Whenever any officer, or other person or persons, or corporation, shall be indebted to the state, and fail or refuse to make settlement with the State Controller, as required by law, and shall fail to pay over to the State Treasurer, on the printed or written order of the State Controller, according to the provisions of law, the amount or balance to be paid by such officer, or other person or persons, or corporation, into the treasury, or to such person or persons entitled by law to receive the same, within the time prescribed by law, or if no time be prescribed by law, then within the time specified by the State Controller, the State Controller, upon being notified by the State Treasurer, or otherwise, of such failure, shall direct the Attorney General to institute suit for the recovery of the amount due and unpaid, with damages and interest thereon, against such officer, or other person or persons or corporation.
[9:43:1866; B § 2816; BH § 1815; C § 1963; RL § 4162; NCL § 7354]