Section 46-10-8. – Publication of notice of finding of wreck.
§ 46-10-8. Publication of notice of finding of wreck. The commissioner, as soon as may be after a wreck or shipwrecked goods shall be found, shall publish the particulars of the shipwreck or goods found, with any other material facts that he or she shall ascertain, in some daily newspaper published in the city of […]
Section 46-10-9. – Sale of property to pay duties.
§ 46-10-9. Sale of property to pay duties. The commissioner may, within thirty (30) days after taking into his or her custody the property so found, sell at public auction so much thereof as shall be sufficient to pay all duties thereon, which he or she shall have paid or for which he or she […]
Section 46-10-10. – Sale of perishable goods or goods subject to reduction in value — Accounting.
§ 46-10-10. Sale of perishable goods or goods subject to reduction in value — Accounting. If the shipwrecked goods found be of a perishable nature or be much reduced in value by keeping, and if no owner or agent or other person interested appear to take the goods, the commissioner shall immediately advertise the goods […]
Section 46-10-11. – Inventory and accounting for unclaimed property — Delivery to town.
§ 46-10-11. Inventory and accounting for unclaimed property — Delivery to town. If no owner or agent or other person interested in the shipwrecked property shall appear and establish his or her claim within one year after it shall have been taken into the custody of the commissioner, the commissioner shall render to the town […]
Section 46-10-1. – Appointment of town commissioners of wrecks and shipwrecked goods — Bond.
§ 46-10-1. Appointment of town commissioners of wrecks and shipwrecked goods — Bond. The town council of every town, the territorial limits of which extend to the seashore, except the town of New Shoreham, shall annually appoint a commissioner of wrecks and shipwrecked goods, with power to appoint one or more deputies. Every commissioner of […]
Section 46-10-2. – Commissioner to take charge of wrecked property.
§ 46-10-2. Commissioner to take charge of wrecked property. The commissioner shall, immediately on receiving information of any shipwreck within his or her jurisdiction or of the finding of any shipwrecked goods or property of any kind in value to the amount of twenty dollars ($20.00) or more upon the shore, repair to the place […]
Section 46-10-3. – Employment of assistants by commissioner — Disobedience of orders.
§ 46-10-3. Employment of assistants by commissioner — Disobedience of orders. The commissioner, if he or she thinks it is necessary, may employ persons to assist in preserving the property, may appoint guards to secure the property, and may suppress all tumults and disorders. If any person shall disobey any lawful order of the commissioner […]
Section 46-10-4. – Inventory of property — Compensation and reimbursement of commissioner.
§ 46-10-4. Inventory of property — Compensation and reimbursement of commissioner. The commissioner shall, upon finding any wreck or shipwrecked goods, take an inventory of all the property that shall come into his or her possession; and, whenever required by the owner of the property or the owner’s agent or by any insurance company or […]
Section 46-10-5. – Arbitration of amount due commissioner — Action at law.
§ 46-10-5. Arbitration of amount due commissioner — Action at law. If the commissioner and the other party shall not agree on the sum so due the commissioner, the matter in dispute may be submitted to three (3) arbitrators selected from the citizens of the state, for settlement; one of the arbitrators shall be chosen […]