The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1886-06-15
ANACT
To Rezulz+s the essheat Of Lands to the
Hawaiian G0Ts---eut.

To RsgElzts the escheat Of Lands TO the
Hawaiian Government
Section 1 In Eli cases where real prop
erty esehsats BY law 10 the Hawaiian Gov
eminent. TIE Attorney General Of the
hlngJiCm shall fle an information IN the
Supreme Court. setting forth the facts
upon which the claim Of the Hawaiian
Government to such ssehsat Il based.
The Court thsrsUpo1 shall Cause sum
mons TO be Issued a Ii other actions at
law, which SUMMONS the Attorney General
shall caaSs 10 be served upon any party II
possession OF the property. and shall cause
z copT thereof to Be published for the
space Of three months Ii newspaper OF
general circulation published II Honolulu
Upon the hearing OF the matter. If the
Court shall ind the facts aYerred IN the
u-stEsr sVbsta1tIaEsd by proof and suf-
Gent n lav. It shall make and causs 10 be
entered decree declaring such property
"A ssehsat 70 the Hawaiian GoTeennsut.
Section : Ii all actions provided for II
>eesi1n l q this Act the following shall
be conclusive EFssIupti11s OF fact
L hat the person who last owned the
property has died irtsstate- If It Be shown
that such oEzsr has been absent from the
Hawaiian Islands and uot been heard Of
FIR the SPACE Of fifteen years. and has
nsz5hzr II person mr. through z1y agent
thereto authorized II writing nor through
any tenant occupying tbs premises N
question under valid lease had possess
M OF exercised dominion oFer such prem
1=es dErIn-- that tine and that 10 sDuIIea
tI11 for letters testzueutzrT OF of admin
IsErzzI1u have been fled II any Court
wIth1E the kIzgi0u having jurisdiction Of
probate proceedings within said tina
: hat tie person who last owned the
property has left 10 kindred Il It be shown
thai ID person claiming to BE- I'm has
made clam to sT1ch property within five
years aftsr the lsEss q the seven years II
tbs ssctIon bsf1ra Eeutioussi
S,sctI1n :. In sEleh actions as ara N this
AeE provided for ID person shall b allowed
t. dafHud against thss Hawaiian Govern
mzEE q tas ground Of beng n possession
q the property Unless be shall prove that
hs L II FlsEe,sI11 Under ei1I1r Of title sE
LIS been II ADVERSE posseszl01 thereof flIr
J perl1d not less than Twenty years and
ll-at the tJJTerInls15 tz1zs UPON SAID pry1El-
'sr-g hive bes1 pali By KIN dz-In-- the
last 81 years Of sand peri0d
Seetsg1 I II d decTgss be eutersd II IA
V1r Of. che Hawaiian CSoFsruneut- the Mn I
Rs5sr q the IzzerICr shall caEss the ursu1-
hes 70 ae zuId AZ FTI1llss zzctI1z and the I
ETucEefis II SIGH sale AFTER dadaefIng al /
custs and expenses shzlI b. DEPOSITED II I
the Hawaiian Treasury and there zh5ie I
tie clam q any ksE OF other person /
5herEso LzFfaIIy emitted pr1TIliesd- that /
10 claIz % such proceeds shall BE- alI0Esd
ssH.r
PEARS after sgch deposit
Section > A1y psrz11 claiming the pro {
ceeias q sale q eseheaEsd property 1lzF /
EreszlE his petIsIan to the Slprsus Court I
n thai keEzIE z1tieE Ehereof shall Be I
gwen to the Attorney General who may
zlEsaT and dsfznd On behalf q tie Ia I
EzIIz1 tfoTEr1Eens and II said Court I
reader . ITzdEzent Il fzTar Of zach per
SCI tie Minister q finance shall pay s5-.f- 4
pruesefiz To sT1eh person wIrit interest not 1
% ezases1 S Per esEE pr AMIN
-eEfl5n s. Tbs A.f shall take Fl iss-s from 4
AID altar The dz1s q II approval