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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part III COURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES
  3. Title IV CERTAIN WRITS AND PROCEEDINGS IN SPECIAL CASES
  4. Chapter 257 SEIZURE AND LIBELLING OF FORFEITED PROPERTY
  5. Section 12 Appraisal; application of claimant

Section 12

Section 12: Appraisal; application of claimant

Section 12. The value of the property shall be determined by three disinterested persons appointed by the parties or by a justice of the peace to whom the claimant applies therefor, or, if the appraisal is made after the libel has been filed, by the court before whom it is pending.