The acts for the registration of births, deaths, and marriages in England, 1836 to 1874 : and the acts for marriages in England, 1836 to 1872 : with other acts or parts of acts which concern the office or duties of the Registrar General and the duties of officers under the Registration Acts. With an index.

Date:
1878
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The acts for the registration of births, deaths, and marriages in England, 1836 to 1874 : and the acts for marriages in England, 1836 to 1872 : with other acts or parts of acts which concern the office or duties of the Registrar General and the duties of officers under the Registration Acts. With an index. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service. The original may be consulted at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service.

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    All books, &c. to be transferred on removal of regis- trar. Register books to be provided. trar, and the other key shall he kept by the superin- tendent registrar ; and the register books of each dis- trict, while in the custody of the registrar, and not in use, shall be always kept in the register box, and the register box shall always be left locked. 15. And be it enacted, that in every case in which any registrar or superintendent registrar shall be re- moved from or cease to hold the said office, all register boxes, keys, books, documents, and papers in his pos- session as such registrar or superintendent registrar shall be given as soon as conveniently may bq to his successor in office • and if any person shall refuse to give up any such box, key, books, documents, or papers in such case as aforesaid, it shall be lawful for any justice of the peace for the county or other jurisdiction where such person shall be or reside, upon application made for that purpose, to issue a warrant under his hand and seal for bringing such person before any two justices of the peace for the said county or other jurisdiction, and upon such person appearing, or not being found, it shall be lawful for such justices to hear and determine the matter in a summary way ; and if it shall appear to the justices that any such box, key, books, documents, or papers are in the custody or power of any such person, and that he has refused or wilfully neglected to deliver the same, the said justices are hereby required to commit such offender to the common gaol or house of correction for the said county or jurisdiction, there to remain without bail until he shall have delivered up the same, or until satisfaction shall have been given in respect thereof to the person in whose custody the same ought to be ; and the said justices may grant a warrant to search for such box, key, books, documents, or papers, as in the case of stolen goods, in any dwelling-house or other premises in which any credible witness shall prove upon oath before them that there is reasonable cause to suspect the same to be; and the same when found shall be delivered to the person in whose custody they ought to be. 16. [Registrar and deputy to dwell in the district, &c. (a)] 17. And be it enacted, that the Registrar General shall cause to be printed, on account of the said Register