Treasure-trove in United States

Treasure Trove Definition

Found treasure. This name is given to such money or coin, gold, silver, plate, or bullion, which, having been hidden or concealed in the earth or other private place so long that its owner is unknovm, has been discovered by accident. Should the owner be found, it must be restored to him; and in case of not finding him, the property, according to the English law, belongs to the king. In the latter case, by the civil law, when the treasure was found by the owner of the soil, he was considered as entitled to it by the double title of owner and finder; when found on another’s property, one-half belonged to the owner of the estate and the other to the finder; when found on public property, it belonged one-half to the public treasury and the other to the finder. Lecon. du Dr. Rom. §§350-352. This includes not only gold and silver, but whatever may constitute riches; as, vases, urns, statues, etc. The Roman definition includes the same things under the word pecunia; but the thing found must have a commercial value ; for ancient tombs would not be considered a treasure. The thing must have been hidden or concealed in the earth, and no one must be able to establish his right to it. It must be found by a pure accident, and not in consequence of search. Dalloz, “Propriete,” art. 3, §3. According to the French law, le tresor est toute chose cachee ou enfouie, sur laquelle personne ne pent justifier sa propriete, et quie est decouverte par le pur effet du hasard. Code Civ. 716. See 4 Toullier, Dr. Civ. note 34. See, generally, 20 Viner, Abr. 414; 7 Comyn, Dig. 649; 1 Brown, Civ. Law, 237; 1 Bl. Comm. 295; Poth. Traite du Droit de Propriete, art. 4.

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Found treasure. This name is given to such money or coin, gold, silver, plate, or bullion, which, having been hidden or concealed in the earth or other private place so long that its owner is unknovm, has been discovered by accident. Should the owner be found, it must be restored to him; and in case of not finding him, the property, according to the English law, belongs to the king. In the latter case, by the civil law, when the treasure was found by the owner of the soil, he was considered as entitled to it by the double title of owner and finder; when found on another’s property, one-half belonged to the owner of the estate and the other to the finder; when found on public property, it belonged one-half to the public treasury and the other to the finder. Lecon. du Dr. Rom. §§350-352. This includes not only gold and silver, but whatever may constitute riches; as, vases, urns, statues, etc. The Roman definition includes the same things under the word pecunia; but the thing found must have a commercial value ; for ancient tombs would not be considered a treasure. The thing must have been hidden or concealed in the earth, and no one must be able to establish his right to it. It must be found by a pure accident, and not in consequence of search. Dalloz, “Propriete,” art. 3, §3. According to the French law, le tresor est toute chose cachee ou enfouie, sur laquelle personne ne pent justifier sa propriete, et quie est decouverte par le pur effet du hasard. Code Civ. 716. See 4 Toullier, Dr. Civ. note 34. See, generally, 20 Viner, Abr. 414; 7 Comyn, Dig. 649; 1 Brown, Civ. Law, 237; 1 Bl. Comm. 295; Poth. Traite du Droit de Propriete, art. 4.

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Treasure Trove in Scotland, Antiquity; September 1, 2002; Saville, Alan

RECORD TREASURE TROVE FIND. States News Service; October 15, 2010

‘Magnificent Year’ for Treasure Trove Declared, The Herald; June 30, 2012; Dinwoodie, Robbie

Treasure Trove, The Herald; October 29, 2002

TREASURE TROVE IS DETECTED. Birmingham Evening Mail (England); September 18, 1998

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TREASURE TROVE IS DETECTED, Birmingham Evening Mail (England); September 18, 1998; PHIL BANNER

‘I’m still waiting for my treasure trove reward’. Isle of Man Newspapers (Douglas, England); May 6, 2008

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Paralympians Praised in Parliament for Treasure Trove of Medals, Daily News (South Africa); October 18, 2012

Treasure trove management faces hiccups, The Kathmandu Post; February 10, 2012

Treasure Trove Rolls out from Hanumandhoka Houses, The Kathmandu Post; April 5, 2013

Treasure trove inquest throws up nine coins for museum, Belfast Telegraph; August 6, 2011

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r’s paradise, New Straits Times; January 13, 2000; Joyce Teh

Treasure trove of Arabic film posters lies under Hamra’s streets. The Daily Star (Beirut, Lebanon); July 8, 2010

Poetry in Puppetry; They May Be Fashioned from Blocks of Lime, but Abigail Hughes Discovers There’s Nothing Wooden about the Treasure Trove Puppets, Daily Post (Liverpool, England); January 17, 2003

Treasure trove unveiled.(News), Birmingham Evening Mail (England); April 16, 2003

Treasure trove of art in Bangsar, New Straits Times; January 26, 2001; Karen Yap

Treasure trove of home ideas, New Straits Times; October 7, 2003; Hizreen Kamal