If the person summoned shall pay the tax and charges, or deliver property for this purpose, or have his or her own property sold for this purpose, this proceeding shall be sufficient to bar any action brought for this purpose by the absent person.

History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 48, § 30; G.L. 1909, ch. 60, § 32; G.L. 1923, ch. 62, § 32; G.L. 1938, ch. 32, §§ 17, 31; P.L. 1946, ch. 1800, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 44-8-9.