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 542 FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 786. 1900. ing unclaimed, the time of its reception, the publication or service of the notice, and whether the 0wner of such property be known or unknown.. 0,Is¤;{g¤°¤*Y¤~¤d¤*d¤* Sec. 301. Uponsthe delivery to him of such aiiidavit the commis- ` sioner shall cause such property to be opened and examined in his presence, and a true inventory thereof to be made, and shall annex to such inventory an order under his hand that the property therein described be sold by the marshal at public auction. tifglgby m°·¤‘*°‘· “‘* Sec. 302. It shall be the Huty of the marshal receiving such inventory and order to g1VB ten days notice of the sale, by posting up written notices thereof in three or more public places in such precinct, one of which shall be the post-oflice, or immediately adjacent thereto, and to sell such property ·at ppblic auction to the highest bidde1·, in the same mannerasprovidedby wforsalesunderexecution fromcommissioners. — m1},·’=;g;;¤ 0* ¤¤¤¤¤¤*· Sec. 303.·Upon completing the sale the marshal making the same ` shall indorse upon the order aforesaid a return of his proceedin thereon, and return the same; to the commissioner, together with tg; inventory and the proceeds of sale, after deducting his fees. p,§°ggm§,§,§§j’a’jgfu;g Sec. 304. From the proceeds of such sale the commissioner shall to cienlliicéun. pay all legal charges that have been incurred in relation to such property, or a rata le proportion of each charge if the proceeds of ·the sale shall not be sufficient to pay. all the charges; and the balance, if -any there be, he shall immediate ly pay over to the clerk of the district court, and deliver a statement therewith containing a description of the property sold, the gross amount of such sale, and the amount of costs, c arges, and expenses paid to each person. Cl*=*k°°m¤k¢ ¤¤¤>‘· Sec. 305. The clerk of the district court shall make an entréy of the amount received by him and the time when received, and sh Ifile in O I im hi§oHic§ siucpfstlatement sofdezivered to himlgmy this ccimmfssioner. ta W¤°' my ° ¤. no. 0. the owner o the pro erty so, or is e re resen - Edin Zi°g$1iv»$1e1°li°¤i°i1’i-Irl tives, shall, `at any time within ivle years after suchgamonldys shall ’°““‘ have been deposited with the clerk of the district court, furnish satisfactory-evidence of the owners_hip of such property, he or they shall be ent1tled to receive from him the amount so deposited in his office. c,§m¥,;,§f’°°°d“ “°‘ Sec. 307. If the amount so deposited with the c erk of the district court shall not be claimed by the owner thereof or his legal repregentatives within the five years, the same shall belong to- the United tates. S”f‘° °“°°“"“*g °“° Sec. 308. Pro rt of a erishable kind and subject to decay by bl . pemha epmpmy keeping, consiggd <§· left inp manner before mentioned, if not ·taken away within thirty days after it shall have been left, may be sold by giving ten days’ notice thereof, as provided in section three hundred and two, the sale to be conducted and the proceeds of the same to be applied in the-manner before provided in this chapter: Provided, Any property in a state of decay, or that is manifestly. liable immediately to become decayed, may be summarily sold by. order of a commissioner, · after_ins}p;ction thereof, as provide in sectionthree hundred and two F ofthisc pter. __ - er gg ‘§,§;’,“,},!'{j”“’°“‘ V Sec. 309.- -The feesallowed to any commissioner under the provisions of this chapter shall be three dollars for each day’s service, and to any marshal the same fees as are allowed by law for sales upon execution, andten cents a folio for making an inventory of property.