The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-06-03
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CHAPTER CCCcXxyI.
An act authorizing common carriers, factor
andptlers to- sell goods, wares, smerchan
disc audi ouitr property unclaimed, aupol

An act authorizing common carriers, factors
andptIers to sell goods, wares, smerchan-
. - disc and ouitr. property unclaimed, upon
4 w which they have lien.
/. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
it shall be lawful for common carriers, having
w a lien, either for freight, storage or other
charges, upon goods wares, merchandise or
other property, and which shall have been or
shall be thereafter unclaimed for three months
or upon which such freight or charges shall
A. have remained or shall hereafter remain
paid fora like period of timc, Ito sch kvchs
4 goods, wares, merchandise other property
t at public auction, after notice by advertise
ment once week for three weeks, in at least
- one newspaper published in the city or county
~ where such sale is to be made, and by hand
T 81 bills posted at the place where such goods,
wares or merchandise were originally consign-
ed to. and at no less than twenty conspicuous
Z places at the designated point of sale, at least
- ten days prior to such sale, giving time and
w place of sale the name of owner consignee, If
a known or legible, address or marks thereon, il
any, with description or name of the article
to be sold, and, when known, the place to
which the same were consigned and all goods,
w to be sold II Is pSP &c the cas
tody of or stored by any common carrier at
~ any depot station on other place, may be re-
moved therefrom, and sold mt such cities or
4 70 towns or boroughs within this state as such
carriers may deem the best market for the az
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made in bulk, in tho original packages as
0 w marked and consigned contents unknown, or
a sllby the piece, as may be- in the Judgment of
the carriers, realize the largest amount to the
sHf4 owner.
o oo O. And be it enacted, That in all cases where
. w goods, wares, merchandise, or other property
shall be persbabe or damaged, and which the
owner or consignee shall for that or any other
t reason refuse to receive, or by reason of the
IA owner or consignee being unknown It shall
n IN be lawful for the carrier or other having lien
" W upon the same aforesaid to sell the Same by
fpublic outcry, auction, upon such notice
= thereof as the nature of the case may reason
5 ably seem to require or admit of.
n % g. And be it enacted, That the proceeds OF
all sales made under the authority Of this act
~ after sedncting freight, storage and charges
(, s1 which may be due, well MS advertising, cost
of selling and other reasonable expenses, shall
be paid to the owner of such property, upor
satisfactory proof of such ownership; provid
ID OOed, that such proof be made within two years
: from tl,e date,of HpcI sale and on failure u
make such proof at the expiration of that pc
Rod, such surplus shallbe paid into the state
40 treasury for the of the state.
A. And be it enacted, That all acts or parts
of acts which arc supplied by this act are
% so hereby repealed. 9sfT
e + 5. And be it enacted, That this act shall
.sssss. take effect immediately. TIL ssts 81
Approved March 81, 1874.