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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Infectious
diseases.

wise than in accordance with such permit, the certificate of
death shall be signed by the physician last in attendance upon
the deceased person, or by the health officer or coroner in case
of death without medical attendance, or of sudden or violent
death. In all cases of death from small-pox, yellow fever,
diphtheria, scarlet fever or other contagious or infectious dis-
eases dangerous to public health, the certificate of death shall
be forwarded immediately, and interment shall be conducted
according to the rules of the State Board of Health.

Fees of local
register.

Sec. 6K. The local register shall receive for performing the
services required by this Act the following fees: For each
full record and return of a birth or death, twenty cents, to be
paid by the county upon warrant of the County Commis-
sioners; for a permit to disinter a human body, except when
required for the purpose of legal investigation, twenty -five
cents, to be paid by the person to whom such permit is issued;
for a copy of the record of a birth or death, twenty -five cents,
together with payment for time of search, if over half an
hour, at the rate of fifty cents an hour, to be paid by the per-
son to whom such copy is furnished. The State Register shall
certify to each local register quarterly, or oftener, if it shall
be considered expedient, the number properly executed cer-
tificates of births and deaths received from such local register
for the year or portion of year included; provided that cities,
having a population of five thousand inhabitants or over shall
have power to fix the compensation of local registers for the
duties required by this Act.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.

Approved April 7, 1900.

CHAPTER 432.
AN ACT to amend Section four, of Article 3, of the Constitu-
tion of this State.

Proposed
amendment to
Constitution
of this State.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, three-fifths of all the members of the two Houses con-
curring, That the following section be and the same is hereby
proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of this State,
and if adopted by the legal and qualified voters thereof as
herein provided, said section shall supersede and stand in the
place and instead of Section four, of Article 3, of said Consti-
tution.