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" to the interment of a human body shall obtain the physician's together with the facts required by section 1, to the board of eurred.
PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATE OF THE CAUSE OF DEATH.
Boston,
July 17 1899
Name and age of deceased:
Unknown
Age
dys.
Dale and place of death: Found July 17 -1899
Disease or cause of death :
-
grover Cliff - Male-
Too much decomposed to fumiste any proof of cause
Duration of disease: *
I certify that the above is true, to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Name and residence
Meet. Epamir .. .... M.D. of physician.
* It is very desirable to be informed of the duration of the disease. When more than one cause of death is mentioned state the duration of each.
The office of the Board of Health will be open for the granting of permits for burial, as follows : - Saturdays, 9 A.M. till I P.M., except during the months of June, July, August and September, when the office will be closed on Saturdays at 12 M. ; Sundays, 10 A. M. till 12 M. ; Holidays, from 10 A.M. till 12 M .; other days, from 9 A.M. till 5 P.M.
RETURN OF A DEATH.
To the Clerk of the City or Town in which the death occurred.
(FILL OUT WITH INK. ALL NAMES TO BE IN FULL.)
Name,
Sex,
. Color,
Date of Death,
Quily 24"
1897 ; Age, Years, 5
Months, 7 Days.
Maiden Name, { If married, Widowed } or divorced.
Husband's Name,.
Single, Married, Widowed or Divorced, ..
Occupation,
*Residence, { If out of town, }
( also state fully. § 14 main
Place of Birth,
11
11
*Place of Death,
11
11
Name of Father, Patruile
Birthplace of Father,
Maiden name of Mother,
Birthplace of Mother,
Place of Interment, (Give name of Cemetery),
Dated at
on
wey 25
189 9
Signature and place of business of Undertaker.
Summer Floyd
Inchop Mass
No.
ETURN OF THE DEATH
OF
189
189
- 1
Acts of 1897 require that every householder in whose ] , of the death of any of his kindred, or the person in c after the date of such a death, give notice thereof to ath occurred. (See section 6.)
all give notice of the death of any person under his char Commonwealth at. which his vessel first arrives after such requirements of sections 6 and 7, five dollars. (See se on during his last illness shall forthwith after the dea etting forth the required facts. (Sec section 10.) ars. (See section 11.)
al rites preliminary to the interment of a human body sh 10, and return it, together with the facts required by se which the death occurred.
PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATE.
Vame and Age of Deceased,*
Susan S. Sheerin
Date and Place of Death,t - died at.
Age, Sono 17 da Winthrop Main Street July 24,809. Cholera Infantum
Disease or Cause of Death, - of .
(Primary and Secondary.) } Duration of Sickness, -
I certify that the above is true, to the best of my knowledge and belief. Signature and Residence of Certifying Physician, Haraca & Sazcla WI.2.
Date of Certificate, Freilig 235
1899.
Or Sex of Infant (not named). If stillborn so state. { If chill died immediately after birth so state. Plate. Ed. December, 1996. - 5,000.
# If a soldier or sailor who served in the War of the Rebellion.
[ Public Statutes, Chapter 32, as amended, by Acts of 1888, Chapter 306 ; Acts of 1889, Chapter 224; Acts of 1893, Chapter 263.]
SECTION 3. A physician who has attended a person during his last illness shall, when requested, forthwith furnish for regis- tration, a certificate stating, to the best of his knowledge and belief, the name of the deceased, his age, the disease of which he lied, the duration of his last sickness, and the date of his decease; and a physician who has attended at a birth of a child dying immediately thereafter, or at the birth of a stillborn child, shall, when requested, forthwith furnish for registration a certificate, stating to the best of his knowledge and belief the fact that such a child died after birth or was born dead. If a physician neg- lects or refuses to make a certificate as aforesaid, or makes a false statement therein, he shall be punished by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars. In case the deceased was a soldier or a sailor who served in the war of the rebellion, the physician shall give both the primary and the secondary or immediate cause of death as nearly as he can state the same. If a physician refuses or neglects to make snch certificate he shall forfeit to the treasurer the sum of ten dollars for the use of the town in which he resides.
