943. The State or a municipality may, in the manner of the holder of a found thing, sell movable property in its hands by auction, without further delay than that required for publication, in the following cases:(1) the owner of the property claims it but neglects or refuses to reimburse the holder for the cost of administration of the property within 60 days of claiming it;
(2) several persons claim the property as owner, but none of them establishes a clear title or institutes judicial proceedings to establish it within the 60 days or more allotted to him;
(3) a movable deposited in the office of a court is not claimed by its owner within 60 days from notice given him to fetch it or, if it has not been possible to give him any notice, within six months from the final judgment or from the discontinuance of the proceedings.