Any magistrate on information, upon oath, of any part of cargo or effects of any vessel lost or stranded on or near the seacoasts being unlawfully conveyed or concealed or of some cause or reasonable suspicion thereof may issue his warrant for searching for such goods or effects as in cases of stolen goods. If such goods or effects be found in any house or other place or in the possession of any person not legally authorized to have them and the person in whose possession they shall be found shall not immediately, upon demand, deliver them to the owner or person lawfully authorized to receive them, he shall forfeit and pay to the owner of such goods, his agent or attorney, treble the value of such goods.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-304; 1952 Code Section 54-304; 1942 Code Section 6291; 1932 Code Section 6291; Civ. C. '22 Section 5143; Civ. C. '12 Section 3399; Civ. C. '02 Section 2288; G. S. 1627; R. S. 1815; 1783 (4) 552.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters
Chapter 7 - Shipwrecks And Salvage Operations
Section 54-7-10. Custody and notice of unclaimed stranded goods.
Section 54-7-20. Sale of unclaimed stranded goods.
Section 54-7-30. Repelling entry into stranded vessels; carrying away saved goods.
Section 54-7-40. Issuance of warrants for stolen goods; penalty for retention.
Section 54-7-50. Salvage allowed informer.
Section 54-7-60. Restoration of goods taken from vessel; reward; penalty for offering for sale.
Section 54-7-100. Hunley Commission established; coordinates exempt from disclosure.
Section 54-7-110. Caption to be added to certain films relating to the Hunley.
Section 54-7-120. Repealed by 2007 Act No. 98, Section 3.
Section 54-7-610. Short title.
Section 54-7-620. Definitions.
Section 54-7-660. No license required for non-disturbing inspection, study, and the like.
Section 54-7-670. Hobby licenses; reports of hobby divers as to finds; restrictions.
Section 54-7-680. Repealed by 2002 Act No. 364, Section 13, eff September 26, 2002.
Section 54-7-690. Intensive survey licenses; data recovery licenses; waiver; applications.
Section 54-7-720. Delayed issuance of license; denial of license; reconsideration of denial.
Section 54-7-730. Provisions which must be shown on license issued by institute.
Section 54-7-740. Additional provisions applicable to licenses issued by State Archaeologist.
Section 54-7-750. Additional provisions pertaining to intensive survey licenses.
Section 54-7-760. Additional provisions pertaining to data recovery licenses.
Section 54-7-770. Modification of licenses; property disposition agreements.
Section 54-7-785. Finder of wreck other than licensed salvor; share of recovery.
Section 54-7-790. License not required of institute or of museum.
Section 54-7-810. Violation of Article a misdemeanor; penalties.
Section 54-7-815. Excavation or salvage of certain sunken warships unlawful.
Section 54-7-830. Privately-owned land not subject to Article.
Section 54-7-840. Educational program; underwater archaeologist on staff of institute.