792
David A. Eisenberg, of Chelsea, Socialist Party .
108 Francis X. Hurley, of Cambridge, Democratic .
3279
Blanks . 458
FOR ATTORNEY-GENERAL.
John P. Buckley, of Boston, Democratic . .
3217
Maria C. Correia, of New Bedford, Communist Party 32
Fred E. Oelcher, of Peabody, Socialist Labor .
33
George E. Roewer, of Cambridge, Socialist Party 97
William R. Scharton, of Reading, Independent . 17
Joseph E. Warner, of Taunton, Republican .
1905 .
. Blanks 409
FOR CONGRESSMAN (FOURTH DISTRICT).
Pehr G. Holmes, of Worcester, Republican .
·
1904-
John J. Walsh, of Worcester, Democratic .
. 3335
Blanks 471 .
FOR COUNCILLOR (SEVENTH DISTRICT). .
Charles J. O'Connor, of Worcester, Democratic .
2898
Winfield A. Schuster, of Douglas, Republican . . 2305
Blanks .
507
FOR SENATOR (FOURTH WORCESTER DISTRICT).
John J. Allen, of Franklin, Democrat .
3015
George W. Knowlton, Jr., of Upton, Republican . 2196
Blanks 499
FOR REPRESENTATIVE (EIGHTH WORCESTER DISTRICT).
Charles F. Curtin, of Milford, Democratic .
3016
Leroy L. Knowlton, of Grafton, Republican 1696
. Charles A. McDonald, of Southborough, Democratic 2070 Elmer C. Nelson, of Milford, Republican 2696 .
Blanks 1942
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER ( WORCESTER COUNTY).
James P. Bergin, of Webster, Democratic
. 2264
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Elbert M. Crockett, of Milford, Republican · 2546 John F. Curran, of Milford, Democratic . 2974 .
Henry H. Wheelock, of Fitchburg, Republican . · 1671
Blanks
. 1945
FOR SHERIFF (WORCESTER. COUNTY).
Roland S. G. Frodigh, of Worcester, Republican . 2056
H. Oscar Rocheleau, of Worcester, Democrat . 3297
· 357 Blanks
FOR ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER (WORCESTER COUNTY).
(To FILL VACANCY).
Myron E. Richardson, of Hardwick, Republican 2660
Blanks
.
3050
QUESTION NO. 1.
LAW PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION.
Shall the proposed law which defines and legalizes the practice of chiropractics; establishes a board of registration of chiropractors and defines the number, mode of appointment, tenure, qualification and compensation of its members, and its powers and duties; provides for the preliminary qualifications, examination, certification, original registration and annual license of chiropractors and regulation of their practice, and defines the mode, subjects of and fees for examination, the mode of practice and penalties; and other matters related thereto, which are chiefly as follows:
That chiropractic be "the science or practice of locating and adjusting by hand the malposition of the articulations of the human spine."
That any person with one preceding year's residence in this Commonwealth and with degree from a qualified chiro- practic school received at least one year prior to the date when the law takes effect, may, within ninety days after such date, be certified by the board at its discretion without exani- ination.
That otherwise no person, except a member of the board of registration, shall practice chiropractic unless, being over
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twenty one years of age, of good moral character and gradu- ated from a reputable chiropractic school after personally attending courses of at least twenty-two hundred sixty-min- ute daylight hours given to persons qualified to graduate from a public high school, he shall qualify by examination, pay a fee of twenty-five dollars and be registered and certi- fied; except that any person licensed in another state main- taining standards equal to those of this Commonwealth may be registered withcut examination.
That the examination be scientific and practical in charac- ter, in subjects including anatomy, physiology, symptomat- ology, hygiene, sanitation, chemistry, histology, pathology, chiropractic analysis, and the principles and practice of chiro- practic.
That the board may, after hearing, revoke a certificate for cause.
That the board shall make an annual report and shall keep public records of its proceedings and of the names of persons examined or registered by it and of the names and addresses of all registered chiropractors, who shall pay an annual license fee, promptly notify the board of any change in address and furnish such other information as the board may require.
That the board consist of three members, residents of the Commonwealth for three years, graduates of a chartered chiropractic school having power to confer degrees in chiro- practic, to be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the council, for a term of three years.