SECTION 5. No undertaker, sexton or other person shall bury in a city or town or remove therefrom a human body until he has received a permit so to do from the board of health or its duly appointed agent, or, if there is no board of health in such city or town, from the city or town clerk. No such permit shall be issued until there has been delivered to such board, or agent or clerk, as the case may be, a satisfactory written statement containing the facts required by this chapter to be returned and recorded, together with the certificate of the attending physician, if any, as required by section three of this chapter, or in lieu thereof a certificate as hereinafter provided. If there is no attending physician, or if the certificate of the attending physician cannot be obtained, for good and sufficient reasons, early enough for the purpose, the chairman of the board of health or any physician employed by a city or town for the purpose shall, upon request of said board, agent or clerk, make snch certificate as is required of the attending physician ; and in case of death by violence the medical examiner shall, if requested, make the same. When such satisfactory statement and certificate are delivered to the board of health or to its agent, the board or agent shall forth- with countersign and transmit the same to the clerk or registrar for registration. The person to whom the permit is so given shall thereafter furnish for registration any other information as to the deceased or to the manner and cause of the death, as the elerk or registrar may require. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine not exceed- ing fifty dollars.
PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATE OF THE CAUSE OF DEATH.
July 25 th
9
189.
Name and age of deceased :
spraw May 27 mos .. X dys. July 25, 1899 + 310 Cottage Uva
Date and place of death :
Disease or cause of death:
Phthisis Palmmalio.
Duration of disease : *
One year
I certify that the above is true, to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Name and residence
of physician.
M. D.
424 Buradway
* It is very desirable to be informed of the duration of the disease.
S Brt
The office of the Board of Health will be open for the granting of permits for burial, as follows : - Saturdays, 9 A. M. till 2 P.M., except during the months of June, July. August and Sentem ember. when the office will be closed on Saturdays at 12 M . Sundays 10 A.M. till 12 M . Holid alidane from
UNDERTAKER'S RETURN .- Boston.
Date of death, July 25 1 1899
Maiden name,* Sabah Term
Name, .. Sarah O. Coleman Sex, Clamantat
Married, single, or widow of wife of
Color, Arts Age, 28 Te .. vears, & mos., X days.
Residence, Winthrop map
#30 Cottage ave Avard
Place of death ( street and number Place of birth, Boston Martin Berry Maide
Occupation, ..
Name of father
Jerry Maiden name of mother,
Birthplace of father, Island
Birthplace of mother,
Place of interment, t Malden 76.
* If a married woman or a widow.
t Give the name of the burial ground.
JohnIt Lavery Sono
Undertaker.
mary O'neill
RETURN OF A DEATH.
To the Clerk of the City or Town in which the death occurred.
(FILL OUT WITH INK. ALL NAMES TO BE IN FULL.)
Name,
Mary Edoffuran Collamore.
Sex,
Fe
Color,
Date of Death,
1899; Age, 14 Years, 4 Months, 10 Days.
Maiden Name, I married, whowed }
or divorced.
1
Husband's Name, ..
Single, Married, Widowed or Divorced, Occupation,
Winthrop Suas 2.
*Residence, { If out of town, )
( also state fully. §
Place of Birth, 12.2 Mars
*Place of Death,
20 Teur"2 huy It, " Or" Hele
Name of Father,
Robert &, S, Collamore.
Birthplace of Father,
Charleston Suaso
Maiden name of Mother,
Birthplace of Mother, ....
mary nicholson
Cafe Bieli.
Place of Interment, (Give name of Cemetery),
Dated at
on
July 30"
189
9
Signature and place of business of Undertaker.
No.
TURN OF THE DEATH
OF
189
189
ets of 1897 require that every householder in whose house a d f the death of any of his kindred, or the person in charge of ter the date of such a death, give notice thereof to the board h occurred. (See section 6.)
give notice of the death of any person under his charge to the ommonwealth at which his vessel first arrives after such death. quirements of sections 6 and 7, five dollars. (See section 8.) during his last illness shall forthwith after the death of sai ing forth the required faets. (See section 10.) . (See section 11.)
rites preliminary to the interment of a human body shall obtain and return it, together with the facts required by section 1, ich the death or ›d.
PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATE.
Name and Age of Deceased, t Place and Date of Death, #
Mary Fr, Collamore died at 20 Jeuklety Street July 30 189 9
Age 14 x 4 M. 10D.
Disease or Cause of Death, §
Chilitry.
Duration of sickness,
Ten years.
I certify that the above is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Signature and Residence of Certifying Physician.
Mal. Porter
Winthrop. M. D.
Date of Certificate,
ac, July
30 ct
189 9.
Give also street and number, if any.
·+ Or sex of infant not named. If still-born, so state. # If child died immediately after birthi, so state.
'§ If a Soldier or Sailor in the War of the Rebellion, give both Primary and Secondary Cause.
RE
at
Date,
Filed,
The provisions of chapter 444 of the oldest person next of kin present at the time which a death occurs, shall, within five days the clerk of the city or town in which the de The commanding officer of a vessel sh: or to the clerk of the city or town within the Penalty for neglect to comply with the A physician who has attended a pers request, furnish for registration a certificate : Penalty for refusal or neglect, ten doll Any person having charge of the funer certificate made in accordance with section health or to the clerk of the city or town in
RETURN OF A DEATH.
To the Clerk of the City or Town in which the death occurred.
(FILL OUT WITH INK. ALL NAMES TO BE IN FULL.)
Name,
Martha box
Sex,
Color,
While
Date of Death, auquel 2"1
1899; Age, 7 6 Years,
4
Months,
22 Days.
Maiden Name, { If married, widowed )
or divorced.
Martha Lightbody
Husband's Name,
archibald S. Cox
Single, Married, Widowed or Divorced, Occupation,
* Residence, § If out of town, { also state fully.
229 Bennington Street- E. Boston
Place of Birth, Nova Scotia
...
"Place of Death, No.8 atlantic Street Winthrop
Name of Father,
La
mee Lightvody
Birthplace of Father,
Maiden name of Mother,
Birthplace of Mother,
Scotland
Place of Interment, (Give name of Cemetery),
East Balan Cereleri Deminister 2)
Dated at
Hinttrop
Signature and place of business of Undertaker.
ver floyd)
on
august 2'
1899
Startup Mass
No.
TURN OF THE DEATH
OF
1
189
189
Acts of 1897 require that every householder in whose house of the death of any of his kindred, or the person in charge after the date of such a death, give notice thereof to the bo ath occurred. (See section 6.)
ill give notice of the death of any person under his charge to Commonwealth at which his vessel first arrives after such deatl requirements of sections 6 and 7, five dollars. (Sec section on during his last illness shall forthwith after the death of etting forth the required facts. (Scc section 10.)
ars. (See section 11.)
al rites preliminary to the interment of a human body shall ob 10, and return it, together with the facts required by section which the death occurred.
PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATE.
Martha Cof
Age, 76 8. 4 M. 22 D.
Name and Age of Deceased, t Place and Date of Death, ; died at Winthrop aug 2" .189 9
Disease or Cause of Death, §
Old age
Duration of sickness,
Six weeks
I certify that the above is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
M. D.
Signature and Residence of Certifying Physician.
2
Winthrop Mass
Date of Certificate, aug## 1899
Give also street and number, if any.
+ Or sex of infant not named. If still-born, so state. # If child died immediately after birth, so state. § If a Soldier or Sailor in the War of the Rebellion, give both Primary and Secondary Cause.
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The provisions of chapter 444 of oldest person next of kin present at the which a death oecurs, shall, within five the clerk of the city or town in which 1 The commanding officer of a vess or to the clerk of the city or town withi Penalty for neglect to comply wit A physician who has attended a request, furnish for registration a certifi Penalty for refusal or neglect, ter Any person having charge of the certifieate made in accordance with sect health or to the clerk of the city or ton
PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATE.
Name and Age of Deceased,* Hazel H. Smith
Age, 3 xjr. 4 mar 2 3 days Date and Place of Death, + - died at 6 Charles It: Winthrop, Auq 3ª 1899, of Peritonitis Secondary to Entera- Colitis
Disease or Cause of Death, - (Primary and Secondary.)}
Duration of Sickness, -
Five days
I certify that the above is true, to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Signature and Residence of Certifying Physician, Mr J. Porter, M.A.
