Section 139. Publication of notice of wrecked property  


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  • Every sheriff, into
      whose possession any wrecked  property  shall  come,  shall  immediately
      thereafter  publish  a notice directed to all parties interested, for at
      least four weeks in  succession,  in  one  or  more  of  the  newspapers
      published  in the county where the property shall have been saved. Every
      such notice shall contain a minute description of such wrecked property,
      and every bale, bag, box, cask, piece or  parcel  thereof,  and  of  the
      marks,  brands,  letters and figures on each, and shall state where such
      wrecked property then is, and its actual condition,  and  the  name,  if
      known,  of  the  vessel from which it was taken or case on shore, and of
      the master and supercargo of such  vessel,  and  the  place  where  such
      vessel  then  is,  and  its  actual condition. The expense of publishing
      every notice required to  be  published  relating  to  wrecks  shall  be
      charged on the property or proceeds to which it relates.