55-1401. PROPERTY HELD FOR CHARGES. When any goods, merchandise or other property has been received by any railroad or express company, or other common carrier, commission merchant, innkeeper or warehouseman for transportation or safekeeping, and is not delivered to the owner, consignee or other authorized person, the carrier, commission merchant, innkeeper or warehouseman may hold […]
55-1402. SALE OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY. If no person calls for the property within four (4) months from the receipt thereof and pays freight and charges thereon, the carrier, commission merchant, innkeeper or warehouseman may sell such property, or so much thereof as will pay freight and charges, at auction to the highest bidder, first having […]
55-1403. DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS. If the owner or his agent fails to demand such surplus within sixty (60) days of the time of such sale, then it must be paid into the county treasury, subject to the order of the owner. History: [(55-1403) R.S., sec. 1162; reen. R.C. & C.L., sec. 1548; C.S., sec. 2584; […]
55-1404. RECOVERY OF CHARGES ADVANCED. When any commission merchant or warehouseman receives, on consignment, produce, merchandise or other property, and makes advances thereon for freight and charges, he may, if the same is not paid to him within four (4) months from the date of such advances, cause the produce, merchandise or property on which […]