Aincheiat Mais.
Date of Certificate, Clug. 32
1899
* Or Sex of Infant (not named). If stillborn so state.
f If chill died immediately after birth so state. Plate. Ed. December, 1896. - 5,000.
{ If a sol ffer or sailor who served in the War of the Rebellion.
[ Public Statutes, Chapter 32, as amended by Acts of 1888, Chapter 306 ; Acts of 1889, Chapter 224; Acts of 1893, Chapter 263.]
SECTION 3. A physician who has attended a person during his last illness shall, when requested, forthwith furnish for regis- tration, a certificate stating, to the best of his knowledge and belief, the name of the deceased, his age, the disease of which he died, the duration of his last sickness, and the date of his decease; and a physician who has attended at a birth of a child dylng immediately thereafter, or at the birth of a stillborn child, shall, when requested, forthwith furnish for registration a certificate, stating to the best of his kuowledge and belief the fact that such a child died after birth or was born dead. If a physician neg- lects or refuses to make a certificate as aforesaid, or makes a false statement therein, he shall be punished by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars. In case the deceased was a soldier or a sailor who served in the war of the rebellion, the physician shall give both the primary and the secondary or immediate cause of death as nearly as he can state the same. If a physician refuses or neglcets to make such certificate he shall forfeit to the treasurer the sum of ten dollars for the use of the town in which he resides.
SECTION 5. No undertaker, sexton or other person shall bury in a city or town or remove therefrom a human body until he has received a permit so to do from the board of health or its duly appointed agent, or, if there is no board of health in suell city or town, from the city or town clerk. No such permit shall be issued until there has been delivered to such board, or agent or elerk, as the case may be, a satisfactory written statement containing the facts required by this chapter to be returned and recorded, together with the certificate of the attending physician, if any, as required by section three of this chapter, or in lieu thereof a certificate as hereinafter provided. If there is no attending physiciau, or if the certificate of the attending physician cannot be obtained, for good and sufficient reasons, early cnough for the purpose, the chairman of the board of health or any physician employed by a city or town for the purpose shall, upon request of said board, agent or clerk, make such certificate as is required of the attending physiciau; and in case of death by violence the medical examiner shall, if requested, make the same. When such satisfactory statement and certificate are delivered to the board of health or to its agent, the board or agent shall forth- with countersign and transmit the same to the clerk or registrar for registration. The person to whom the permit is so given shall thereafter furnish for registration any other information as to the deceased or to the manner and cause of the death, as the clerk or registrar may require. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine not exceed- ing fifty dollars.
UNDERTAKER'S RETURN .- Boston.
Date of death, Ang 3 189.9. ... Name, Hazel
Smith
Maiden name, *. Smith
Sex,
Female
Married, single, or widow of wife of
Color, White
Age, .years, 4 .mos., 3 days. Residence,
allston Anan
Place of death ( street and ) 8 Charles St
Winthral
ward
number
allston mas.
Place of birth, Won de Smith
Occupation,
Name of father,
Maiden name of mother, Gara E Thayer
Birthplace of father, Brighton mas
Birthplace of mother, Quincy AMass
Place of interment, f
Evergreen
Brighton Than.
* If a married woman or a widow. t Give the name of the burial ground.
.. John R Raider
Undertaker.
١
PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATE OF THE CAUSE OF DEATH.
Minthaun Corre Ll
1899
Name and age of deceased: Flan 6. 2º Vauch Age 67 yrs. mos ... dys.
Date and place of death: Cung Hid HP Pleasant 21
Disease or cause of death : Cancer of stomach
Duration of disease: *
I certify that the above is true, to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Name and residence of physician.
144 Saratoga Pl.L. 8, 13,
* It is very desirable to be informed of the duration of the disease. When more than one cause of death is mentioned state the duration of each.
The office of the Board of Health will be open for the granting of permits for burial, as follows : - Saturdays, 9 A.M. till I P. M., except during the months of June, July, August and September, when the office will be closed on Saturdays at 12 M. ; Sundays, 10 A. M. till 12 M. ; Holidays, from 10 A.M. till 12 M . nther days from 9 A.M till 5 P.M.
