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` RtrWANCE No. 6505.
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF ABANDONED PROPERTY IN THE
POSSESSION OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, PRESCRIBING THE PROCEDURE
TO,BE FOLLOWED IN THE SALE OF SUCH PROPERTY, PROVIDING FOR THE
DISPOSITION OF THE PROCEEDS REALIZED FROM SUCH SALES AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.
SECTION 1. Definition: The.,term, "Abandoned Property ",
shall refer to and include the following: All personal pro-
perty, including automobiles, found on the a t`reets of the City
of Little Rock and in the possession of the Little Rock Police
Department, and /or any other personal property including
automobiles rightfully coming into the possession of the Little
Rock Police Department, which has not been claimed and retaken
by any person claiming to be the owner, within a period of
three months after the personal property comes into the poss-
ession of the Police Department.
SECTION 2. Whenever, in the opinion of the Police Com-
mittee and the Chief of Police, it is desirable to make a
i disposition of the abandoned property in the possession of the
Police Department, the Chief of Police is hereby authorized
to advertise the same
tisement shall be pub
a general circulation
of Pulaski, Arkansas,
the last notice to be
to the date of sale.
for public sale at auction. The adver-
lished once weekly in a newspaper having
in the City of Little Rock and the County
for a period of three consecutive weeks,
published not less than five days prior
The sale s':all be held in some suitable
place open to the - publiet If, for any reason, in the opinion
of the Chief of Police, it As desirable to postpone the sale,
,. �ait,iee bhall be given to those who have assembled for the sale,
and it shall not be necessary to readvertise the sale. The
j sale shall be conducted by the Police Department, which is
authorized to receive bids for individual items, groups of
items, or for the entire list of abandoned property being
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offered for sale. The official conducting the sale is further
authorized to reject all bids if, in his opinion, it is desir-
able to do so.
SECTION 3. A description of ali articles offered for
sale shall be kept in a book maintained by the Police Department,
which book shall reflect w�ien and where each ,article was offered
for sale, and the price received therefor.
;SECTION 4. The proceeds received from any such sale of
abandoned property shall be turned in to the City Treasurer
t.o be held by him in a separate account for a poriod of six
months. During this six months' period, any person claiming
to be the owner of any abandoned property sold as set out
above may-make claim for the proceeds of said sale. If said
person successfully establishes ownership of any of such
articles, he shall be paid the amount realized from the sale
of his abandoned chattel. Any sums remaining in the hands
of the City Treasurer.; and not claimed within the six months'
period, shall be paid into the General revenue fund of the
City of Little Rock.
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage and approval.
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P SED: s 9�2. APPROVED
Mayo r
ATTEST: //1l l.!
City Ole rk.