That the board have authority to administer oaths, sum- mon witnesses and take testimony and adopt reasonable rules and regulations pertaining to their duties, and that they pay into the state treasury fees received by them, and that they receive compensation and reimbursement for expenses in such amounts as may be annually appropriated therefor not ex- ceeding the amount of such fees.
Penalties are provided for practicing chiropractic without holding a certificate or for using the words "Chiropractic
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Practitioner", the letters "D. C.", or any title or letters indi- cating engagement in such practice, or for buying, selling or fraudulently obtaining any diploma or record of registration.
It is furthre provided that the present la w relating to the registration of physicians and surgeons and providing penal- ties for the unauthorized practice of medicine shall not be held to discriminate against registered chiropractors; but no chiropractor, unless registered as a physician or surgeon, may practice obstetrics, or administer drugs, or perform surgical operations by the use of instruments, or hold himself out as and for other than a chiropractor,
which was disapproved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 50 in the affirmative and 151 in the negative and in the Senate by a vote of 13 in the affirmative and 21 in the nega- tive, be approved?
Yes
. 1614
No
. 1252
Blanks
. 3844
QUESTION NO. 2.
LAW PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION.
Shall the proposed law which provides for an additional method of nominating candidates for nomination, at the state primaries in September, by members of political parties, for those offices to be filled by all the voters of the Common- wealth at a state election.
It provides that the state conventions of the political parties, in each state election year, shall be held before and not after the state primaries, as now, namely, not later than June 15. In order to elect delegates to such party conven- tions, party primaries are established to be held on the last Tuesday in April, Among other things, these state conven - tions may endorse candidates for offices to be filled by all the voters and to be voted upon at the state primaries. Such endorsement places a candidate in nomination, at such state primaries, without the necessity of filing nomination papers. The name of the endorsed candidate is to be placed first on the ballot and against his name is to be placed the words
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"Endorsed by (the name of the political party) convention" in addition to the eight-word statement now authorized by law. Candidates endorsed by a party convention may accept said endorsement within ten days, and having so accepted may not withdraw.
It also provides for the election of district members of state committees and members of ward and town committees at the proposed party primaries in April, as well as delegates to the state party conventions, instead of at the state primaries in September, as now.
It also provides for the election of delegates to national conventions (to nominate candidates for President) at the proposed party primaries instead of at the primaries, now specially held for that purpose, and which existing law re- quires to be held on the last Tuesday in April (the same day proposed for the proposed party primaries).
It also provides for certain other new provisions of law and certain changes in existing laws, relating to holding state conventions and party primaries, the number and election of delegates to state conventions, the number of members at large of a state committee, and other matters, which in more detail chiefly are as follows:
State conventions are to be composed solely of delegates elected at the party primaries, and the number is to be one from each ward and town and one additional for every fifteen hundred votes or major fraction thereof above the first fif- teen hundred votes cast at the preceding stite election in such ward or town for the political party candidate for Governor, instead of a number now fixed by the state com- mittee of each party (not less than one from each ward or town) and certain members designated by existing law.
The time, for notice to the State Secretary by aldermen or selectmen of their determination to hold primaries by wards, precincts or groups of precincts, to be March 1, in - stead of August 1, as now.
The names of candidates for election for delegates to a
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state convention and for district members of a state commit- tee to be arranged individually by alphabet instead of in groups arranged by lot, as now.
Vacancies in the office of delegate to a state or national convention not be filled except in case of a tie vote, and then by delegates from the same district, within ten days, and if no other delegate or if not so filled, then by a state committee, rather than solely by the remaining members of the delega- tion, and statement of filling of such vacancy to be filed with the State Secretary.
Seating of delegates at state convention to be in groups by senatorial districts, and order of business at said conven- tions defined.
Voting on candidates, by a convention, to be by roll call, if more than one candidate for the office, or by groups of delegates unless any member of such group objects.
The number of members at large of a state committee of a political party to be fixed by the state convention of a party instead of by the state committee as now.
The existing provisions as to preparation and filing of nomination papers, objections to nominations, preparation, number, substance, arrangement and form of ballots, hours during which polls shall be open, opening of ballot boxes, canvass and return of votes, return and certification of votes, now applicable to state primaries to be applicable to the pro- posed party primaries.
