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Sec. 470. Burial of paupers.

Any person dying in the City may be buried at the expense of
the City, upon an order from the Superintendent of the Board
of Public Welfare, when, in the opinion of the said Superintendent,
the estate of the deceased is not sufficient to pay the expenses
of said burial. Said burial shall in all cases be in the pauper section
of the cemetery. The expense incurred in said burial shall
be charged against the appropriation for public welfare.