The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-17
CENTENNIAL NEWS.
Are Goods at the Centennial Exhibition
Liable 10 Seizure!
MORE CENTENNIAL CURlOSITIESl

their goods might be liable TO seizure IN Philadel
phia II the Centennial should prove bankrupt lr
will be remembered that at the frst London Ex-
hbition there was considerable trouble about tho
withdrawal OF certain goods sent by foreigners 3
but IL may be authorttatIveiy stated that the
American laws preclude the possibility or any
similar difnculty. The agent when questioned in
regard to TINS subject declared the statement OF
the German papers to be preposterous. The Gen.
tennial be said, was q corporation, and such
its property would be liable to seizure for its
debts; but the goods exhibited would not be It's
property In the eye Of the law. In order to re-
move AL doubt as to this General Goshorn hal
already procured from the Attorney General OF
the United States written decision on this ques-
ton, and this decision has been cabed TO the prin-
cipal European capitals for publication. The
Attorney General decides in uneauIvocal terms
that goods sent either from foreign countries OF
from any part OF TINS country Tor exhibition are
not liable 10 seizure II the Centennial becomes
bankrupt. His opinion Is as foliows:-
ATTORNEY GENERAL WILLIAMS OPINION
DEPAErnKSr or JvsroK
Hon. G. DELANo, Secretary of The Interior -
Of the papers tne Gr
ted herewith 70 WIZ copies OF the ioowns aoeu
Of BY Baron se
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BY Hon AlfredT Goshorn Director General Of the In
Hon John L. shoemaker Counsellor and soiicitor for
IS
the subject Of letter and to the question which
ton Is whether the soods Of foreign exhibitors sent 70
aaeipha, May 1870 viii from seizure By The
Boaa Of 90 at hes S
asus m Wng mot ss or haze
have been passed the 'Interna nonal Exhi
@ s Stats a's a s ss5en s.
the sS's Of The h Les Of the STATE
BID. and March ~, 1873. laws Of Pennsylvania
them provision SWING to the s's cesIsa"ia
&c % H s the s
bon properly interest goods Of the exhibi-
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Of az IL be Nv their The a ON 70 the
monwealth Of Pennsylvania
Liability Of nnohss There ,s r must DC in ne debtor
to execute his process upon It
property which is IN the hands
% and Ss wnS the
tribunal abound with cases which, under great va"
general Il % ih has Sa ri:
ns Of the
the Of another and making upon the
manual 5analing q the goods by the sheriff nor
Penn sss:s%s fsS5 il jnSs k
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ali liability seizure upon demands against the
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attach TO- real estate and sometimes to the personal
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syvana the personal properly Of the tenant or occu
liable for f those are Sas
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g. Penn. 49, AS . rent Is well settled BY repeated
seizure aq nc for
necessity give him such posse sslons For the beneht
the goods third PERSONS put in The 81
TsS Would no BE- are O% ns
than unjust to the owner were his properly liable to
4 tie current q 5hs worlds BUSINESS mu,s
Ws S. nasad f fenn vs. " ssr;
s x L s. 70 5nss Gibson n srGS s sins s
a h of s5 the on
which he rests these exoeptions-viz: the public con.
he under aissusslSn ts for the sonysnence and
honor Of the Whole nation out particularly Of the city
OF Phisdephia and The commonwealtn OF Pennsyi.
nose ro SarGRsad
and rhs who cone s
friSats skin mater and labor IN the erection Of
The those Be sss
paSsS y Len tss % s as me-
CARDS liability and taxss5 Ihavs considered
ing. a srs ts erecied Tor the csntenu,a Exhi-
and the Commission having Control Of the eShSoa
tenant owing rent to the the 81 the Drsmses this
PrspsrS. owned by ne ely q rniIadslpSa and
WIN 'Nn manage ana sSntrS sssSs1'Sa and
ion n hs d se sss i" es
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seizure for any debts esins Or ds@a nds
or
ron n ssa
hibtors nor difficulty they will meet with in
n 4v sasF
Attorney General
OPINION OF THE LEGAL ADVISER OF THE cENrEN-
PHILApxIrnrA Oct 10. 1874.
SIR-In to your communication, incosing ana
s Els he hs
in the event the Of S and
Will not oeeurNthe foreign goods 70 ths Exhhen
@ nd es me and
that the foreign exhibitors may not lose their
SS1s[s:s DSISysa June
shall s 10 Be subject he offices q the
al the s for % and
live the Exhibition IN that State Neither the Com
mission or Board of Finance have any ownership or
property in them; they remain the property OF tho
owner and deposited under the regulations OF the
Commissio to which the owners agree.
law of Pennsylvania Is well settled that goods
thus deposited and placed exhibition tree from
seizure liable for the debts OF the person
corporation thus receiving them.
The buildings are erected upon grounds already be
longing public they subject to- rent
and therefore exempt from that class OF
superior liens The buildings, too, will be United
bonded warehouse, in which all foreign goods
for exhibition only will be entered and allowed to be
returned tree OF duty
cannot Imagine the possibility Of such claim being
made, and am clearly OF the opinion tnat II made, II
would DO utterly invalid. Yours respectfully,
JOHN L.. SHOEMAKER,
Counsellor and Solicitor for the Centennial Commission
We ia the foregoing opinion.
HENRY N. PHILLIPS,
BENJAMIN HARRIS BREWSTER.
OCTOBER Is. 1874
THE CENTENNIAL MANAGERS THANK THE HERAixp