Sec. 12. 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 public welfare,
when, in the opinion of the 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 the burial shall be charged against the
appropriation for public welfare. (Code 1932, § 470; Ords.
Sept. 4, 1934, June 6, 1938.)
As to council designating portion of cemetery for interment of paupers,
see ch. 20, § 7.
