1088 ARTICLE 27.

prosecution under this section the possession by the one so accused of any
registered returnable container or of any part or parts thereof other than
by a garbage man collecting the same in the regular course of his busi-
ness, and other than the possession of any such container by the one who
received the same with its contents shall be prima, facie evidence that such
person is guilty of the offenses so charged.

An. Code, sec. 334. 1904, sec. 309. 1888, sec. 204. 1882, ch. 491, sec. 4. 1892, ch. 262.
1902, ch. 245. 1916, ch. 528, sec. 334.

370. It shall be the duty of those receiving any such returnable con-
tainers in which milk or cream or any dairy products comes into imme-
diate contact, to thoroughly cleanse the inside of such containers imme-
diately upon emptying the contents; and it is further declared to be the
duty of every one receiving any registered returnable containers within
the scope of this sub-title, to promptly surrender such containers upon
demand to the dealers from whom the same were received; and a violation
of any of the provisions hereof is declafed to be a misdemeanor punishable
by a fine of one dollar.

An. Code, sec. 335. 1904, sec. 310. 1888, sec. 205. 1882, ch. 491, sec. 5. 1892, ch. 262.
1902, ch. 245. 1916, ch. 528, sec. 335.

371. If any such owner or dealer so registering any returnable con-
tainer or his or its officer, agent or employe, or the assignee of any such,
or his, or its officer, agent or employe, shall make an affidavit before any
Justice of the Peace, averring that he has reason to believe and does be-
lieve that the provisions of Section 369 hereof have been violated, and that
evidence of such violation may be obtained by a search of premises speci-
fied by him, the said Justice of the Peace shall issue his search warrant
to any sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable or other officer of the law to whom
such warrant may be properly directed, and thereby cause the premises
so to be designated in the warrant to be searched; and if any one or more
of any such registered returnable containers, or any parts of the same, shall
be found in, upon or about the premises so designated, the officer executing
such search warrant shall thereupon report the same under his oath to the
said Justice of the Peace, who shall upon the said report, and upon charg-
ing a violation of such Section 369 issue his warrant for the arrest of such
person against whom such charge or charges shall be so made, and cause
him to be brought before him for trial.

An. Code. sec. 336. 1904, sec. 311. 1888, sec. 206. 1882, ch. 491, sec. 6. 1892, ch. 262.
1902, ch. 245. 1916, ch. 528, sec. 336.

372. The several Justices of the Peace in the respective counties of
this State shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the Circuit Courts for
their respective counties; and the Justices of the Peace selected to sit at
the respective station houses in the City of Baltimore shall have concur-
rent jurisdiction with the Criminal Court of Baltimore in the case of
persons arrested for the violation of the provisions of Section 369 hereof,
and such respective Justices of the Peace shall proceed to hear and de-
termine such cases when the parties arrested upon charges of such viola-