Whenever any resident of the county who is a pauper shall die, the expense of his burial shall be paid by the county and the council shall levy in the usual manner and pay such sum as in its discretion shall be a reasonable and fair charge for the services rendered. (Mont. Co. Code 1965, § 20-7; 1904, ch. 428, § 1; 1912, ch. 790, § 161.)