The power of a state committee to fix the number of dis- trict delegates to a national convention to be continued, but the date, of giving notice to the State Secretary, of such fixa- tion to be March 1 instead of on or before the third Wednes day in March, as now.
The power of city and town committees to fix the num- ber of members of ward and town committees to be contin-
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ued, but the date, of giving notice to the State Secretary, of such fixation to be March 1 instead of August 1, as now, which was approved in the Senate by a vote of 21 in the affirm- ative and 17 in the negative and was disapproved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 62 in the affirmative and 138 in the negative, be approved ?
Yes
. 1614
No
. 603
Blanks
. . 3493
QUESTION NO. 3.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
UNITED STATES.
Is it desirable that the proposed amendment to the Con- stitution of the United States, -
"ARTICLE-
"SECTION 1. The terms of the President and Vicc President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3d day of January, of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified; and the terms of their successors shall then begin.
SEC. 2. The Congress shall assemble at least once in every year, and such meeting shall begin at noon on the 3d day of January, unless they shall by law appoint a different day.
"SEC. 3. If, at the time fixed for the beginning of the term of the President, the President elect shall have died, the Vice President elect shall become President. If a President shall not have been chosen before the time fixed for the be- ginning of his term, or if the President elect shall have failed to qualify, then the VicePresident elect sh ull act as President until a President shall have qualified; and the Congress may by law provide for the case wherein neither a President elect nor a Vice President elect shall have qualified, declaring who shall then act as President, or the mummer in which one who
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is to act shall be selected, and such person shall act accord- ingly until a President or Vice President shall have qualified.
"SEC. 4. The Congress may by law provide for the case of the death of any of the persons from whom the House of Representatives may choose a President whenever the right of choice shall have devolved upon them, and for the case of the death of any of the persons from whom the Senate inay choose a Vice President whenever the right of choice shall have devolved upon them.
"SEC. 5. Section 1 and 2 shall take effect on the 15th day of October following the ratification of this article.
"SEC. 6. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years from the date of its submission,"-be ratified by the General Court ?
Yes 2284
·
No 298
Blanks
3128
The ballots cast and the lists of voters used at the elec- tion were then sealed and endorsed by the election officers and delivered into the custody of the Town Clerk, as the law provides.
The unused ballots remaining, and all cancelled ballots certified to by the ballot clerks to be such, were sealed in a package and delivered to the Town Clerk, as the law pro- vides.
The warrant was then dissolved.
A true record. Attest:
DENNIS J. SULLIVAN,
Town Clerk.
A true copy of the record. Attest:
DENNIS J. SULLIVAN, Town Clerk.
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MEETING TO FILL VACANCY IN BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Worcester, ss.
Milford, November 14, 1932.
At a joint meeting of the members of the Board of Trus- tees of Public Library and the Selectmen held on the above date for the purpose of filling a vacancy in the Board of Trustees of Public Library caused by the resignation of Thom- as J. Quirk, the said Trustees and Selectmen proceeded as follows:
P. Eugene Casey, chairman of the Selectmen, was chosen Chairman of the meeting.
Dennis J. Sullivan, clerk of the Selectmen, was chosen Secretary.
A ballot was taken for the choice of a Trustee.
Whole number of ballots cast, eight, all of which were for John L. Davoren.
John L. Davoren was declared elected to fill vacancy.
A trite record. Attest:
DENNIS J. SULLIVAN, Town Clerk.
A true copy of the record. Attest:
DENNIS J. SULLIVAN, Town Clerk.
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RECOUNT OF VOTES FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Worcester, ss.
Milford, Nov. 16, 1932.
We, the undersigned Registrars of Voters of Milford, Mass , acting upon the petition of Twenty registered voters of the Town of Milford, demanding a recount of the ballots cast for Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, at the State Election in said Town on the eighth day of No- vember, 1932, met this 16th day of November, 1932, for the purpose of recounting all ballots cast, for said office, and after examining all ballots cast, we determined as follows:
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
Votes
Gaspar G. Bacon of Boston, (Republican), had
1902
Morris I. Becker of Boston, (Socialist Labor), had 33
James W. Dawson of Boston, (Communist Party), had . 12
Walter S. Hutchins of Greenfield, (Socialist Party), had 107
John E. Swift of Milford, (Democratic), had 3489
Blanks
217
Whole number of ballots 5710 .
