Sec. 385. Burial of bodies having died of contagious diseases.
There shall not be a public or church funeral of any person
who has died of smallpox, scarlet fever, yellow fever, typhus
fever, Asiatic cholera, diphtheria or cerebro spinal meningitis;
but the funeral of such person shall be private, and no undertaker
shall retain or expose, or assist in the retention or exposure
of the dead body of any such person, except in a coffin or
casket properly sealed, nor shall he allow any such body to be
placed in any coffin or casket unless the same be immediately and
permanently sealed; nor shall he assist in a public or church
funeral of any such person. Any person violating the provisions
of this section shall be fined not less than $20 nor more than $100.
