Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-06-30
LEGAL NOTICES.

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT, COUNTY OF
L Sacramento, State of California. 1t is or
dered than notice is hereby given, to all whom
itmay concern, that the State of California has
commenced an action to eScheat the estate of
JOHN SMITH. deceased, which estate is de-
scribed in the information which is made a part
of this notice.
In the Superior Court. county of Sacramento,
State of California. THE STATE OF CALIFOR-
MIA, Plaintiff VS.. JOHN SMITH, JR., JOHN
SPRINGER, GEORGE MADDUX, JOHN SKEL-
GEO. F. BRONNER, JOHN DOE, RICHARD
ROE, JOHN DEN, Defendants. The above
named plaintiff by E. C. MARSHAL, Attorney
General of the State of California, files this in
formation on behalf of the State of California,
First-That JOHN SMITH, a resident foreigner,
and a native of the Kingdom of Great Britain,
died interstate, on or about the Sd day of Novem-
Der, 1855, in the city of Sacramento, county of
Sacramento and State of California, seized and
possessed at the time of his death of the follow
ing described real estate, lying and being in said
city, county and State, described rs follows
Lots one, two, five, six, seven, eight, and the
east % feet of lot four, in the block bounded by
X and l., Twenty-ninth and Thir,ieth streets;
lots one two three and four, in block X and L.,
and Twenty eighth and Twenty ninth streets;
lots one, two three, four, five, six, seven and
eight in block VI and n, and Twenty-six and
Twenty-seventh streets; three-acre tract of
land next east of Thirty first street between
and X streets OF the city OF Sacramento, if eX-
tended.
Secondhand John Smith, Jr, and John
Springer, defendants, foreigners and natives of
the Kingdom of Great Britain, and now residents
OF the State OF California, at the time and prior
TO the deceaSe of the said John Smith, deceased.
and George MOdduX, NJ. Hanrahan, George +.
Bronner, William Grossly, John SHELTON, defend
ants, and others whose names are unknown to
plaintiff, and are named by fictitious names as
John Doe, Richard Roe and John Den, defend
ants, are all now in the possession of said real
estate, claiming some right therein adverse to
this plaintiff and against law
hfr1 hat oil n1nrfr Ii nTn1
heirs of the said John Smith, deceased, were
nonresident foreigners, and non-residents of the
State of California at the time of his death; that
he had no wife, no children, no descendants
or next of kin residents of the State of Califor-
mia at the time of his death capable of inherit
ing, of succeeding to his estate at the time OF
his death, of which all persons and claimants
have notice in and by virtue OF the records OF
this Court.
Fourth-That by reason of the foregoing facts
stated and the law in such cases, the real estate
of John Smith, deceased, has escheated to the
State of California, plaintiff herein, and that
the State of California, plaintiff, is legally the
owner thereof and entitled to the possession OF
said estate.
plaintiff herein. asks and demands judgments
of this Court declaring that said estate has es
cheated, and that the State OF California is in
law the rightful owner thereof and entitled to
E. c. MARSHALL,
Attorney General of California
Per s. p. SCANIKER, of Counsel.
And it is further ordered that this notice be
published in SACRAMENTO DAILY RECoRD-U UNION,
newspaper published in the city of Sacra-
mento, county of Sacramento and State of Cali
fornia, for the period of one month, requiring
all persons interested in said estate to appear
and show cause, if any they have within forty
days from the date of this order why the said
estate should not vest in the State of California
June 20, 1884. JOHN w. ARMSTRONG,
Superior Judge.
A true copy. Attest
tsEAL. CHAS. NJ. COGLAN, Clerk.
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