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LAWS OF MARYLAND.
SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That the

Power to
make rule e,
etc.

directors of said company shall have power to
pass such by-laws and rules (not contrary to
law) as they may deem best for the .government
and regulation of the business and affairs of
said company and its officers, and may alter and
change the same, from time to time, in such
manner as they may deem necessary for the
benefit and advantage of said company.
SEC. G. And be it further enacted, That the

Appoint offi-
cers.

directors of said company shall have power to
appoint all such officers as they may deem ne-
cessary and proper in addition to those already
hereinbefore provided for.

Declare divi-
dends.

SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That the
directors of said company shall have the power
to declare, from time to time, such dividend or
dividends on the capital stock of said company
as may have been actually earned by the com-
pany.
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That the said

Further rights

company shall have such other and further
rights, powers and franchises as may be con-
venient and necessary for the efficient exercise
of the powers hereby granted.
SEC. 9. It shall not be lawful for the said

Unlawful.

cremation company, or for any of its officers,
agents or employes to cremate, or to receive for
the purpose of cremating, the dead body of any
person unless there shall first be delivered to the
president or chief officer of said company a
written certificate in one of the following
forms, viz :
First. A certificate of a duly qualified medical

Certificate ne-
cessary.

practitioner who, having attended the deceased
during his last illness and at the time of his
death, shall state in such certificate positively
that the cause of said death was natural, and
what that cause was ; and also the certificate of
another qualified medical practitioner, who
must be, if possible, a resident in the immediate
neighborhood of the deceased, certifying that
after examining the facts of the case within his
reach, the said death, to the best of his belief,
was due to natural causes, and to what causes.
Second. If no medical practitioner attended the
deceased during his last illness, then the record