No warrant shall be drawn to pay for the funeral or cremation expenses of a pauper, unless the claim is accompanied by an affidavit showing the cost of the same, that the expenses were incurred for the interment of a pauper in the county, and that the claimant has no other means of obtaining payment.
Code 1858, § 529; Shan., § 675; Code 1932, § 1071; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 5-920; Acts 2003, ch. 51, § 2.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Chapter 9 - Appropriation and Disbursement of Funds
§ 5-9-302. Vote on Appropriations
§ 5-9-304. Revenue Docket — Entry of Claims
§ 5-9-305. Revenue Docket — Jurors' Claims
§ 5-9-306. Revenue Docket — Entry Prerequisite to Warrant Issuance
§ 5-9-307. Warrant of County Mayor Required
§ 5-9-308. Bills of Cost — Certification
§ 5-9-309. Bills of Cost — Correction
§ 5-9-311. Pauper's Burial — Affidavit