OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
%anorrhle C. E. Cstaess
State Auditor
Austin, Texas
Dear klx. Camesar
ve hare gitaii0
letter of Septeder 20 ,-’1
ear lssl, they
opinion as to whether
.oo ii-cm the books of the
State Treasury Deya.rtntsnt . If he does
not, how em suoh clearance be mdeTa
Under the Escbeat Law, aa it exlated in l%%l,
it V;LSspeciPically provided that, whera any property
in mesas zzs in existence to rh-ichno perscm olaixt& an
intsrest, the L)istrict Attcrney or Ccrunty Attorney could
bring s-nit an2 h37e smrd3esoheattv% to the State, and pro-
vliled that the judgisni af the court shnnld place the
title to ssi:l proptwty in the Stats. %e presume that the
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tmo notes describe4 in your letter were under said statutes
deer.eod to be the propeTty of the State of Texas.
The note for $275.50, a copy of a1ti.i.h is sbtacher?
to gour letter, shcws that it wss dated F3wuary 12, ly6¶,
and is poyzble to Phurmart and Zatscn, anil has a w&it
thereon of $lSo.oU, of date Bcbruarg 13, 1881, and ia sign-
ed by J. Ii. Stevena.
?h% note Por $~O~.QCJis dsted April 8, Will, and'
Is payable to XI. %. Diadericl, and has a eredlt of $r)S.c6
thereon as of date February 20 tb, and is signed by L. I. % .
lamis.
These netes are uore than eighty-eight years past
due, and unquestionaly t&e signers to the notes hate long
since passed to their renard. Horcver, there is no way
fcr the account to be olosed and SWSC should be csrricd on
the books.