71-3-1403. Notice of sale. Before proceeding to the sale of the property of any guest, as provided in 71-3-1402, such hotelkeeper or innkeeper shall cause a notice of such sale, containing a description of the property to be sold and the time and place where such property will be sold, to be published once each week for 2 successive weeks in a newspaper published in the city or town in which such hotel or inn is situated but, if there be none, then in some newspaper published nearest such town or city and in case any balance arising from such sale shall not be claimed by the rightful owner within 30 days from the day of such sale, the same shall be paid into the treasury of the county in which such sale took place. If such balance be not claimed by the owner thereof or his legal representatives within 1 year thereafter, the same shall be paid into the school fund of such county.

     History: En. Sec. 2513, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 5176, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 7683, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 7683, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 34-111.