Section 9. Such property, if perishable or liable to deteriorate greatly in value by keeping or the value of which will probably be less than the expense of keeping the same, may be sold by public auction within said two months in accordance with the rules of the department, reasonable notice of the time and place of sale first being given by publishing the same in a newspaper published in such city.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order
Chapter 135 - Unclaimed and Abandoned Property
Section 1 - Sale by Common Carriers of Unclaimed Baggage at Public Auction; Notice
Section 5 - Perishable Products; Sale Without Advertising; Notice; Proceeds
Section 7 - Property Taken by Police Officers From Persons Under Arrest; Disposition
Section 8 - Unclaimed Property in Possession of Police Department; Sale at Public Auction; Notice
Section 9 - Sale of Perishable Property; Notice
Section 11 - Payment of Proceeds to Owner Upon Application and Proof of Ownership
Section 12 - Removal of Timber Carried Away by Flood; Payment of Damages