GEORGE W. BILLINGS, JOSEPH A. VISCONTI, JOHN J. BEST, DENNIS J. SULLIVAN,
Registrars of Voters of Milford, Mass.
A true record. Attest:
DENNIS J. SULLIVAN,
Town Clerk.
A true copy of the record. Attest:
DENNIS J. SULLIVAN, Town Clerk.
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TOWN CLERKS' MEETING. EIGHTH WORCESTER REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Worcester, ss.
Grafton, November 18, 1932.
In compliance with Section 125 of Chapter 54, General Laws of Massachusetts, We the Town Clerks of Grafton, Mil- ford, Shrewsbury, Southborough, Upton and Westborough, which towns comprise the eighth Worcester Representative District, this day met at the office of the Town Clerk in said Grafton, and canvassed the return of votes in said towns for two representatives in the General Court, to be holden in Bos- ton 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 that purpose on the eighth day of November A. D. 1932, and was shown by the following tabular statement:
REPRESENTATIVE VOTE IN THE EIGHTH WORCESTER DISTRICT.
Grafton.
Milford.
Shrewsbury.
South borough.
Upton.
Westborough.
Total.
Charles F. Curtin of Milford had
771
3016
572
276
201
552
5388
Leroy L. Knowlton of Graf- ton had
1314
1696
1366
478
583
1269
6706
Charles A. McDonald of
Southborough had
594
2070
444
322
111
517
4058
Elmer C. Nelson of Milford had
1134
2696
1428
500
604
1283
7645
Blanks,
887
1492
1020
428
403
685
5365
Total,
4700 11420
4830
2004
1902
4306
29162
Elmer C. Nelson of Milford and Leroy L. Knowlton of Grafton having received the largest number of votes, were de- clared elected, and to them were certificates issued, also a du-
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plicate certificate sent to the Secretary of the Common- wealth as the law requires.
In Witness Whereof, We, the Town Clerks of Grafton, Milford, Shrewsbury, Southborough, Upton and Westborough, have hereunto set our names this eighteenth day of No- vember, 1932.
ROBERT S. LEONARD, Town Clerk of Grafton, DENNIS J. SULLIVAN, Town Clerk of Milford,
ALDEN C. STONE, Town Clerk of Shrewsbury, CHARLES L. FAIRBANKS, Town Clerk of Southborough. JOHN B FAY, Town Clerk of Upton,
FRANCIS X. REILLY, Town Clerk of Westborough.
A true record. Attest:
DENNIS J. SULLIVAN, Town Clerk.
A true copy of the record. Attest:
DENNIS J. SULLIVAN, Town Clerk.
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RECOUNT OF VOTES FOR SECRETARY OF COM- MONWEALTHI.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Worcester, ss.
Milford, December 7, 1932.
In compliance with an order issued by Frederick W. Cook, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, for a recount of the ballots cast for Secretary of the Common- wealth, at the State Election in Milford, November 8, 1932, We, the Registrars of Voters of Milford, Mass, met this seventh day of December, 1932, for the purpose of recount- ing said ballots, and after examining all ballots cast, at said election, we determined as follows: That
Votes.
John F. Buckley of Boston, (Democratic), had 3235 Frederic W. Cook of Somerville, (Republican), had 1872
Albert S. Coolidge of Pittsfield, (Socialist Party) had 148
Max Learner of Worcester, (Communist Party), had 20
Albert L. Waterman of Boston, (Socialist Labor), had 31
Blanks 404 .
Whole number of ballots 5710 ·
GEORGE W. BILLINGS, JOSEPH A. VISCONTI, JOHN J. BEST, DENNIS J. SULLIVAN, Registrars of Voters of Milford, Mass.
A true record. Attest:
DENNIS J. SULLIVAN,
Town Clerk.
A true copy of the record. Attest:
DENNIS J. SULLIVAN, Town Clerk.
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MEETING TO FILL VACANCY IN BOARD OF ASSESSORS.
COEMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Worcester, ss.
Milford, December 28, 1932.
