172. The council may make by-laws to take a census of the inhabitants in the territory of the municipality, for the purpose of ascertaining their number, and of obtaining statistics regarding their social and economic condition.
The council may also make by-laws to exact that, in all cases of birth or death, a certificate be deposited in the office of the municipality.
1978, c. 87, s. 172; 1996, c. 2, s. 1060.