Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-12-03

NITED STATES OF AMERICA,
TERRITORY OF WASHINGTON, IS.
ID JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
In the District Court of the said Second
Judicial District, holding terms at
Olympia.
The United States of America,
VS..
Two hundred tins containing one
hundred pounds) of prepared OPT
UNI.
WHEREAS, VIM. ii. White, United
w States Attorney for Washington
Territory, by Chas. +. Munday, his AS
sistant, has filed an Information in the
above entitled District Court, alleging in
substance as follows: That at q time past,
to-wit, OH the 5th day of November A. ID.
1886, in the Collection District of Puget
Sound, to-wit, on land at Tacoma, in
Pierce county, i'll Washington Territory,
Quincy A. Brooks, Collector of Gust onis
for said district, did seize and now has
i'll his custody, at the Custom House
Of said district, at Port Townsend,
ieited to the United states, for vio-
lation of Section 3,0S2 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
time past, towit on the 5th day of No
vember, A. ID. 1856, said goods, wares and
merchandise hereinbeiore 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
destinely, unlawfu!Iy, 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 not having been paid
or secured to be paid to the United States,
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
remain forfeited accordingly and where
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 poilnds) of prepared OPT
um.
Let this cause be set down for hearing
IN open court, on
Monday, the 18th day of December,
A. ID. 1886, at ten o'clock A. II. 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 i'll that behalf or their default
will be entered, and let notice be given
in the usual form by publication thereof
IN the newspaper published at Olympia,
Washington Territory, called the WASH
INGToN STANDARD.
Enter John p. IIoyt, Judge.
Now, therefore, all persons having or
claiming any interest in said goods, wares
and merchandise are notified to he and
appear III open Court, at the time speci
fled l.! said order and make their allega-
tons in that behalf, or their default will
be entered and the prayer of said infor-
nation granted,
Witness the Hon. John p.
l.. s. p. IIovt, Judge of said Dis
strict Court, and the seal of
said Court affixed this 18th day of Novem-
Der, A. ID. lse6. II. q. O'BRIEN,
Clerk.
Noy. &c, 1886.