Rhode Island General Laws 23-9-21. Forfeiture of unlawfully imported goods
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All goods imported in a vessel as described in this chapter that shall be clandestinely landed or brought into any house, shop, or warehouse without a certificate and allowance as provided in § 23-9-19, or that shall be imported by land as provided in § 23-9-20 and not cleansed or aired by order of the city or town council, shall be forfeited; one-third (?) of those goods to the use of the state and two-thirds (?) to the use of the person who shall sue for the goods.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 94, § 9; G.L. 1909, ch. 110, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 154, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 256, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 23-9-21; P.L. 2008, ch. 475, § 40.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 23-9-21
- 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 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