XVI PUBLIC (lENEllAL LAWS. 



owner can be found, to appear before a Justice of 

 the Peace of the county where the seizure is made., 

 on a certain day within five days from time of 

 seizure to show cause why the property so seized 

 shoukl not be condemned; and if the owner of the 

 property so seized evades the service of said 

 notice, then the Sheriff or Constable may set up 

 notices at three of the most public phices in the 

 neighborhood of the seizure, warning the owner 

 of such property to appear l)efore a Justice of the 

 Peace to be therein named, on a certain day, not 

 less than ten days from the time of seizure, to 

 .show cause why the said property could not be 

 condemned. 



Sec. 30. If upon the hearing in any case of 

 seizure as aforesaid the Justice is satisfied that the 

 owner or person having charge of the property so 

 seized is guilty of violating any of the provisions 

 i'omienin:>tion of this Article which imposes a forfeiture of such 

 property for such violation, then «uch Justice 

 shall adjudge the same to be condemned and sold 

 by the Sheriff or Constable seizing the same, (or 

 if he be dead or removed away, by some other 

 officer,) on ten days' public notice; and the Jus- 

 tice may proceed ex parte to hear and determine 

 any <][uestion of forfeiture, if the owner fails to 

 appear after the notice herein required to be given. 



Sec. 31. If the Sherift' or Constable making a 



seizure of property under this Ariticle does not 



Condemna- ^^^0^ the name of the owner or person having 



tion where of- charge thereof, he may describe him in the notice 



known. ^' "" ^^^ ^^ required to give as the owner of the jiroper- 



ty, witliout naming him, and the Justice, if he 



does not know the name of the owner, may con- 



- demn the property as the property of a person 



guilty of violating the law without naming such 



person . 



Proceeds of Scc. 32. The }h-oceeds of the sale of any jtro- 

 sale, how cii- pg^.^y forfeited as aforesaid shall, after paying the 

 ^expenses of the seizure, condemnation and sale, 

 be divided, one-half to the Sheriff or Constable 

 making the seizure, and the other half to the in- 

 former. 



Fines bow ap- Scc. 33. All fines imposed under this Article 

 propriatcd. shall go, ouc-half to the informer and the other 

 half to the county whore the fine is imposed. 



