ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 951

SEC. 37. In addition to the compensation provided for here-
in, the employer shall promptly provide for an injured employee
such medical, surgical or other attendance or treatment, nurse
and hospital services, medicines, crutches, apparatus, artificial
hands, arms, feet and legs as may be required by the Commis-
sion in an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars.
If an employer fails to provide the same, the injured employee
may do so at the expense of the employer. All fees and other
charges for such treatment and services shall be subject to regu-
lation by the Commission, and shall be limited to such charges
as prevail in the same community for similar treatment of in-
jured persons of a like standard of living, and in case death
ensues from the injury within three years, reasonable funeral
expenses shall be allowed, not to exceed the sum of one hundred
and twenty-five dollars. Any bill for funeral expenses con-
tracted for an amount in excess of one hundred and twenty-five
dollars shall be null and void and uncollectible either out of the
compensation allowed or out of the personal assets of those obli-
gating themselves to pay, unless and until said bill is approved
by the Commission. Provided, however, that if there are no
dependents and the deceased employee leaves sufficient estate to
pay same, all expenses of last sickness and burial shall be paid
by said estate and not by the employer or insurance company,
or Commission out of the State Accident Fund, as the case may
be. The Commission shall have full power to adopt rules and
regulations with respect to furnishing medical, nurse, hospital
services and medicines to injured employes entitled thereto and
for the payment therefor.

Approved April 9, 1924.

CHAPTER 365.

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 27 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland, Volume 3, title ''Crimes and Punish-
ments, " sub-title "Fraud-Conversion of Money or Securi-
ties, " said new section to follow immediately after section
147 and to be known as Section 147A, and to provide pun-
ishments and penalties for the violation of same.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That a new section be added to Article 27 of the Anno-
tated Code of Maryland. Volume 3, title "Crimes and Punish-
ments, " sub-title " Fraud-Conversion of Money or Securities, "