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and transmit a copy of the warrant or judgment to the said
Court, and said case shall be placed on the appeal docket of
said county.
SEC. 9. It shall not be necessary, in order to convict any
one violating the provisions of Section 5 or 7 of this Act, to
prove the actual sale, delivery or payment for any liquor, but
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What deemed
sufficient to
convict for
violation of
sections 6 or
7 of this Act.
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having or keeping them in hand, or offering to sell or barter,
or the evidence of an intent to sell shall be sufficient to con-
vict; nor shall it be necessary in a warrant or an indictment
to specify the particular kind of liquor sold, bartered, given
away or kept; but it shall be sufficient to allege in the
warrant or indictment that the traverser bartered, sold or
give away, or solicited for or received orders for intoxicating
liquor, or kept it deposited or had intent to barter, sell or
give away any spirituous or fermented liquors or intoxicating
drinks within said town. And in the trial of any case for
the violation of the provisions of this Act, it shall be lawful
for the prosecution to offer in evidence that the traverser, or
some one for him, her, it or them has paid a special tax to
the United States Government under the internal revenue
laws thereof, as brewer, wholesale dealer in liquors, retail
dealer in liquors or dealers in malt liquors, as the case may
be, or has applied to the same or any one of them, or applied
to be registered with the Collector of Internal Revenue for
this district, or made application to be registered, either by
the collector's testimony, one of his deputies, or of any one
who has examined his books, or by the certificate of the
Collector of Internal Revenue, or by having at his, her, its
or their place of business the possession of a license from
the United States. Government to sell spirituous or fermented
liquors of any kind, or a receipt for money paid therefor,
and such testimony, when offered, shall be prima facie
evidence that Section 5 of this Act has been violated and
sufficient evidence to convict unless disproved by positive
testimony.
SEC. 10. Whenever any person shall charge on oath or
affirmation before any justice of the peace or grand jury,
shall present, that any person or persons, house, company,
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Warrant to be
issued.
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association, club or body corporate has or have been violated
the provisions of Section 5 of this Act, and 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,
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