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the sworn testimony of any person who has examined
the books of said collector ; and a copy of the applica-
tion of any person or persons, house company, asso-
ciation 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 pay-
ment of said tax and the application of such registry
shall be prima-facie evidence that the party so paying
and applying is engaged in the sale of intoxicating
drinks within the limits of Montgomery county.
"Sec. 134 C. Whenever any person shall charge on
oath or animation before any justice of the peace, or
grand jury shall present, that any person or persons,
house, company, association, or body corporate, has
or have violated the provisions of section 134 of this
Act, aud 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 aforesaid, shall is-
sue his warrant, in which the house, building, or
other place in which the violation is alleged to
have occurred, shall be specifically described, di-
rected to the sheriff or some constable of said county,
commanding him thoroughly to search the described
house, building or other place and the appurtenances
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 condi-
tions 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 re-
ceipt for the sale of intoxicating liquors effective for the
period of time covering the alleged offense, and forth-
with report in writing all the facts to the State's
Attorney for Montgomery county. And any such in-
toxicating liquors or the means for dispensing the same
or the paraphernalia or part of the paraphernalia
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