Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-04-23
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF 1904
STATE BOARD OF UNDERTAKES.
CHAPTER 3S9.

AN ACT to repeal Sections I, 8 and 3
of Chapter 1850 of the Acts of 1902,
entitled. An Act to create the state
Board of Undertakers of Maryland.
and TO prescribe the powers and du-
ties of the said board. and 10 re-
enact the same with amendments.
Sec. BE il enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland. That Sec
tions |. s and ) of Chapter 100 OF the
Acts of 1902. entitled An Act 10 Gro
ate and establish the State Board Of
undertakers of Maryland. and To pre-.
scribe the powers and duties of the
said board" be and the same are here
by repealed and re-enacted 50 rs to
read as follows:
Sec. BE it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland. That :
board composed of eight members he
and the same is hereby created and
established. To be known as The state
Board of Undertakers. of Maryland,
and the powers and duties OF the
said board are here prescribed.
Sec. S.-Before any person. CO.
partnership or corporation shall here
after engage in the business of under
:
before any member of any such CO.
partnership. assistant or employee of
any such person, co-partnership. or
corporation or officer of such corpora
ton whose duties will engage him or
her in care, preparation, disposition
or burial of the dead shall discharge
the duties of such business, employ
ment or Office, and before any person,
co-partnership or corporation now 50
engaged in said business of under
taking in this State; and before any
member of such co-partnership, assist
ant or employee of any such person,
co-partnership or corporation or Off
Ger OF such corporation, whose duties
now engage him or her in the care,
preparation, disposition or burial of
the dead, who shall have failed to reg
lister with the said board in accori-
ance with Section Z of this Act, shall
then continue in such business, such
persons, co-partnerships, corporations,
members of such co-partnerships and
all assistants and employees of any
such persons, co-partnerships, corpor-
ationS. and officers of such corpora
tons, whose duties engage him or he:
in the care, preparation, disposition
or burial of the dead, shall apply TO
the said board for license to prac-
tice the same; thereupon the applicant
as aforesaid shall present himself or
herself before said board at a time
and place fixed by said board, and if
the said board shall find upon due ex-
animation that the applicant has been
employed at least two years prior to
said application by some person, firm
or corporation actively engaged in the
work nj tA1ir ,ffu nj
dertaking and is of good moral char
acter. possessed of skill and know
ledge of the said business, and has 4
reasonable knowledge of sanitation,
preservation of the dead, disinfecting
the body of a diseased person, the
apartment, clothing and bedding. in
case of death resulting from in
fectious or contagious disease. the
board shall issue to said applicant,
upon the payment of fee OF twenty
dollars. a license to practice said
business of undertaking in the State
of Maryland, and shall register such
applicant as duly licensed under
taker: provided, however, that such
license shall be issued to a corpora
ton upon application therefor, and,
provided, further, that one license as
required by this section and Section
10, of this Act, shall suffice for all the
members of a co-partnership when is
sued in the firm name. Such license
shall be signed by majority of the
board and attested by its seal. All
persons, co-partnerships and corpora
tons, Immediately upon receiving the
license provided in this section and in
Section 10 of tnis Act. or the GER
tificate of registration as provided in
Section of this Act, shall cause
copy of such license or certificate of
registration to be filed in the Office of
the local Board of Health of Maryland
in the respective county or in the city
of Baltimore in which it is proposed
to carry ON said business, or engage
in the discharge of such employment;
said license or certificate of registra-
ton shall be displayed in cOnspic-
uous place in the Office or place of
business of such licensee.
Sec. 9.-The board shall have pow
er at any time to revoke, cancel or
suspend any license heretofore grant
ed, for and upon proper cause shown,
and after n fun hearing of all the pn.-
ties in interest shall have been mad.
AT said hearing testimony shall be
given under oath administered by
some person competent under the law
To take affidavits and such testimony
shall be taken down by shorthand by
competent stenographer appointed
by said board. which testimony shall
be typewriter and returned under the
board.