Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-05-01

orders of said court, the court may. upon
due notice given, and after full nearing
1t shall appear to the court that sald
guardian has paid over all moneys ana
delivered all property to the proper par
ties, and has in all things complied WIN
the orders and DEGREES Of said court IN
the matter of said guardianship, and tha1
he has in all things well, faithfully n
fully administered his trusts as such
guardian, the court may enter IN order
and decree fully discharging such guar
dian, and the s%ureties on his bond, from
all further liability, and from all llablllty
by reason of his said trusts, and by rea-
son Of said guardianship.
Sec. 3. Whenever it shall appear to the
probate court that any of the parties en-
titled to a portion of any estate as dis
cree Of said court, or as creditor Of any
estate, pending in said court, or any ward
under guardianship in said court, cannot
be found, or that the whereabouts of
such heir, legatee, d~istributee, creditor or
ward cannot be ascertained, and that
there are funds in the hands of the ex-
ecutor, administrator or guardian, which
funds, under the terms of the final de-
cree Of distribution, or under any judg-
ment or decree Of said court, should be
paid to such heir, legatee,, creditor, dis
tributee or ward, whose whereabouts is
unknown, then. and in any such case the
probate court may, by. its order duly en-
tered, require the administrator eXecll-
tor or guardian to deposit the funds be-
longing to the SAID person, Whose WIl6IS-
abouts is unknown, with the county
treasurer OF the county in which such
probate court is situate, and the said ex-
ecutor, administrator or guardian shall
thereupon deposit said funds with the
county treasurer of such county, taking
duplicate receipts from the county treas
urer therefor, and shall file one Of said
receipts with the county auditor Of the
said county, and one in the probate court
Of the said county. And upon filing said
receipts, showing such deposit with the
county treasurer, said administrator, eX-
ecutor or guardian shall be discharged of
his trust in respect to such payment, to
the same extent as if aymen of such
sum had been made to such heir, legatee,
Distribute or ward personally.
Sec. 4. The county auditor shall charge
to the county treasurer such sums so
paid by any such administrator, executor
Or guardian, and the same shall be depos-
tied to the credit of the county revenue
fund. The county treasurer shall accept
and receive such deposits, and credit
them to the county revenue fund Of his
county, and such deposits shall remain in
fund of said county until such time as
the probate court, after due and proper
showing, and after due notice Of hearing
given to the county treasurer and the
der of the court direct the county treas
urer to pay the same to the person whose
whereabouts was unknown, named in
such final decree, or to such creditor, dis
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to the persons lawfully entitled thereto.
A copy of said order shall be filed with
the county auditor, who shall issue his
warrant upon the county treasurer in IA
vor of the person entitled to the said
moneys or funds under the provisions OF
said order. Provided. that if any mai de-
cree of the probate court, under which
such funds were deposited with the coun-
ty treasurer is subsequently modified or
changed by the said pre5dte court, or by
the district court on appeal, the county
treasurer shall hold such funds subject
to the terms of such modified, changed or
amended decree.
Sec. .. If any heir, ward Of creditor, or
any person entitled to such funds, under
a final decree of distribution, or his heirs
or assigns, shall not claim the sums so
deposited within twenty-one years from
the date when they are so deposited, the
same shall belong to and be part Of the
county revenue fund Of said county. Pro-
vided, however, that no interest shall at
any time be allowed to the claimant for
any funds deposited under the provisions
of this act.
Sec. 6. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April IA, 1903.