The police commissioners of such municipality shall sell at public auction any articles which it acquires as provided herein after the expiration of the time for the owner or finder to demand the same and after the time and place of such sale and a description of the articles to be sold have been advertised once a week for two successive weeks in a newspaper having a circulation in such municipality. The net proceeds from such sales and the unclaimed net proceeds from the sales of perishable or obnoxious property or articles of a dangerous or harmful nature shall be paid to the treasurer of such municipality, who shall deposit them in the police benefit fund, if any, of such municipality.
(1949 Rev., S. 7299.)
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 50 - Lost and Unclaimed Property
Chapter 859 - Lost and Unclaimed Property
Section 50-1. - Disposition of perishable property.
Section 50-2. - Disposition of goods not perishable.
Section 50-3. - Expressmen and common carriers; goods not perishable.
Section 50-4. - Disposition of perishable goods.
Section 50-5. - Avails to be accounted for. Escheat.
Section 50-8. - Marine vegetable deposits.
Section 50-9. - Lost goods; towns may adopt procedure for.
Section 50-10. - Duties of finder.
Section 50-11. - Advertising; sale of perishable goods.
Section 50-12. - Restoration to owner if claimed.
Section 50-13. - Procedure if unclaimed.
Section 50-14. - Disposition after expiration of time for making claim.