Section 2, The Escheat Ordinance

All the casual revenue of the Crown (other than droits ofthe Crown and droits of the Admiralty) arising within this Colony shall form part of the general revenue, and be appropriated as part of such revenue, and shall be applied to such public purposes as the Legislature shall from time to time think proper and direct, subject, however, as to revenue derived from escheats, to the provisions of this Ordinance.