Section 1

Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the Auditor General, at his discretion, shall have authority to cause to be commenced, in the name of the Commonwealth, in any court of the Commonwealth having jurisdiction, any appropriate suit at law or in equity, by action of assumpsit or otherwise, for any money or taxes due the Commonwealth, or property belonging to or liable to escheat to the same; and a remedy by means of such suit is hereby provided, whether it be now authorized by law or not, and any action at law or in equity, both by bill in the nature of a bill of discovery, inequity, or otherwise, which may be necessary for the ascertainment of the fact as to whether such money, taxes, or property exists and are due the Commonwealth, whether the defendant or defendants therein have or have not made any or all reports thereof required by law.