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HOUSE BILL 2117
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State of Washington 52nd Legislature 1991 Regular Session
By Representatives Anderson, Sheldon, Winsley, Jones, Rasmussen and Edmondson.
Read first time February 26, 1991. Referred to Committee on Local Government.
AN ACT Relating to veterans; and amending RCW 73.08.070.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 73.08.070 and 1983 c 295 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
It
shall be the duty of the legislative authority in each of the counties in this
state to designate some proper authority other than the one designated by law
for the care of paupers and the custody of criminals who shall cause to be
interred at the expense of the county the body of any honorably discharged
veterans as defined in RCW 41.04.005 and the wives, husbands, minor children,
widows or widowers of such veterans, who shall hereafter die without leaving
means sufficient to defray funeral expenses; and when requested so to do by the
commanding officer of any post, camp or chapter of any national organization of
veterans now, or which may hereafter be, chartered by an act of congress or the
relief committee of any such posts, camps or chapters: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That
such interment shall not cost more than ((three)) five hundred
dollars. If the deceased has relatives or friends who desire to conduct the
burial of such deceased person, then upon request of said commander or relief
committee a sum not to exceed ((three)) five hundred dollars
shall be paid to said relatives or friends by the county treasurer, upon due
proof of the death and burial of any person provided for by this section and
proof of expenses incurred.