New Jersey Statutes 12:10-8. Examination of damaged goods discharged by vessels
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 12:10-8
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
The port warden, on being requested so to do by any of the parties in interest, shall proceed in person to any warehouse, store or dwelling, or in the public streets or on the wharf, and examine any property said to have been damaged on board of a vessel, and inquire, examine and ascertain the cause of the damage. He shall make a memorandum of the property and the damage thereto and record a full statement thereof in the books of his office.