At a joint meeting of the Assessors and the Selectmen held on the above date for the purpose of filling a vacancy in the Board of Assessors caused by the death of Frederick W. Holland, the said Assessors and Selectmen proceeded as follows:
P. Eugene Casey, chairman of the Selectmen, was chosen Chairman of the meeting.
Dennis J. Sullivan, clerk of Selectmen, was chosen Sec- retary.
A ballot was taken for the choice of Assessor.
Whole number of ballots cast, five. Pearl L. Holland had three votes, William H. Cahill had two votes. Pearl L. Hol- land was declared elected to fill vacancy.
A true record. Attest:
DENNIS J. SULLIVAN, Town Clerk.
A true copy of the record. Attest:
DENNIS J. SULLIVAN, Town Clerk.
Town Clerk's Report.
MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES RECORDED.
Automobile agents
8
Motor Cycle agent
1
Used Car dealers . .
4
Motor vehicle junk
3
Pool and billiards
8
Bowling alleys .
3
Auctioneers
9
Sale of ice cream, soda water, fruit and confec-
tionery on the Lord's Day .
·
52
Common victuallers
39
Oleomargarine
3
Innholders
5.
Lodging Houses . ·
4
Theatrical
2
Entertainments on the Lord's Day (State Theatre) 52
Circus
1
Chatauqua
1
Sale of firearms .
2
Junk collectors
3.
Shops for second hand articles
5
Garages ·
2
Special auctioneers
1
Liquor (Third class, registered pharmacists) .
5
DOG LICENSES RECORDED.
Number returned by the assessors 680
Number licensed (Males 622, females 108) 780
·
.
76
Amount received for licenses $1,784 00
Amount on hand January 1, 1932 (due County)
$3 60
Amount paid County Treasurer . .
$954 60
Amount paid to Town Treasurer
$687 00
SPORTING, TRAPPING AND FISHING LICENSES RECORDED.
Resident Citizen's Sporting
510
Resident Citizen's Trapping
.
1
Minor's fishing
19
Minor's Trapping .
·1
Duplicate . ·
5
Amount paid to Division of Fisheries and Game
$1,302 50
MORTGAGES AND OTHER LEGAL INSTRUMENTS RECORDED.
Chattel Mortgages
114
Mortgages discharged
11
Release
1
Bill of sale
1
Power of sale
1
Notices of sale
2
Notices of foreclosure
3
Agreements (conditional sale)
4
Married Women's certificates
3
Assignments for benefit of creditors
.
3
Attachments
2
Assignments of wages
.
t
CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRATION.
Gasoline tanks and pumps 49
Garages 24
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VITAL STATISTICS.
Marriage intentions recorded
84
Marriage certificates issued ·
· 80
Marriages recorded
· 105
Deaths recorded .
207
Births recorded
.
·
414
Respectfully submitted,
DENNIS J. SULLIVAN,
Town Clerk.
Vital Statistics.
Parents and others are requested to carefully ex- amine the following lists and if any errors or omis- sions are discovered report them at once to the town clerk, that the record may be corrected, as it is of im- portance that the record of Vital Statistics should be complete. Herewith are extracts from the General Laws of Massachusetts, Chapter 46.
Section 3. Every physician, or hospital medical officer registered under Section nine of Chapter one hundred and twelve, in this chapter called officer, shall keep a record of the birth of every child in cases of which he was in charge, showing date and place of birth, the name, if any, of the child, its sex and color, the name, age, birthplace, occupation and residence (including the street number, if any, and the ward number, if in a city) of each parent, the maiden name of the mother and the name of the physician or officer, if any, personally attending the birth. If the child is illegitimate, the name of and other facts relating to the father shall not be set forth except upon written request of both the father and mother. Said physician or officer shall, within fifteen days after such birth, mail or deliver to the clerk or registrar of the town where such birth occurred, a report stating the facts herein above required to be shown on said record and also the said written request, if any; provided, that if said report is not so made within forty-
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eight hours after such birth, said physician or officer shall, within said forty-eight hours, mail or deliver to said clerk or registrar a notice stat- ing the date and place of the birth, the street number, if any, the ward number, if in a city, and the family name. Upon presentation to him of a certificate of the town clerk stating that any such birth has been duly reported, the town treasurer shall pay to such physician or officer a fee of twenty-five cents for each birth so reported. Any physician or any such officer violating any provision of this section shall forfeit not more than twenty-five dollars.
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