in seizure cases. 

[355-226.] 

SECTION 1475 . Right of Owner to Reclaim Property . — When the interested party appears, in case of an implied abandonment, at any time before the abandoned property has been sold or otherwise disposed of, he shall be allowed to reclaim the property upon pay ment of the corresponding duties, storage charges, and other expenses which have been incurred by the merchandise. 

[355-226.] 

## Derelict and Wrecked Merchandise 

## ARTICLE XV 

SECTION 1476 . Forwarding of Cargo and Remains of Wrecked Vessel . — When vessels are wrecked in the waters of the Philippine Islands, application must be made to the Insular Collector by the original owners or consignees of the cargo, or by the underwriters, in case of abandonment to them, for permission to forward the goods saved from the wreck to the ports of destination, in other conveyances, without entry at the customhouse in the district in which the merchandise was cast ashore or unladen. On receipt of such permission, the merchandise may be so forwarded, with particular manifests thereof, duly certified by the customs officer in charge of the goods. 

If the owner of the vessel wishes to export the remains of the wreck, he may be permitted to do so upon proper examination and inspection. 

The remains of a wrecked vessel shall be considered to be not only the hull and rigging of the same but also all ship's stores and articles of equipment, such as sails, ropes, chains, anchors, and so forth. 

[355-103, 362.] 

SECTION 1477 . Derelict and Wrecked Merchandise . — All merchandise picked up at sea, derelict or recovered from abandoned wrecks, shall be taken possession of in the port or district where it shall first arrive, and be retained in the custody of the collect or, and if not claimed and entered, as it may be, by the owner, underwriter, or salvor, shall be dealt with as unclaimed property. IAETDc 

When such goods are brought into port by lighters or other craft each such vessel shall make entry by manifest of her cargo. 

