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USA Statutes : maine
Title : Title 33. PROPERTY
Chapter : Chapter 21. LOST GOODS AND STRAY BEASTS
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Title 33 - §1051. Duty of finder of money or goods worth $3 or more
Title 33: PROPERTY
Chapter 21: LOST GOODS AND STRAY BEASTS
§1051. Duty of finder of money or goods worth $3 or more
Whoever finds lost money or goods of the value of $3 or more shall, if the owner is unknown, within 7 days give notice thereof
in writing to the clerk of the town where the money or goods are found and post a notification thereof in some public place
in said town. If the value is $10 or more, the finder, in addition to the notice to the town clerk and the notification to
be posted, shall, within one month after finding, publish a notice thereof in some newspaper published in the town, if any,
otherwise in some newspaper published in the county.
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007
This page created on: 2005-10-01
Title 33 - §1052. Taking up stray beasts; notice
Title 33: PROPERTY
Chapter 21: LOST GOODS AND STRAY BEASTS
§1052. Taking up stray beasts; notice
Whoever takes up a stray beast shall, within 7 days, give notice thereof in writing, containing a description of its color
and its natural and artificial marks, to the clerk of the town where such beast is taken, and shall cause a notice thereof,
containing a like description of the beast, to be posted, and if such beast is of the value of $10 or more, to be published
in the manner provided in section 1051; otherwise he shall not be entitled to compensation for any expenses which he may incur
relative thereto.
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007
This page created on: 2005-10-01
Title 33 - §1053. Appraisal if value $10 or more
Title 33: PROPERTY
Chapter 21: LOST GOODS AND STRAY BEASTS
§1053. Appraisal if value $10 or more
Every finder of lost goods or stray beasts of the value of $10 or more shall, within 2 months after finding and before using
them to their disadvantage, procure a warrant from the town clerk or a notary public, directed to 2 persons appointed by said
clerk or notary, not interested except as inhabitants of the town, returnable at said clerk's office within 7 days from its
date, to appraise said goods under oath.
[1995, c. 227, §2 (amd).]
Section History:
PL 1995,
Ch. 227,
§2
(AMD).
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interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
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State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007
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Title 33 - §1054. Restitution to appearing owner; money or goods
Title 33: PROPERTY
Chapter 21: LOST GOODS AND STRAY BEASTS
§1054. Restitution to appearing owner; money or goods
If the owner of such lost money or goods appears within 6 months, and if the owner of such stray beasts appears within 2 months
after said notice to the town clerk and gives reasonable evidence of ownership to the finder, the owner shall have restitution
of them or the value of the money or goods, paying all necessary charges and reasonable compensation to the finder for keeping,
to be adjudged by the district court, if the owner and finder cannot agree.
[1995, c. 227, §3 (amd).]
Section History:
PL 1995,
Ch. 227,
§3
(AMD).
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interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007
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Title 33 - §1055. -- strays
Title 33: PROPERTY
Chapter 21: LOST GOODS AND STRAY BEASTS
§1055. -- strays
If such owner appears within 6 months after such notice is filed with the town clerk and proves his title to the beasts, he
shall, if they have not been sold, have restitution of the same after paying the charges arising thereon as provided in section
1054. If the beasts have been sold, he shall be entitled to receive the money so deposited in the treasury from the proceeds
of the sale. If no owner appears within 6 months, the beasts or the value or price thereof after deducting said charges shall,
as prescribed in section 1056, be equally divided between the finder and the town.
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interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
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State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007
This page created on: 2005-10-01
Title 33 - §1056. Finder's rights when no owner appears
Title 33: PROPERTY
Chapter 21: LOST GOODS AND STRAY BEASTS
§1056. Finder's rights when no owner appears
If no owner appears within 6 months, such money or lost goods shall belong to the finder by paying 12 their value after deducting
all necessary charges to the treasurer of said town; but if he neglects to pay it on demand, it may be recovered in an action
brought by said treasurer in the name of the town.
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
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Office of the Revisor of Statutes
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State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007
This page created on: 2005-10-01
Title 33 - §1057. Sale of strays when no owner appears
Title 33: PROPERTY
Chapter 21: LOST GOODS AND STRAY BEASTS
§1057. Sale of strays when no owner appears
If the owner does not appear and prove his title to the beasts within said 2 months, the finder may sell them at public auction,
first giving notice of such sale at least 4 days before the time of sale in 2 public places in the town in which the beasts
were taken up. The proceeds of the sale, after deducting all lawful charges, shall be deposited in the town treasury.
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007
This page created on: 2005-10-01
Title 33 - §1058. Failure to give notice; penalty
Title 33: PROPERTY
Chapter 21: LOST GOODS AND STRAY BEASTS
§1058. Failure to give notice; penalty
If the finder of lost money or goods of the value of $3 or more or if the person taking up such stray beast neglects to give
notice to the town clerk and to cause them to be advertised as provided, he forfeits to the owner the full value thereof unless
he delivers or accounts therefor to the owner, in which case he shall forfeit not more than $20, 12 to the town and 12 to
the prosecutor.
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interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
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State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007
This page created on: 2005-10-01
Title 33 - §1059. Recovery of strays without paying charges; penalty
Title 33: PROPERTY
Chapter 21: LOST GOODS AND STRAY BEASTS
§1059. Recovery of strays without paying charges; penalty
Whoever takes away a beast held as a stray, without paying all lawful charges incurred in relation to the same, shall forfeit
to the finder double the amount of said charges, not exceeding the value of the beast, and in addition thereto shall be liable
for any trespass committed by him in so doing.
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interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
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Office of the Revisor of Statutes
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State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007
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Title 33 - §1060. Damages by animals; remedy; lien
Title 33: PROPERTY
Chapter 21: LOST GOODS AND STRAY BEASTS
§1060. Damages by animals; remedy; lien
Any person injured in his land by sheep, swine, horses, asses, mules, goats or neat cattle, in a common or general field,
or in a close by itself, may recover his damages by taking up any of the beasts doing it, and giving the notice provided in
section 1052, or in a civil action against the person owning or having possession of the beasts at the time of the damage,
and there shall be a lien on said beasts, and they may be attached in such action and held to respond to the judgment as in
other cases, whether owned by the defendant or only in his possession. If the beasts were lawfully on the adjoining lands,
and escaped therefrom in consequence of the neglect of the person suffering the damage to maintain his part of the partition
fence, their owner shall not be liable therefor.
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007
This page created on: 2005-10-01
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