Whenever any personal property having a value
of $500 or less has been impounded, seized or found by the Department
of Police and which has remained in the possession of the Department
unclaimed by any person having the right to the possession of such
personal property for a period of six months, such personal property
shall be sold under the direction of the Purchasing Agent, at public
auction to the highest bidder, after notice of such auction has been
given for not less than one week, by one publication in the official
newspaper of the City of Albany.
Such notice of publication shall describe the
personal property with reasonable certainty, by manufacturer's trade
name or make, registration or serial number and the name of the person
to whom, if known, the personal property belongs, or if the name of
the owner is unknown, that fact shall be stated.