Whenever an action is commenced under the provisions of this article on the information of any person, his name must be joined as plaintiff with the state.

(Code 1852, §2657; Code 1867, §3085; Code 1876, §3425; Code 1886, §3172; Code 1896, §3426; Code 1907, §5459; Code 1923, §9938; Code 1940, T. 7, §1142.)