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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

be subject to the same penalties which are set
forth in section seven aforesaid ; nor shall any-
thing in the preceding sections hereof be con-
strued to prohibit a sale by a pharmacist or drug-
gist of such liquors to be used by or for a sick
person in case of extreme illness, when delay
may be dangerous to the patient, nor to prevent
the sale by a pharmacist or druggist of wine to
be used for sacramental purposes solely.
SEC. 9. That in the trial of any person or per-
sons, or any house, company, association or body

Prove pay-
ment of spe-
cial tax.

corporate, for a violation of any of the preceding
sections hereof it shall be lawful for the state to
prove that such person or persons, house, com-
pany, association or body corporate, on trial,
has or have paid (if such be the case) a special
tax to the government of the United States, un-
der the internal revenue laws thereof, upon or
for his, her, their or its business, as a brewer or
brewers, or retail dealer or dealers in liquors, or
wholesale dealer or dealers in liquors, or retail
dealer or dealers in malt liquors, or wholesale
dealer or dealers in malt liquors (as the case may
be) in Harford county, for a period of time with-
in which such violation has occurred, and to
prove that he, she, it or they, has or have regis-
tered his, her, their or its business for said period
as such dealer or dealers with the collector of
internal revenue for the district of which Har-
ford county shall form a part, and that he, she,
it or they made application to said collector to
be so registered ; and it shall be lawful for the
state in such case to offer in evidence said inter-
nal revenue law relating to said special taxes,
and the payment of said special tax or taxes
upon, and the registering of his, her, their or its
said business may be proved by a certificate of
said collector, or any of his deputies, or by the
sworn testimony of him, or any of them ; and a
copy of the application of any person or persons,
house, company, association or body corporate,
for registry, under said revenue laws, made and
attested by said collector, or any of his deputies,

Prima facie
evidence.

shall be prima facie proof of such application,
and the payment of said tax and the application
for such registry shall be prima facie evidence
that the party so paying and applying is engaged