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thereof in three public places in the county or city
where such sale shall be made, and out of the pro-
ceeds of such sale to pay the legal charges, including
the costs of storage, on said freight and to pay the
overplus, if any, to the owner or consignee of such
freight on demand.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That whenever personal	Personal bag-
baggage, sample packages, bundels or baggage trans-	gage
ported by any railroad company, doing business as
common carriers, to any points in this State, shall re-
main at the place to which the same is or shall be
directed for the space of three months, or any lost
or stray baggage, sample package,bundles or luggage, shall remain unclaimed by the owner or consignee
for the space of three months, at the place to which
the same shall be or shall have been transported, and
the said owner or person to whom the same shall be
directed, cannot upon dilligent inquiry be found, or
being found and notified of the arrival of such prop-
erty, shall neglect to receive the same, and pay the
reasonable charges thereon, then it shall be lawful
for such railroad company, to sell such property at	Authorized to tell
public auction, after giving ten days' notice of the
time and place of said sale, by posting up notices
thereof in three public places in the county or city
where such sale shall bemade, and out of theproceeds
of such sale to pay the legal charges, including cost
of storage, on said property, and to pay the overplus,
if any, to the owner or consignee of any such property
on demand.
SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the provisions of
this act shall apply to all steamboats and transpor-	Shall apply.
tation or forwarding companies, or other corpora-
tions or companies, who act as common carriers or
forwarders in this State.
Approved April 11th, 1874.