Commencement of action

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When the Governor is informed or has reason to believe that any real or personal property has escheated to this territory he shall direct the United States attorney to file an information in behalf and in the name of the Government of the Virgin Islands in the district court, setting forth a description of the estate, the name of the person last seized, the name of the occupant or the person in possession and claiming such estate, if known, and the facts and circumstances in consequence of which the estate is claimed to have been escheated, with an allegation that by reason thereof this territory has right by law to such estate. Upon such information a summons must issue to such person requiring him to appear and answer the information within the time allowed by law in civil actions, and the court must make an order setting forth briefly the contents of the information and requiring all persons interested in the estate to appear and show cause, if any they have, within such time as the court making such order may fix, why the title should not vest in this territory, which order must be published for at least six consecutive weeks from the date thereof in a newspaper published in the judicial division in which the property is situated, if one be published therein, and in case no newspaper is published in the division then in such newspaper as the court by order may direct.


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