21-45-55. Investment of proceeds of sale for unknown or nonresident owner.
When there are proceeds of a sale belonging to an unknown owner, or to a person without the state who has no legal representative within it, the same must be invested in bonds of the United States for the benefit of the persons entitled thereto.
Source: CCivP 1877, §584; CL 1887, §5398; RCCivP 1903, §623; RC 1919, §2834; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §37.1424.