Sale of Gold Act 1853 (SA)

No. 12.

An Act to authorize the sale of Gold and Gold Dust by the

Colonial Treasurer.

[Assented to, December 3, 1853.1

+ REAS large quantities of gold and gold dust have been, Preamble.

W"" Treasury, for divers persons who have not clainled the same, and and ma,y be hereafter, received at the ofice of the Colonial

it is expedient to provide for the salc of any such gold or gold dust

as may remain wclaimed for the space of two years, and for the disposal of the proceeds thereof-Be it therefore Enacted, by the Lieutenant-Goveriror of South Australia, with the advice and con.

sent of the Legislative Coui~cil thereof, as followfi:

l' I t shall be lawful' for the Colonial Treasurer for the time C o l 0 n i a ' ~ ~ e r may sell gold or gold

being of the said Province, and he is hereby authorized and re- dust unclaimed

quired to make sale and dispose of any gold or gold dust, which, tw0yem4

having beer1 received at the office of the said 'I'rea,surer for the

purpose of beiug delivered to any person, shall have remained

unclaimed for the space of two years, and all moneys received by

such Treasurer on account of any such salc, shall be carried to the

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credit of the General Revenue of the said Province,

2.	The Colonial Treasurer aforesaid	slia11 keep distinct accounts	A c c o ~ n t ~ o f s a l e t ~ b e
entered in a book,

of every parcel of gold or gold dust which shall have been so solcl open for inspectiDa

by him, and of the price xealized thereby, and of all particulars

relating thereto, and shnll cause the same to be entered in a book to

be kept for that p u ~ p s c; and such book shall be open to inspection at

all times during office hours, upon payment of a fee of One Shilling.

3. It shall be lawful for the Colonial Treasurer aforesaid, and he Proceeds to party entitled. to paid

is hcrchy required, upon application and sufficient proof, to pay

over tlw plowcds of &ly such gold or gold dust, afier deducting all the expt:nses of and attending the transport, keeping, and sale tllcreot; to tlie person who would have bcen entitled to the same gold or gold dust if it had not been so sold.

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Adeluiclt: : l 'x ir l td by authority by W, C. COX, Governmeut Printer. Victuriiv.;iqul~~.c.&