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 1/2 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.