The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-04-02
Improved March III
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[Approved March III
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An Act TO regulate the practice Of En-.
balmlng and Tire tIau.g ortatlor of f34e
bodies Of persons who have dIe8 q In
fictitious diseases
Section / For the preservation ~ the
pubic health the state board Of health
| Is empowered 10 make such rules all -
uiauons As it may deem uccessar9 falat-
| ing to the transportation Of the remaIHs
| ~ persons who have died Of Infectious
Diseases, said ruleS and regulations 50 far
as may be deemed practicable and safe
10 Le uniform With those which ar LOW
| Ia effect. or which may be iu effect IN the
lnces
Section 2 The state board Of health Is
| also authorized 10 make. alter or amend
rules and regulations governing tie pfep-
| aTaton and transportation by rail Or
| otherwise Of all bodies dead Of an ia
teeuons. contagious or other disease
Section }. Every person Who snail on
| the approval Of this act. be engaged IN
| the business OF undertaking and practice
| OF enDalming human bodies ia this state
and shall desire 10 continue IN that bual-
ness, must, before tho first day OF Sep
| tender, nineteen hundred three. register
| ms name, age. length OF time IN the basI-
| ness and place Of residence. with The
state board OF examiners, and shall r.
cclye u certificate certifying that he l. j
| registered undertaken ana embalmer IN
der Which he shall have all the privileges
| Of licensed emDalmer
| Section /. Any person wishing to be-
| come an undertaken, an smbalner Of dead
| human bodies, or engage IL The business
OF caring for and preparing dead human
bodies for burial. TRANSPORTATION or ere
| nation, as u regular and permanent bust
| ness or profession shall have an intelii-
gent comprehension Of the art Of emDaim-
! ing. and Of such rndimeuts Of anatomy
and of the characteristics II, and the dan
gers from the contagious and infectious
| diseases. and OF the actions and uses Of
| dislnfectant agencies as the state board
| Of health may prescribe as necessary for
| the protection Of the living, before lie is
| permitted TO practice said business or pro-
lessl6n within this state, and shan also
| be required to pass an examination be-
| fore a board of examiners created and
| empowered by this act.
| Section 3. After the examination has
| been completed the state board Of exam
| .ners shall Judge OF the qualification Of
| the applicant. and. il satisfactory. the
| certificate of a licensed embalmer shall
| be issued to him. under which he shall
| have legal authority to prepare bodies
| dead of infectious or contagious disease
| for transportation, and to dc any work
| coming within the province Of his yoca-
| ton.
| Section 6 The state board Of examiners
| has authority under the law to revoke,
| for cause, any license it may issue, and
/ the failure to comply with the law and
| the regulations of the state board Of
| health shall be deemed sufficient provo
| cation for the revocation Of a license.
| Section I. Examinations for licenses
| shall be given by the state board Of eX-
| amners at least twice annually, at such
| time and place as they may determine.
| The examination papers shall contain
| such questions relating to the subject Of
| embalming as the state board of eXamiu-
| ers may deem necessary to determine the
qualifications of the applicant for the
| business, and II found qualified. a certih-
| cate, as provided Tor in section five of this
| act, shall be granted him.
| Section s. The board of examiners shall
| consist OF four members made UP as fol-
| lows. Two members Of the state board
| OF health, one of whom shall be the SIC
rotary of the state board of health. and
| who shall be the clerk of the board and
| two practical undortakers and cmbalmers.
| The board Of examiners shall be appointed
| by the governor by and with the advice
| and consent OF the executive council and
| the three appoinuVe members shall hold
| office Tor one. TWO and three years rezpec-
| lively, and until others are appointed to
| all their places. At the expiration Of the
| first term Of office OF each member. future
| appointments shall be made for three
| years. In case OF a vacancy due to death,
| resignation or other car;e. the vacancy
| shall be filled by an appointment Tor the
| uncNpired term, as is provided Tor origi-
nal appointments.
Section . The state board of health
| may adopt such blanks ana forms of pro
| cedure as it may deem necessary and best
| to carry out the provisions of this act.
| and 1t shall keep on file a list Of all regis.
tered and licensed embamers and a
| record of examinations, together with the
| examination papers, all of which shall be
| open to public inspection.
Section 10. No person shall inject into
| any cavity or artery of the body OF any
| person who has died from an accidental
| or sudden death or under suspicious cir
| cumstanees, any tiuid or substance Until a
| legal certificate Of the cause of death from
| the attending PLY stefan has been OBJ
4 tanned, nor until q legal Investigate has