Fees of coroners.

§ 152-5. Fees of coroners. Fees of coroners shall be the same as are or may be allowed sheriffs in similar cases: For holding an inquest over a dead body, five dollars ($5.00); if necessarily engaged more than one day, for each additional day, five dollars ($5.00). For burying a pauper over whom an inquest has been held, all necessary and actual expenses, to be approved by the board of county commissioners, and paid by the county.