Sec. 25-3. Same — Powers and duties generally.
The superintendent of public welfare, subject to the approval of
the director of public welfare, shall have control and direction of
the public charities of the city, and shall see that those persons
now receiving or making application to
welfare, when, in the opinion of the superintendent, the estate
of the deceased is not sufficient to pay the expenses of
burial. Such burial shall in all cases be in the pauper section
of the cemetery. The expense incurred in the burial shall be
charged against the appropriation for public welfare. (Code
1959, § 25-12.)
