Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 7
Report of births and deaths at sea
Massachusetts · Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 46 — Return and Registry of Births, Marriages and Deaths · Status: effective
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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 7, Report of births and deaths at sea, Massachusetts, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-28, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1544558
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Section 7. 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.