Yes, this kind of thing must require some preconditions. Among them, I expect, a lack of reliable ID among the poor. Look at it from the government official's p

Yes, this kind of thing must require some preconditions. Among them, I expect, a lack of reliable ID among the poor. Look at it from the government official's point of view: Someone claims to be a person declared dead, because that person owned land. What proof can they offer?