1156 HEALTH. [ART. 43

1910, ch. 458, sect;. 1, 2 (p. 405).

246. The state board of undertakers of Maryland be and it is hereby
authorized and empowered to establish a school of instruction in which
shall be taught the work of practical embalming and undertaking, and
for the dissemination of reasonable knowledge of sanitation, preserva-
tion of the dead, disinfecting the bodies of deceased persons, the apart-
ment, clothing and bedding in cases of death resulting from infectious
or contagious diseases. The said state board of undertakers shall have
full power and authority to establish all rules and regulations for the
conduct of said school, the payment of tuition fees, the admission of
pupils and the issue of diplomas to graduates therefrom.*

1910, ch. 458, sec. 3 (p. 405).

247. The cost of maintaining and conducting said school shall be
defrayed from the receipts of said state board of undertakers obtained
from tuition fees and fees for the issuing of licenses and renewals.*

*See Important foot-note on page 1150, relative to the validity and operation of
sections 230 to 247, sub-title "Undertakers," particularly of sections 236, 237
and 244.