Section 948 Of Article 2. Burial Of Veterans And Veterans’ Dependents From California Military And Veterans Code >> Division 4. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 2.
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. The clerk of the board of supervisors, upon receiving the
report and statement of expenses, shall transcribe in a book kept for
that purpose all the facts contained in the report respecting such
decedent. The clerk, upon the burial of any honorably discharged
soldier, sailor, or marine, shall make application to the proper
authorities of the United States, for a suitable headstone, as
provided by act of Congress, and cause the same to be placed at the
head of the grave of such soldier, sailor, or marine. The expenses
shall not exceed ten dollars ($10) for cartage and properly setting
each stone.