The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-07
LEG-IL NOTICES.
NARsHAL's NoTI,E OF sErzURE-I,

MARsH AIS NoTItE OF SEIZURE-IN
VI the dislricT court of the Unitel states, dis
trict Of W Washington northern division.
Whereas libel OF Information filed il the
above named court lie "a day of May, 1s92,
by z. IL Winston, United eta.es district attorney
for the district of Washington. against small
steam vessel name unknown, alleges and informs
the court as + iows. ia q cause 0, orleiture:
That On March II, 1892 the Hon Andrew Was
SON. the duly qualified and ACTIN collector Of Gus
toms for the district Of Puget sound being Jefier
son county in the state of Wa shington and Within
the northern division of said district of Washing On,
upon the navigabe waters of said sound, did seize
the sa vessel and does sill retain the posse
Thereof, for a violation OF the laws OF the United
States
That at a time past, to-wit On the 18th day of
FebTua Y, 1892 within TIE said customs district of
Puget sound and within the said northern division
of said district, the said vessel did enter the nited
states fl IN a foreign country, to-wit: lie prov
inCe of British Columbia having on board a
be- of Chinese laborers who We're not entiLe ed 10
enter land in he United states all of which was
well known TO The master OF said boat whose name
is TO the United States attorney unknown con-
trary 10 the statute in such case made and pro-
VIded and in violation OF the Chinese restriction
acts of the Unite states.
hat at a time past, to-,vIt: On the 18th day of
February, 1892. the said vessel di bring into the
unIted states upon the waters of Puget sound,
wit in the o-thefn divIsi m Of said district OF
ashin gton, from the foreign province 81 itIsh
Columbia. merchandise OF foreign gcowth aud
manuftctur towit Opium, epaTed for smoking
purposes the said vesse! being then and there
vessel OF less than thirty ions burden, to-wit: Of
about five tons burden
That at a time past, to-wt: on February Is,
1892, the said vessel did arrive in the United
States, on tn waters of Puget sound wiihfa the
said Gu toms district and within the northern d.
vision Of the said district of Washington, in the
harbor of almon bay, from for ign country. to-
wit: The province Of British Columbia, without
the master thereof reporting t. the Office of the
chef officer of customs Of said district Of uset
sound, 20 any officer OF customs, within twenty
tour hours af the arrival of said vessel at Ill,
although the hours Of bu iness at thu Office OF the
chief officer of customs In said district permitted
such report to De made at any time, did the
id III ister, within for weight hours, or at any
time. after he arrival of said vessel make re-
Pc in writing 10 the collector of Gus orns of said
district contrary TO the statute in such made
and proviued and In YiOl ton Of he customs and
revenue law of The init ID States.
That all and singular the premises are trne and
within the admiralty aud maritime jurisdiction OF
this honorable court and OF the United States.
Whe,eiorr the said United States attorney prays
the proc IS and moniitOn Of this honorable court
to the end hat The said vessel may be decreed 10
be for cited to the nited states.
p Il. WINE ON. United States Attorney.
By p. &. SULLIVAN, Assistant Z : Attorn v.
under the seal of the SAID court to me directed and
delivered. do hereby give public notice to all per-
sons ella iming the said steamer name UNKNOWN,
her tackle apparel and furniture, or in any manner
interested therein that they be and appear before
the said district court Of United Siates for the
northern dlyision of the district Of Washington,
To be held in the city Of seattle on the 19h day IF
MAY A. D. 1892, at the hour of IL O'Clock in the
forenoon OF that day, provided the same shail
be day Of jufisdiC ion. % hcrwtse on the next
day OF jurisdiction thereafter then and there to
interpose their claims and TO make their allesa-
tons In that behalf
THOMAS r. BROWN, q. S. Marshal
BY L. w. Nj DGErf. deputy.
r II. WINS on, L. 8. Attorney.
Dated at Seattle, Nav 4, 1892