§ 23-9-21 - Forfeiture of unlawfully imported goods. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 23-9-21

   § 23-9-21  Forfeiture of unlawfullyimported goods. – All goods imported in a vessel as described in this chapter that shall beclandestinely landed or brought into any house, shop, or warehouse without acertificate and allowance as provided in § 23-9-19, or that shall beimported by land as provided in § 23-9-20 and not cleansed or aired byorder of the city or town council, shall be forfeited; one-third ( 1/3) ofthose goods to the use of the state and two-thirds ( 2/3) to the use of theperson who shall sue for the goods.