Escheat Ordinance amendment (1869) (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

ANNO TRIGESIMO TERTIO

VICTORLE REGIME

No. 1

An Ordinance to amend 'The Escheat Ordinance 1867.'

[Assented to 12th July, 1869.

Preamble

WHEREAS it has been deemed advisable to enable persons

having claims or demands of a moral or equitable character,

and which under ordinary circumstances would not be enforceable of

31 Vic., Ho. 3

right against property escheated under the said Ordinance : Be it therefore enacted by His Excellency the Governor of -Western Australia and its Dependencies, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof:

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Escheated Estates and Practice in Escheat

1. The Governor in Executive Council may in all cases where any Governor in Bac-

property real or personal shall have escheated to the Crown under the ionuaty ivm e zettenrics

provisions of the said Ordinance order, on application in that behalf, as to escheated

that such property or (if sold) its proceeds or any portion thereof jpirroomtlys or its

respectively be given, granted or paid in such shares, proportions and

manner to such person or persons, and for such estate or interest as

may in each case be deemed suitable and advisable : Provided that Proviso

every gift, grant or payment to be made by virtue of such order be

made in the name. and on behalf of Her Majesty, her heirs and

successors, and only to persons who may have a moral claim thereto,

and who may have no legal or equitable claim thereto.

2. This Ordinance shall be incorporated with and form part of incorporated with 31 Vie.,

' The Escheat Ordinance 1867.' No. 3

J. BRUCE,

GOVERNOR.