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Session Laws, 1937
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340 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 190

lieve 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 Act, or contrary to law,
such Police Justice 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 said county,
or to any deputized proper officer, commanding him to search
the premises or house described and designated in such com-
plaint and warrant and the appurtenances thereof, and if any
such shall there be found to take into his possession and safe-
ly keep all intoxicating liquor and the vessels in which it is
contained, if the same shall be found in quantities and under
such conditions 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 cov-
ering the alleged offense, and forthwith report in writing the
facts and make immediate return on said warrant. (B) The
warrant 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, Queen Anne's County, to wit:

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

of Queen Anne's 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 Sub

scriber,...................... in and for said County, per-
sonally appeared................................ and made

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

of..................... at, in...................... of said

County, and that in and upon said premises and at said place
and house will be found upon search thereof, the following:

Intoxicating liquors, and the vessels and bottles in which
the same are contained, and barroom and drinking saloon
paraphernalia, and United States Internal Revenue tax re-
ceipt for sale of intoxicating liquor at this time effective (and
any other facts material);

 

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