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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 245.

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 this Act, one-half thereof shall
go to the State and one-half to the informer, to be collected as
other fines are collected.

Prima fade
evidence
of guilt.

204. 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 201 of this Act, or any part or
parts thereof, and the person or persons, partnership 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 this Act, and
the person so found to be in possession thereof shall be charged
with any of the offenses mentioned in section 203 of this Act,
then such possession shall be prima facie evidence that such
person has been guilty of such offenses so charged.

Warrant
to be issued.

205. If the owner or owners of any such keg, box, tray,
carrier, crate, fount, bottle, syphon, jug, tin, barrel, cask or
any other vessel mentioned in section 201 of this Act, who
has or have complied with the provisions of said section, or
his, her, its or their officer, agent or employe shall make an
affidavit before any justice of the peace, asserting that be, she,
it or they lias or have reason to believe and does or do believe,
that any person or persons or body corporate is or are in actual
or constructive 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
203 of this Act, 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 prop-
erly directed, and cause the premises designated in the warrant
to be searched, as in other cases in which search warrants are
issued in accordance with the law ; and if any one or more
of any of such articles above mentioned or any parts of the
same shall be found in, upon or about the premises so desig-
nated, the officer executing such search warrant shall there-
upon report the same, under his oath, to the said justice of
the peace, who shall thereupon, upon said report, and upon
the oath of any person or persons charging any violation of
section 203 of this Article, issue hie warrant for the arrest of
the said person or persons against whom such charge or
charges shall be made, and cause him or them (together with
such articles), to be brought before him for trial.