There is hereby established the office of local registrar of
births and deaths for the city, under the provisions of article 4477,
Revised Civil Statutes, with all the duties, powers, responsibilities
and obligations pertaining to the office of local registrar, as provided
by the public health laws of the state, and particularly the provisions
of article 4477 relating thereto.
(Ordinance 892, sec. 1, adopted 10/28/1948; 1959 Code, sec. 15-9; 1983 Code, sec. 2-55)
The local registrar shall, in lieu of the fees prescribed for
local registrars by state law, receive a monthly salary.
(Ordinance 892, sec. 2, adopted 10/28/1948; 1959 Code, sec. 15-10; 1983 Code, sec. 2-56)
The local registrar shall select and appoint a deputy registrar
to the end that at all times a registrar may be available for the
registration of births and deaths. The deputy registrar shall, at
the time of his appointment, be an employee of the health department
of the city and shall receive no additional compensation for such
service.
(Ordinance 892, sec. 4, adopted 10/28/1948; 1959 Code, sec. 15-14; 1983 Code, sec. 2-57)
The local registrar shall collect all fees for birth certificates,
death certificates, correction certificates and all other certificates
provided for by law, and shall give a receipt therefor to the payer.
All such fees shall be paid to the general fund of the city.
(Ordinance 892, sec. 2, adopted 10/28/1948; 1959 Code, secs. 15-11, 15-12; 1983 Code, sec. 2-58)
All reports made to the bureau of vital statistics shall be
over the signature of the local registrar.
(Ordinance 892, sec. 4, adopted 10/28/1948; 1959 Code, sec. 15-13; 1983 Code, sec. 2-60)
