119. Notice to be given before sale of goods.- (1) Before making such sale, ten days' notice of the same shall be given by publication thereof in the 1[Calcutta Gazette].
unless the goods are of so perishable a nature as, in the opinion of the 2[employee] of the Commissioners in that behalf, to render immediate sale necessary or advisable, in which event such notice shall be given as the urgency of the case admits of.(2)Notice to be given to owner by letter if address be known.- If the address of the owner of the goods has been stated on the manifest of the goods or in any of the documents which have come into the hands of the Commissioners, or is otherwise known, notice shall also be given to the owner of the goods by letter delivered at such address or sent by the post;but the title of a bona fide purchaser of such goods shall not be invalidated by reason of the omission to send the notice hereinbefore mentioned, nor shall any such purchaser be bound to inquire whether such notice has been sent.
