Burial.

- It is not the duty of a coroner to bury any pauper bodies, except those in which an inquest have been held. Walker v. Sheftall, 73 Ga. 806 (1884).

The interment of a lot of bleached bones in a soap box without expense to anyone does not entitle a coroner to the fees of $15.00 for furnishing a coffin and burial expenses. Meads v. Dougherty County, 98 Ga. 697, 25 S.E. 915 (1896).

Limitation on type of fees allowed.

- A coroner is not entitled to collect a fee for going to a collision and obtaining information concerning the collision, but the coroner's fees are limited to those given by O.C.G.A. § 45-16-9 unless there should be some special act dealing with the particular county involved, setting up other supplemental fees and duties. 1954-56 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 53.

When it is determined that an inquest is to be held, and the inquest is in fact held, the fee to which the coroner is entitled is the fee for the inquest; the coroner is not also entitled to an investigation fee of $25.00. 1963-65 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 780.

Fee for summoning jury.

- There is no law which makes it one of the duties of a sheriff to summon a jury of inquest; accordingly, if the sheriff had no duty in that connection, the sheriff would not be entitled to a fee. 1945-47 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 57.