Property within the purview of this article shall be sold, or otherwise disposed of, upon the order of the collector of customs of the port where the property in question may be held, unless the Insular Collector shall direct its conveyance for such purpose to some other port. 

SECTION 1546 . Property Subject to Sale . — Property in customs custody shall be subject to sale under the conditions hereinbelow expressed: 

( a ) Abandoned merchandise. 

( b ) Bonded merchandise upon which the duties have not been paid within the period prescribed by law. SDEHCc 

( c ) Merchandise of which entry is not made within the period allowed therefor; or which having been entered, is not claimed within the ninety days allowed for the payment of duties. 

( d ) Seized property, other than contraband, after liability to sale has been established by proper administrative or judicial proceedings in conformity with the provisions of this chapter. 

( e ) Any merchandise upon which there is a valid lien for customs duties, internal-revenue tax, or other dues or charges enforcible by the Bureau of Customs, after the expiration of the period allowed for the satisfaction of the same. 

SECTION 1547 . Mode of Sale . — In the absence of special provision, property subject to sale by the customs authorities shall be sold at public auction after ten days' notice conspicuously posted at the port and such other advertisement as may appear to the  collector to be advisable in the particular case. 

SECTION 1548 . Disposition of Proceeds . — From the proceeds of property sold by the customs authorities the following charges shall be paid in the order named: 

( a ) The expenses of appraisal, advertisement, and sale. 

( b ) Storage dues. 

( c ) Duties at tariff rates for all except abandoned and forfeited goods. 

( d ) Any other charges due the Government in connection with the goods. 

( e ) Any sum for freight, lighterage, or general average, on the voyage of importation, of which due notice shall have been given to the 

