Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-11-26
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Notice of Seizure.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
TERRITORY OF WASHINGTON, ss.
% JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
In the District Court of the said Second
Judicial District, holding terms at
Olympia.
The United States of America,
Two hundred tins Containing one
hundred pounds) of prepared OPT
WHEREAS, VIM. IL. White. United
w States Attorney for Washington
Territory, by Chas. +. Munday, his AS
sistant, has filed an Information i'm the
above entitled District Court, alleging in
substance as follows: That at time past,
1886, in the Collection District of Puget
Sound, tO-wit, Oh land at Tacoma, in
Pierce county, in Washington Territory,
Quincy A. Brooks. Collector of Gust oiiis
for said district, did seize and now has
in his custody, at the Custom House
% r. haid District Tarr,o at Port Townsend
feited TO the United sta'es, for vio-
latiOn of Section 3,0o2 Of the Revised Stat
utes of the United States, certain goods,
wares and merchandise, to-wit, two hun
dred tins containing one hundred
pounGs) of prepared opium Tor that at a
time past. tO-wit on the 5th day of No
vember, A. d. 1886, said goods, wares and
merchandise hereinbefOre enumerated
and described, being of foreign growth
and manufacture, and subject to the pay.
ment Of duties upon being imported and
brought into the United States, were by
some person or persons unknown Clan
destineIy, unlawfuiiy, fraudulently and
knowingly brought into the United
States from some foreign port or place,
with the intent then and there, on the part
of such importer or importers, to defraud
the United States of the duties'thereon,
the duties thereon net having been paid
and not since having been paid or secured
TO be paid to the United States, the said
goods. wares and merchandise then and
there being of the value of one thousand
dollars, and praying for mOnitiOn and
other proper process to the end that the
said goods. &c. may be decreed to be and
remain forfeited accordingly and whe re-
as, on reading and filing the said libel of
information, the Court made the follow
ing order thereon, tO-wit:
The United States of America,
vs..
Two hundred tins containing one
hundred pounds) of prepared OPT
urn.
Let this cause he set down for hearing
III open court, on
Monday, the 18th day Of December,
A. ID. 1886, at ten o'clock A. NJ of said day,
at which time all persons having or claim
ing any interest in said goods, wares and
merchandise must appear and make their
allegations in that behalf or their default
will be entered, and let notice he given
in the usual form by publication thereof
IN the newspaper published at Olympia,
Washington Territory, called the WASH
INGTON STANDARD.
Enter JOhnP. HOyt, Judge
Now. therefore, all persons having or
claiming any interest in said goods, wares
and merchandise are notified to be and
appear liz open Court, at the time speci-
tieI said order and make their aliega-
tons in that behalf, or their default will
he entered and the prayer of sa Il inior
nation granted.
Witness the Hon. John p.
L. s. r. HOyt, Judge of laid Dis
strict Court, and the seal of
said Court affixed this 18th day of Novem-
Der, A. ID. 1886. r. G. O'BRIEN,
Clerk.
Noy. 26, 1886.