HEALTH. 1643

Undertakers.

An. Code, sec. 230. 1902, ch. 160, sec. 1. 1904, ch. 389, sec. 1.

290. A board composed of eight members is hereby created and estab-
lished, to be known as the state board of undertakers of Maryland, and the
powers and duties of the said board prescribed.
See notes to sec. 296.

An. Code, sec. 231. 1902, ch. 160, sec. 2. 1908, ch. 496, sec. 2.

291. The governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate,
shall bi-ennially appoint seven experienced undertakers, residents of the
State of Maryland, who shall have been actively engaged in their pro-
fession for the last five years immediately preceding their appointments;
five of whom shall be residents of Baltimore city and two residents of the
counties, who, together with the secretary of the state board of health of
Maryland and the commissioner and the assistant commissioner of health
of the city of Baltimore, who shall be ex officio members, shall constitute
the " state board of undertakers of Maryland," and they shall take the oath
prescribed by the constitution of Maryland. The members of the said board
shall hold office until their successors are duly appointed and qualified; any
vacancy or vacancies occurring in the membership of the said board ap-
pointed by the governor during a recess of the legislature shall be filled by
the governor, subject to confirmation by the senate at its next session.

An. Code, sec. 232. 1902, ch. 160, sec. 3.

292. Each member of said board, before entering upon his duties shall
take and subscribe to an oath before the clerk of the superior court of Balti-
more city or the clerk of the circuit court of any county in the State, that he
will faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of his office without
fear, partiality or favor, and that he will not, during his term of office,
accept any money, gift, gratuity or consideration whatsoever from any
person or persons, concerning any matter or thing connected with the duties
of his office. A certificate from the clerk of the court before whom such
oath was taken and subscribed shall be filed in the office of the said board.

An. Code, sec. 233. 1902, ch. 160, sec. 4.

293. Immediately after the appointment and qualification of the mem-
bers of the board, they shall meet and organize by electing from among their
number a president and a treasurer, and adopt all necessary rules, by-laws
and regulations not inconsistent with the constitution and the laws of this
State, for the transaction of the business of the said board, and the manage-
ment of its affairs, as they may deem expedient, and the board is further
authorized to adopt and use a seal for any and all business of the said
board requiring the use thereof.

An. Code, sec. 234. 1902, ch. 160, sec. 5. 1908, ch. 496, sec. 5.

294. The members of the said board shall serve without pay, but shall
have the power to appoint a secretary at a salary of not more than five
hundred dollars per annum, and one or more inspectors, whose compen-