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Can you summarize 50 CTGS Chapter 859?
Lost and Unclaimed Property - Chapter 859 (Secs. 50-1 to 50-14) > Lost and Unclaimed Property - Secs. 50-1 to 50-14
Short Summary
The provided legal provision, found in the General Statutes of Connecticut under the Lost and Unclaimed Property - Chapter 859 (Secs. 50-1 to 50-14), governs the disposition of perishable property. When perishable goods are left with a person and the owner is unknown or neglects to claim them after reasonable notice, the goods must be advertised in a newspaper published in the county where they were left for at least one week. If the goods are not claimed and taken away, they may be sold at public auction under the supervision of a state marshal. The proceeds of the sale, after deducting expenses and charges, are to be deposited with the treasurer of the town where the goods were left, subject to the provisions of part III of chapter 32. Goods subject to speedy decay or those that would materially depreciate in value are considered perishable. No specific exemptions or penalties are mentioned in this provision. All goods not perishable, left with any person or upon any public wharf or highway, and all goods, other than personal baggage of passengers, which are left at any railroad station or in any railroad car or carriage, and whose owner is unknown or neglects to take them away for six months from the time when they were left, shall be advertised one month in a newspaper published in the county where such goods were left. If the owner thereof does not take them away within such month, they may be sold and the proceeds disposed of in the manner provided in section 50-1.
Whom does it apply to?
Persons who have perishable goods left with them and the owners of such goods
What does it govern?
Disposition of perishable property
What are exemptions?
No specific exemptions are mentioned in this provision.
What are the Penalties?
No specific penalties are mentioned in this provision.
Jurisdiction
Connecticut