Texas § TN.6.001 - SALE OF FREIGHT OR BAGGAGE

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§ TN.6.001. SALE OF FREIGHT OR BAGGAGE

SALE OF FREIGHT OR BAGGAGE. (a) A common carrier may sell at public auction freight or baggage that it conveyed to any point in this state if the owner, whether known or unknown, of the freight or baggage, within three months of the date of the conveyance, fails to claim it and pay any charges due at the office, depot, or warehouse closest or most convenient to the destination. (b) Each article of freight or baggage must be offered separately as consigned or checked. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

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Section TN.6.001 ("SALE OF FREIGHT OR BAGGAGE") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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