When any person appears and claims the money paid into the treasury, the district court making the distribution must inquire into such claim, and, being first satisfied of his right thereto, must grant him a certificate to that effect, under its seal; and upon the presentation of the certificate to him, the State Treasurer shall issue a warrant for the amount.
R.L.1910, § 6485; Laws 1979, c. 47, § 35, emerg. eff. April 9, 1979.