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Session Laws, 1947
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1010 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 501

(b) SEARCH WARRANTS. (1) If any person or any officer of the
law makes a sworn complaint or an affidavit before the Trial
Magistrate or any justice of the peace for and of the County,
particularly describing the house, store, boat, motor vehicle,
aeroplane, premises or any other place or thing to be searched,
and the things to be searched for, that he has reason to believe
and does believe that intoxicating liquor is sold, or is kept for
the purpose of being sold or otherwise disposed of in violation
of the provisions of this Article, or contrary to law, such
Trial Magistrate or justice of the peace shall forthwith issue
his warrant to serve criminal process, directed to the Sheriff,
deputy sheriff or any constable of the county, or to any depu-
tized proper officer, commanding him to search the premises
or house described and designated in such complaint and war-
rant and the appurtenances thereof, and if any such shall
there be found to take into his possession and safely keep all
intoxicating liquor and the vessels in which it is contained, if
the same shall be found in quantities and under such condi-
tions as to suggest that it is kept for sale, and all the means
used for the sale of the same, all the paraphernalia or part of
the paraphernalia of a barroom 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 the facts
and make immediate return on said warrant. (2) The war-
rant for search shall be directed to any proper officer, and
shall show by a copy of the affidavit inserted therein, or an-
nexed and referred to, or recite all of the material facts
alleged in the affidavit, and particularly describe the thing to
be searched for and the place, house or thing to be searched.
A complaint or affidavit, a warrant for search and a return and
report substantially in the following forms shall be sufficient:

State of Maryland, .................. County, to wit:

To: ................................. Constable, Deputy,

Sheriff, of ................ County:

GREETINGS: WHEREAS, there has been filed with the under-
signed an affidavit, of which the following is a copy, to wit:
"Whereas on this........ day of.................... 19....,

before the Subscriber, .......................... in and for

said County, personally appeared...........................

and made complaint and oath that he has just and reasonable
cause to suspect and believe and does suspect and believe that
intoxicating liquor is sold, or kept for the purpose of being
sold or otherwise disposed of in violation of the law in the
........................ of ........................ at, in

........................... of said County, and that in and

 

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