1452 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [Ch. 790]

of which Montgomery county shall form a part, and that he,
she, it or they made application to said collector to be so regis-
tered ; and it shall be lawful for the State in such case to offer
in evidence said internal revenue laws relating to said special
taxes, and the payment of said special tax or taxes upon, and
the registering of his, her, their or its said business may be
proved by a certificate of said collector, or any of his deputies,
or by the sworn testimony of him, or any of them, or by the
sworn testimony of any person who has examined the books
of said collector, and a copy of the application of any person
or persons, house, company, association or body corporate for
registry under said revenue laws, made and attested by said
collector, or any of his deputies, or sworn to by any person
who has examined the books of said collector, shall be prima
facie proof of such application, and the payment of said tax
and the application for such registry shall be prima facie evi-
dence that the party so paying and applying is engaged in the
sale of intoxicating drinks within the limits of Montgomery
county.

1904, ch. 81, sec. 134c.

391. Whenever any person shall charge on oath or affirma-
tion before any justice of the peace, or any grand jury shall
present, that any person or persons, house, company, associa-
tion or body corporate has or have violated the provisions of
section 388 of this act, and shall request said justice of the
peace so to do, or in case of presentment by the grand jury,
the said grand jury shall request the court to direct the clerk
of the court issuing the warrant, the said justice of the peace
or clerk of the court, upon the direction of the court as afore-
said, shall issue his warrant, in which the house, building or
other place in which the violation is alleged to have occurred
shall be specifically described, directed to the sheriff or some
constable of said county, commanding him thoroughly to search
the described house, building or other place and the appur-
tenances thereof, and if any such shall there be found, to take
into his possession and safely keep, to be produced as evidence
when required, all intoxicating liquors if the same shall be
found in quantities and under conditions to suggest that it is
kept for sale, and all the means for dispensing the same; all
the paraphernalia or part of the paraphernalia of a bar-room
or drinking saloon, and any United States internal revenue tax-
receipt for the sale of intoxicating liquor effective for the
period of time covering the alleged offense and forthwith report
in writing all the facts to the State's attorney for Montgomery
county and any such intoxicating liquors or the means for dis-