Supreme Court of Puerto Rico June 29, 1967, Nos. O-67-34, O-67-35, O-67-36 (Secretary of Justice v. Superior Court of Puerto Rico)

Mr. Justice Pérez Pimentel

delivered the opinion of the Court.

*157The only matter to be determined in these appeals is whether the term of 10 days which the Uniform Vehicle, Mount,'Vessel and Plane Seizure Act1 grants to the Secretary of Justice, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Police Superintendent, to serve notice of the property seized on the persons interested therein, is mandatory or