Oug4
UNDERTAKER'S RETURN. BOSTON. Wizz Mira
Date of death, ang H
Maiden name, 1 4 20the
899 Name, Lary E IL Land
Sex,
Married, single, or widow of /o hu wife of
Color, AV Age, 67 years,
mos.,
Residence, HY Pleasant ÁT
Place of death ( street and number 4] Pleasant at Ward
Place of birth, Minden en13
Occupation, Joan Leur is
Name of father, Ihenry Maiden name of mother 2221 Janues
Birthplace of father 1 und Birthplace of mother, are line!
Place of interment, f dorchester DE Cacheles amateurs (0)
* If a married woman or a widow.
t Give the name of the burial-ground.
De Cartier.
Undertaker.
RETURN OF A DEATH.
To the Clerk of the City or Town in which the death occurred.
Eunice
(FILL OUT WITH INK. ALL NAMES TO BE IN FULL.)
6. Sweetand
Sex,.
Name, .
.Color,
22
Date of Death,
Chance 11
189
9; Age, 74 Years, 2
Months, 19 Days.
Maiden Name, { If married, widowed ) or divorced. Didmed
Husband's Name, .
Single, Married, Widowed or Divorced, 21. Occupation,
* Residence,
( If out of town, }
¿ also state fully.
...
Place of Birth,
Montville Snc
*Place of Deathı,
Name of Father, Eben Shutter
Birthplace of Father,
Maiden name of Mother, Eunice Summer
Birthplace of Mother, ......
Minhette Spec.
Place of Interment, (Give name of Cemetery),
Dated at
Vonthron
Signature and place of business of Undertaker.
Surima
on
chanel- 11th
189
9
No.
ETURN OF THE DEATH
OF
-
....
189
189
Acts of 1897 require that every householder in whose house a ( of the death of any of his kindred, or the person in charge of after the date of such a death, give notice thereof to the board ath occurred. (See section 6.)
Il give notice of the death of any person under his charge to the Commonwealth at which his vessel first arrives after such death. requirements of sections 6 and 7, five dollars. (See section 8.) n during his last illness shall forthwith after the death of sa tting forth the required facts. (Sec section 10.)
rs. (See section 11.)
al rites preliminary to the interment of a human body shall obtain 0, and return it, together with the facts required by section 1, which the death occurred.
PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATE.
Name and Age of Deceased, t
Eurice E
rettand
Place and Date of Death, ; died at Winthrop, 201 Fremant &t aug/ 1899. Bright' Disease 2 tto Kidneyy
Disease or Cause of Death, §
Duration of sickness,
Two or more years
I certify that the above is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Signature and Residence
of Certifying Physician.
M. D.
0
Date of Certificate, 189 -.
Give also street and number, if any.
+ Or sex of infant not named. If still-born, so state. # If child died immediately after birth, so state. § If a Soldier or Sailor in the War of the Rebellion, give both Primary and Secondary Cause.
at
Da
Fil
The provisions of chapter 444 of t oldest person next of kin present at the ti which a death occurs, shall, within five da the clerk of the city or town in which the The commanding officer of a vessel or to the clerk of the city or town within Penalty for neglect to comply with A physician who has attended a pe request, furnish for registration a certificate Penalty for refusal or neglect, ten d
Any person having charge of the fun certificate made in accordance with section health or to the clerk of the city or town i
PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATE OF THE CAUSE OF DEATH.
Boston,. ..
189.
1
Name and age of deceased:
.. Age .. yrs.
mos. / ~ dys.
Date and place of death :
Disease or cause of death :...
tto ments
Duration of disease : The week
I certify that the above is true, to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Name and residence - B. J. Netcuit
of physician.
22 Untrop st. untirop har. 1
* It is very desirable to be informed of the duration of the disease. When more than one cause of death is mentioned state the duration of each.
The office of the Board of Health will be open for the granting of permits for burial, as follows : - Saturdays, 9 A.M. till I P. M., except during the months of June, July, August and September, when the office will be closed on Saturdays at 12 M. ; Sundays, 10 A. M. till 12 M. ; Holidays, from 10 A.M. till 12 M. ; other days, from 9 A.M till 5 P.M.
