§1701. Merchandise unclaimed for 6 months, sold to pay charges Whenever baggage, goods, merchandise, packages or parcels transported by any railroad, steamboat, express company or stage company existing by virtue of the laws of this State remain unclaimed for 6 months after its arrival at the point to which it shall have been directed, the […]
§1702. Notice of sale; disposal of proceeds Any company existing by virtue of the laws of this State holding any such articles or merchandise shall give, before selling the same, 30 days’ notice of the time and place of sale in 4 public newspapers, one published at Portland, in the County of Cumberland; one published […]
§1703. Common carriers may sell perishable goods which owner neglects or refuses to receive When a common carrier has transported property of a perishable nature, which cannot be kept without great deterioration or substantial destruction, to its place of destination and has notified the owner or consignee of the arrival of the same, and the […]
§1704. Sale of livestock; proceedings when owner or consignee missing; notice of sale When a common carrier has transported livestock, which can be kept only at continual expense, to its place of destination and has notified the owner or consignee of the arrival of the same, and the owner or consignee after such notice has […]
§1705. All sales recorded All sales under this chapter shall be recorded in a suitable book, open to the inspection of claimants, in which the articles sold shall be correctly described, and the charges and expenses thereon and the price at which they were sold shall be entered. [PL 1987, c. 490, §1 (NEW).] […]
