HEALTH 1897

in the business of Funeral Directing or discharge the duties of such em-
ployment as shall engage him or her in the care, preparation for burial, and
burial or shipment, of dead human bodies and the disinfection of the
clothing and bedding of such deceased person who shall have died from
an infectious or contagious disease, or the premises in which he or she
shall have died without having complied with the provisions of Sections
332 and 333 of this sub-title and any superintendent or person in charge—
(in the absence of the Superintendent) of any cemetery or burial place
who shall permit any other person than a duly licensed Funeral Director
or his or her registered apprentice, under Sections 332 and 333 of this
sub-title, to deliver for burial or offer for cremation the body of a deceased
person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof before
any court of competent jurisdiction, shall be fined not more than one hun-
dred dollars, or sentenced to undergo an imprisonment for a term not
exceeding one year or both in the discretion of the court for each and
every offense. Any person or persons who shall practice or hold himself,
or themselves out as embalmers in this State, without having complied
with the provisions of this sub-title shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor, and upon conviction thereof before any Court in this State shall
be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than fifty nor more than five hundred
dollars, or undergo an imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both at
the discretion of the Court, for each and every offense; provided that noth-
ing contained in this sub-title shall be construed to apply to registered
apprentices of a duly licensed embalmer, who are serving their apprentice-
ship, or any school of anatomy, medicine or dentistry, or to interfere with
any officer or employee of the United States or the District of Columbia
in the discharge of their official duties.

1935, ch. 226. 1937, ch. 503, sec. 304A.

343. It shall be the duty of the said Board of Funeral Directors and
Embalmers and they are hereby empowered to make such rules and regu-
lations for the enforcement of the provisions of this sub-title and for the
performance of their duties hereunder, from time to time, as in their judg-
ment they may deem necessary and requisite; and they are hereby author-
ized to investigate any alleged violations of the provisions of this sub-title,
to swear out warrants against any alleged violators of the provisions of
this sub-title, to aid in the prosecution of any alleged violations of any of
the provisions of this sub-title, and in general to enforce, and make effec-
tive the provisions of this sub-title. Any and all expenses, costs and fees
incurred by said Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers in enforcing
the provisions of this sub-title shall be paid out of the receipts as herein-
above provided for.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 305. 1912, sec. 243. 1902, ch. 160, sec. 14. 1908, ch. 496, sec. 14.

1937, ch. 503, sec. 305.

344. It shall be the duty of the said Board on or before the third Mon-
day of January in each and every year, to make a report in writing to
the Governor of this State containing a detailed statement of the receipts
and expenditures of said Board for the year ending on the last day of
December prior thereto, any balance of money remaining at the end of the
year, after the payment of the salary of the Secretary and inspectors, and
the traveling, legal and other expenses of the Board and the Secretary