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UNDERTAKER'S RETURN. Boston.
Date of deatlı, ing .16 et 189.7 7
Name,
1.7 022
Maiden name,*
Sex,
Married, single, or widow of
wife of
Color, Mute Age, - years, inos.,/&days. Residence,
Place of death (street and number
Ward
Place of birth,.
Occupation,
F.
Name of father, A , Maiden name of mother,
C. A
Birthplace of father, slane Birthplace of mother,
Place of interment, f
* If a married woman or a widow.
t Give the name of the burial-ground.
RETURN OF A DEATH. To the Clerk of the City or Town in which the Death occurred.
1. Date of Death, .
2. Name,
(Maiden Name),*
(Name of Husband) ,
3. Sex, and whether single, Married, or Widowed,
4. C'olor, ¡
5. Age,
Disease or Cause of Death, (Primary and Secondary), ;
6. Duration of Sickness, . By whom certified,
7. Residence,
8. Occupation, .
9. Place of Death, .
10. Place of Birth, .
11. Name of Father,
12. Name of Mother, .
(Maiden Name),
13. Birthplace of Father. .
11. Birthplace of Mother. .
15. Place of Interment, Street Stills Cowley
Signature of Undertaker mother person making the Return, .
....
DATED at Winthrop
, Oll aug 18
189.9
* If a Married Woman or Widow. f If a Soldier who served in the War of the Rebellion.
t If other than White. (M.) Mulatto. (I.) Indian. If of other Races, specify what.
[Be very particular to fill all Blanks.] Plate. Ed. Dec., 1896 .- 5,000.
august 17- 1899 Walter
artee
Years, 4 Months, 15 Days.
189.0
Thatjust Mais
ĐangA
7
11
[ Public Statutes, Chapter 32, as amended by Acts of 1888, Chapter 306; _ 1cts of 1889, Chapter 224; 1cts of 1893, Chapter 263.]
SECTION 3. A physician who has attended a person during his last illuess shall, when requested, forthwith furnish for regis- tration, a certificate stating, to the best of his knowledge and belief, the name of the deceased, his age, the disease of which he died, the duration of his last sickness, and the date of his decease; and a physician who has attended at a birth of a child dying immediately thereafter, or at the birth of a stillborn child, shall, when requested, forthwith furnish for registration a certificate, stating to the best of his knowledge and belief the fact that such a child died after birth or was born dead. If a physician neg. leets or refuses to make a certificate as aforesaid, or makes a false statement therein, he shall be punished by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars. In case the deceased was a soldier or a sailor who served in the war of the rebellion, the physician shall give both the primary and the secondary or immediate cause of death as nearly as he can state the same. If a physician refuses or neglects to make such certificate he shall forfeit to the treasurer the sum of ten dollars for the use of the town in which he resides.
SECTION 5. No undertaker, sexton or other person shall tary in a city or town or remove therefrom a human body until he lias received a permit so to do from the board of health or its duly appointed agent, or, if there is no board of health in such city or town, from the city or town clerk. No such perinit shall be issued until there has been delivered to such board, or agent or clerk, as the case may be, a satisfactory written statement containing the facts required by this chapter to be returned and recorded, together with the certificate of the attending physician, if any, as required by section three of this chapter, or in lieu thereof a certificate as hereinafter provided. If there is no attending physiciau, or if the certificate of the attending physician cannot be obtained, for good and sufficient reasons, early enough for the purpose, the chairman of the board of health or any physician employed by a city or town for the purpose shall, upon request of said board, agent or clerk, make such certificate as is required of the attending physician ; and in case of death by violence the medical examiner shall, if requested, make the same. When such satisfactory statement and certificate are delivered to the board of health or to its agent, the board or agent shall fortli- with countersign and transmit the same to the clerk or registrar for registration. The person to whom the permit is so given shall thereafter furnish for registration any other information as to the deceased or to the manner and cause of the deathi, as the clerk or registrar may require. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine not exceed- ing fifty dollars.
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