Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46 § 7

Current through Chapter 223 of the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 46:7 - Report of births and deaths at sea

The master or other commanding officer of a vessel shall give notice, with the facts required for record, of every birth or death occurring among the persons under his charge. The notice of a birth shall be given to the clerk, and the notice of a death shall be given to the board of health or, if the selectmen constitute such board, to the clerk of the town at which his vessel first arrives after such birth or death.

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 7