New York Laws
Article 13 - Care of Property of Person Confined for Life
325 - Proceedings on Pardon or Commutation of Sentence.

ยง 325. Proceedings on pardon or commutation of sentence. Should said
convicted person be pardoned, or his sentence be commuted, the court
shall direct the committee to transfer to him, after his discharge from
prison, all of said property remaining in his hands not lawfully applied
or used as herein provided for, and upon the death of such convicted
person not pardoned or commuted as aforesaid, the court shall direct the
distribution of such property as upon the natural death of a person not
convicted.