Any person, firm or corporation entitled to the benefit of Section 41-4-62 and desiring to obtain relief hereunder may file an application with the Comptroller of the state, stating the facts upon which relief is sought, verified by his affidavit or that of a duly authorized agent or representative having knowledge of the facts, and when such an application is filed, the Comptroller shall ascertain from the records of the Treasurer of Alabama and other records whether the facts are correctly set forth in the application, and if it is made to appear to the satisfaction of the Comptroller that the state has actually received the funds or money of the applicant under the circumstances named in Section 41-4-62, upon the approval of the Governor and the Treasurer, the Comptroller shall draw a warrant on the treasurer for the payment to such person, firm or corporation of the amount of such funds or money, together with interest thereon at the rate said bonds or securities proposed to bear from the time said funds or money was paid into the treasury.