The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-04-30
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF 1904.
STATE BOARD OF UNDERWRITERS.
CHAPTER SS9.

AN ACT to repeal Sections l, 8 and .
of Chapter 100 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 to re-
enact the same With amendments.
Sec. BE it enacted by the GEN
eTal Assembly of Maryland, That sec
lions l, s and of Chapter 100 of the
Acts of 1902, entitled An Act to Gre
ate and establish the State Board OF
Undertakers of Maryland, ana to pre-
scribe the powers and duties OF the
said board" be and the same are here
by repealed and re-enacted SO as to
read as follows:
Sec. BE it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That
board composed of eight members be
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 prescribed.
Sec. S.-Before any person, CO.
partnership or corporation shall here
after engage in the business OF under
taking IN the state OF Maryland and
before any member OF any such CO.
partnership, assistant or employee OF
any such person, partnership, OF
corporation or officer OF such corpora
ton whose duties VIII engage MIN or
her in care, preparation, disposition
or burial of the dead snail discharge
the duties or such business, employ
menI or office, and before any person,
co-partnership OF corporation now 50
engaged in said business of under
taxing in this State; and before any
member OF such partnership, assist
ant or employee OF any Sach person,
co-partnersAip or corporation or ON
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
lster with the SAID board III accor1-
ance with Section OF this ACT, shall
then continue il suca business, such
persons. co~partners hIps, corporations,
members OF such o-partnerships and
All assistants and employees of any
such persons, partnerships, corpor-
aaons, and officers OF such corpora
lions. whose duties engage him or her
IL The care, preparation, disposition
or burial OF the dead, shah Apply 10
the said board for 3 license 10 prac-
tice the same; thereupon the applicant
Is aforesaid shall present himself or
herself before said board al . time
and place 10 be fixed b. said board, and
the said board shall und upon due OK
animation that the applicant has been
employed at least TWO years prior to
said application by some person, arm
or corporation actively engaged IN tho
work uf practical embalmlnS and IN
dertaking and is Of good moral char
acter. possessed OF skill and know
ledge OF the said business, and has q
reasonable knowledge or sanitation,
preservation OF tue dead, diSinfectinK
the body OF a diseased person, the
apartment, clothing and bedding. In
case OF death resulting from In
Iecuogs or contagious disease, the
board shall issue 70 said applicant,
upon the payment OF a lee OF twenty
dollars. license To practice said
business OF undertaking in the state
OF Mary iaud. and SHAH register such
applicant as a duly licensed under
tAKer, provided, however. that sRSh
license shall be issaea to a corpora
ton upon application therefor, ana.
provided. further. that one license as
required by this section and Section
members or a co-paTtnersnip when is
sued in the nrm name. such license
shall be signed by a majority OF the
board and attested by its seal All
persons, partnerships and corpora
lions. Immediately upon receiving the
license provided IN this section and In
Section 10 OF tails Act, or the GER
uAcate OF registration as provided IN
Section OF tbs Act, shall cause a
copy OF such license or certificate Of
registration to be hied in the once Of
the local Board OF Health OF Mary land
in the respective county or In the city
OF Baltimore in which IL is proposed
to carry on said business. o. engage
Ia the discharge OF such employment;
said license or certificate OF registra-
ton shall be displayed in = eonspic-
uous place in the oflce or place of
business OF such hcensee.
Sec She board shall have pow
er at any time 10 revoke, cancel or
suspend any license heretofore grant
ed. for and upon proper cause shown,
and after a full hearing OF ali the par
ties in Interest shall have been had
AT said hearing testimony shall be
given under -ath administered By
some person competent under the law
10 take afhdavits ana such testimony
shall be taken down by shorthand BY
a competent stenographer appointed
by said board. which testimony shall
be typewriter and returned under the
oath OF said stenographer to said
board.
Approved April 7, 1904.