Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-10-01
NOTICE OF SEIZURE.

TERRITORY OF WASHINGTON.
l. Third Judicial District, County OF
King, IS. In the District Court holding
terms at Seattle.
No. il20-United States of America vs..
seven boxes and five half barrels of
opium.
The Pre- sident of the United States to
all whom 1t may concern, greeting
Whereas, John b. Allen, United States
Attorney for Washington Territory, ha-
filed an information in the above entitled
District Court. alleging in substance as
follows:
That on the 25th day of September. in
the year A. ID 1884. at the city of Seattle.
in King county, Washington Territory.
aforesaid, in a certain warehouse then
and there being. situated on land within
said city. the said A. w. Bash, Collector
as aforesaid. by himself and Frank III.
Winslow, Inspector of Customs for the
said District, did seize the following goods.
wares and merchandise, to wit /; seven
boxes and five half barrels. containing
three hundred aud eighty five pounds of
prepared and two hundred and eighty
pounds OF crude opium, and now hath
the same in his custody as being forfeited.
for the causes hereinafter mentioned, to
wit for that the said goods, wares and
merchandise, being subject to duties by
the statutes of the United States, were,
after the first day of July. 1883, and be-
the United States. and bang brought a.
aforesaid. afterwards, to wit on the day
OF the seizure aforesaid, were found CON
cealed in n certain warehouse at the city
OF Seattle, in King county, in the Terri
tory aforesaid. the duties on said goods.
wares and merchandise not having been
before that time paid, or secured to be
Paid, against the form of the statute in
such case made and provided By reason
of all which the premises and the statutes
In this behalf made and provided, the
said goods. wares and merchandise have
become and are forfeited TO the uses in
said statutes specified
And praying for n monition or other
proper process. TO the end that the said
goods. wares and merchandise may be
BY decree OF this Court conds=sned as for
fsited TO the United States And snl and
the proceeds distributed according 10 law.
And whereas on reading aud fling the saia
Information the count made the following ar.
der thereon, to-wit
No. 4i30.- Order far hearing. United
states OF America vs.. seven boxes and I'VE
half barrels Of opium.
Let this cause be set down for hearing In
open court on Thursday, he sixteenth dsy OF
October, A. ID 1854, at ten O'Clock a. m Al
which time oil persons having Or claiming any
interest In said goods, wares and merchandise
must appear and make their allegations in
tkat behalf, or their default will be entered
And let notice be given In the usual form nv
publication thereof in the DAnr Posx.IxrrrLf
GgScER. Eater, GRzFsr.Jn
Now therefore, all persons having or claim
tng any Interest In he said goods wave, ana
merchandise are notified to be and appear IN
open court at the time speci sed in said orier
and make their allegations in that behalf, or
their deianlt VIII b then entered, and the
prayer Of said Information granted.
s.-.-s witness the Hoo. Roser s Greene
ssAL Judge Of sid District Court, and the
seal o. said court. this 30th day Of
SePteIn Der. A. ID. 1854
JAMES sEAyEY. Cle.k.
~ JAMES p LupIow. Deputy
John b. Allep, United States Af.orneT. nv q
H. Hsnford, Assistant. ocas