When the lands bid in by the state have been sold by the state, the Comptroller shall draw a warrant on the treasurer in favor of the municipality for the amount, if any, that the said municipality is entitled to and shall forward the same to such municipality.
(Acts 1931, No. 300, p. 337; Acts 1939, No. 57, p. 67; Code 1940, T. 37, §726.)