Rhode Island General Laws 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 treasurer of the town an inventory of the property, and, if sold, an account of all money in the commissioner’s hands and paid by the commissioner for duties on the property and for expenses of securing and preserving the property, and the commissioner shall make an oath to the truth of the inventory and account and shall pay and deliver the balance of the account, with all the property remaining in the commissioner’s hands, to the town treasurer for the use of the town.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 119, § 28; G.L. 1909, ch. 145, § 28; G.L. 1923, ch. 150, § 28; G.L. 1938, ch. 115, § 28; G.L. 1956, § 46-10-11.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 46-10-11
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9