Upon the application of such carrier, verified by affidavit, to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, setting forth that the place of residence of the owner or consignee of any such freight, baggage, or other property is unknown, or that such freight, baggage, or other property is of such perishable nature, or so damaged, or showing any other cause that shall render it impracticable to give the notice or delay the sale for the period provided in § 35-101, then it shall be lawful for such Court to make an order authorizing the sale of such freight, baggage, or other property upon such terms as to notice as the nature of the case may admit of and to such Court shall seem meet.

History

Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1289, ch. 854, § 643

June 30, 1902, 32 Stat. 534, ch. 1329

Feb. 17, 1909, 35 Stat. 623, ch. 134

Mar. 3, 1921, 41 Stat. 1310, ch. 125, § 1

June 25, 1936, 49 Stat. 1921, ch. 804

June 25, 1948, 62 Stat. 991, ch. 646, § 32(b)

May 24, 1949, 63 Stat. 107, ch. 139, § 127

July 8, 1963, 77 Stat. 77, Pub. L. 88-60, § 1

July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 575, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 157(j)

Prior Codifications

1973 Ed., § 44-102.

1981 Ed., § 44-102.

Section References

This section is referenced in § 35-103.