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sold, bought, given, taken, received, handled in the course of
business, hire, rented, lent, transported, carried in any wagons,
carts, push-carts or vehicles, of any kind, or taken or collected
from ash or garbage receptacles or from public or private
dumps, cellars, yards, lots or premises, or kept in stock or
otherwise stored, or otherwise disposed of, dealt in or trafficked
in, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of
the court or justice of the peace before whom such offense is
tried. In the event of a fine or fines being imposed by any
court or justice of the peace for any offenses under sections
306 to 314, one-half thereof shall go to the State and one-half
to the informer, to be collected as other fines are collected.

1888, art. 27, sec. 204. 1882, ch. 491, sec. 4. 1892, ch. 262. 1902, ch. 245.

309. If any person shall be found to be in possession of
any one or more of the kegs, boxes, trays, carriers, crates,
founts, bottles, syphons, jugs, tins, barrels, casks or any other
vessels mentioned in section 306, or any part or parts thereof,
and the person or persons, partnerships, or body corporate, the
name or names, marks or devices of whom have been placed
thereon by any of the methods mentioned in said section, have
complied with the provisions of sections 306 to 314, and the
person so found to be in possession thereof shall be charged
with any of the offenses mentioned in section 308, then such
possessions shall be prima facie evidence that such person has
teen guilty of such offenses so charged.

Ibid. sec. 205. 1882, ch. 491, sec. 5. 1892, ch. 262. 1902, ch. 245.

310. If the owner or owners of any such key, box, tray,
carrier, crate, fount, bottle, syphon, jug, tin, barrel, cask or
any other vessel mentioned in section 306, who has or have
complied with the provisions of said section, or his, ber, its or
their officer, agent or employe shall make an affidavit before
any justice of the peace asserting that he, she, it or they has
or have reason to believe, and does or do believe, that any per-
son or persons or body corporate is or are in actual or construc-
tive possession of, or is or are making use of any one or more
of any of such articles above mentioned, or any parts thereof,
in any way declared to be unlawful by section 308, the said
justice of the peace may issue his search warrant to any sheriff,
deputy sheriff, constable or any other officer of the law to
whom such warrant may be properly directed, and cause the
premises designated in the warrant to be searched, as in other