Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-01-28
MISCELLANEOUS
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NOTICE Of SEIZURE
TERRIrORY OF wAsgrxa-o..

NShit oHI OF WASHINGTON rsn.
l. !ad.eiAi pisiries, county Of S,, 1aiE
N me bls triet Court Of he FAi-s
term. :. settle s'AiA s'0n Territory, AZ.
No. +'sS-rhs United St...s a,
'lev,n hundred sed atty thrae a. v
The Presi isnt Of the Cut,ss a.. op7e.
whom II may concern, Grset,ps- a.
whereas, VIM. Il. White Un,,.a
tornsy Tor "Sshinst'n Territory ~ !. A.
Mel OF INFO mstion IN the saovs go, -
tEiSt Court alleging in substance - ~ %
Lnat 81 tlIa past, tovit on Ihe a.
md 18Th DAY. OF DECEMBER lSss :, <' I'd
OF For Townsend. in he eounty ~ - pa
on toe waters Of Admiralty inist nee
ins'on territory, snd within the fAs,. ssA
ca uissrict thereof. IN and on ha.-sN 80
t'io steamship then and there eeip, :, ss
port, Oh her way from ALASKA hv ~, ~
.ofln. Blush Columbia and Per. re,.ns
- ro.,iHna; oregon, towit. on hca,s -
ssssnsslp iaAno' al the port Of Port TD'-s
seou. Aioresaic, and on an arm a. ,A
navtgabie ftom the sea by 1850. tae ~
mere tons burden, and within 40 .ns9
diolai ID st iCt, ii. +. Beecher- C.il...s's a.
Customs for the Collection Disir,r. - ~
SOUND. DID seize and take into his 49,
- Coilector Aforesaid. the folIoutns s.ssa
wares and merchandise, towit. sl.Vs.
dged and nifty hree tins Of prenarss -. "a
MA niEs i've hundred and ssyen,, 49,. sf'aA
one-haf pounds. and now hath s,lll ~. "
In his custody al Port Toxpsend ssn.Aaas
As eeine forfeited TO the United sta,ss 49,
causes mere natter mentioned, tow, n, ~ -
IN. sAld goods, ware. and merchants. -.
subject to duties by the statutes a ~ rs.
stsies, We're, After the LIST day Of D.s.n~s
1872, ana before The seizure afores.id -,
ulen,ly, knowingly. willingly, wnh tn,se, =
Isua me ieSenue Of the unissd s,.,..
itn ported. oroug BIT. STRUGGLED snd sl..1
timely Introduced into The United sA,.s,s
British Columbia, ana being 20 i,,.,....
Drought. smugglei AMI clandesttner, -
duced ss Aforesaid. tovi,. on the "a -,
an 18th days Of Dec mber, lsss. ,ius. !.
the seizure Aforesaid. were found onn,...s :,
Ia ADD On board said steamship Iisha a =.
porI OF Port Townsend, in the aid rhirs =
diei i District. In the Territory afureuI \.
duties en- sail goods, wares and mtreh.sss.
n, HAVING been before that time ps,d :, !.
cured t. tie paid. in violsi,on Of secs,o,s y.
and SoS2 Of The revised statu &c Of the u,,'.s
States, and against the form Of The s,.s,,s :
such case made and provided. And rs
bel of i formation alleging further ~, !,
the time of the seizure OF sAid soods nv.
and N, rel andise. and st the me d a.
said libel of formation said eooaa -
and merchandise were and are rsssop.A,
worth the sum of S7l5s and futthsr. ~. y
laid Goods. wares and merchandise. slsr.
tins, Of the value of sixty-six dollar. NJ,
found concealed on the person Of he o..
nese baker, IN and on bssri OF the ssid 49,.
chip. and was found and seized on he A..
dA Of December, 1855 and that forty ,.1 !,
said geo s, wares and merchandise. Al ~
value Of $780, were found concealed. On ~
c. mbeI 26th, 1885, in the valise Of one CA.,ls
Foster, the CO peater of aid stesnship. ~
yaiise being in and on board said ssseus1,,
At the time OF the finding and seizure of n,
forty tins; and that eight hundred ana 4,
tins of said opium, 81 the value Of essa
WAS found concealed, on December 2TtA, i&s
10 and on bard sad steamship. In parsitos
OF of engine room, back q wssastani /; spl
that two hundred and ninet seven In, AZ
said opium, of the value OF Sl1ss, were fossa
concealed, on December 9Th, ls66, under ~
boiler in the bilge OF the chip, In and on bard
said steamship the aforesaid slsven ,ins.
forty tins. eight hundred and ave tins, N
| two hunared and ninety seven tins, makinz
| the eleven hundred and nfly.thres tina eiss,
| as Aforesaid Be- reason Of ell which u,
premises aud the statutes In this behalf naa.
and provided. the said goods. wares end ~,
| chandlse. towit, said eleven hnudred md 1fly
| three tins OF prepared opium, have bscan.
and are forfeited to the uses In said sts;uss
| specified. And praying for . monitor %.
| other proper process, to the end thsi the AN
may be decreed to be and remain forfeited %
| cordingly.
And whereas, on reading ard nliug The al
| libel OF inform ation. the CasTt made ths fol
| lowtag order thereon. towit:
No. 47sS-Order for hearing-Ths uai.s
| States Of America vs.. eleven hundred IN
| d ty. three tins Of opium.
Let this cause be set down for hearing d
Wednesday, the 10th day Of February. A 0
| 1885. at 10 O'Clock D.. m, In open Court. 4
which time al persons having or claimiu
any interest in said eleven hundred and afiy
| three tins Of opium or any part thsfscl
must appear and make their sllesatieas
that behalf or their default will be spterri
AMI let notice be given In the usual form
publication thereof In the DAILr Posr lsri
| LIGEscKR.
| Now, therefore. all persons having or clstn
| ing any interest In the said eleven huadrs
and fifty.three tins OF opium, or 10 any pa
Thereof, are notified to be aud appear In cps
Court at the time specified in ssis order, N
make their allegations 80 that behkl', or the
| defSult will be then enter cd and the prayw
| said libel OF Information granted.
| Witness, the Hon. kcger s. Grs-n
SEAL. Judge OF said Dlstrict oburt, a
49, the seal Of said Court. this ish d
Of January. A. d 1886.
JAMES sEAvEY, olsA
By JAMES p. ludlow, Deputy Ger
WILLIAM II. wHIrE, United States Attend
for Wash ngton Territory.