§ 15-516. Finder may sell, when.  


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  • The finder of a thing may sell it, if it is a thing which is commonly the subject of sale, when the owner cannot with reasonable diligence be found; or, being found, refuses upon demand to pay the lawful charges of the finder, in the following cases:

    1.  When the thing is in danger of perishing, or losing the greater part of its value; or,

    2.  When the lawful charges of the finder amount to two-thirds of its value.

R.L.1910, § 1120.