Section 16-40-105 - Death presumed after five years' absence

Any person absenting himself beyond the limits of this state for five (5) years successively shall be presumed to be dead in any case in which his death may come into question, unless proof is made that he was alive within that time.Rev. Stat., ch. 46, § 1; C. & M. Dig., § 4111; Pope's Dig., § 5120; A.S.A. 1947, § 62-1601.