Before a permit shall be issued for the burial of the body of a person who died outside of the limits of the city and has been brought within the city limits, a certificate of a physician given at the place of death shall be required, or, if no such certificate accompanies the body, the health officer shall view the body and take such action as may be necessary to procure a proper certificate for the records of his office.
(Code 1943, Art. 9-18)