546                              Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 181

any sale, or gift to a minor or minors, as aforesaid, and all the means,
materials and instrumentalities for manufacturing, dispensing,
otherwise disposing of, or transporting the same, and all the para-
phernalia or part of the paraphernalia of a barroom or drinking
saloon, and forthwith report in writing the facts to the State's
Attorney for Montgomery County, and any such intoxicating
liquors or the means, materials and instrumentalities for manufac-
turing, transporting, dispensing, or otherwise disposing of the same
or the paraphernalia or part of the paraphernalia of a barroom or
drinking saloon shall constitute prima facie evidence of the viola-
tion of the provisions of § 118 or subsection (a) of this section, as
charged or presented.

197. Queen Anne's and Wicomico counties and the Town of Cris-
field.

(a)    Premises as public nuisance.—All places where intoxicat-
ing liquor is sold in violation of any provision of this article, shall
be taken and held and are declared to be public nuisances, and
may be abated as such; and it shall be part of the judgment [of
the trial magistrate, or] of the court, [as the case may be,] upon
conviction of the keeper, that the place where liquor is found to
have been sold contrary to this article be shut up and abated until
the keeper shall give bond, with sufficient security to be approved
by [the trial magistrate, or] the court, in the penal sum of two
thousand dollars ($2,000.00), payable to the State of Maryland
conditioned that he will not sell intoxicating liquor contrary to
law, and will pay all fines, costs and damages assessed against him
for any violation thereof, and in case of a violation of the condition
of such bond, suit may be brought and recovery had thereon for the
use of the county, for any fine or fines, costs and damages that
may be assessed against him under this article; and in the event
a jury trial shall be prayed when the case is brought before the
[trial magistrate] District Court, or any appeal shall be taken,
the place where the liquor is alleged to have been sold contrary
to this article, shall be shut up and abated until the alleged offender
shall give bond, with sufficient security to be approved by the [trial
magistrate] court in the penal sum of two thousand dollars
($2,000.00), payable to the State of Maryland, conditioned that pend-
ing said appeal and/or final disposition of the case he will not sell
intoxicating liquor contrary to law, and will pay all fines, costs and
damages assessed against him for any violation thereof, and in case
of a violation of the condition of such bond, suit may be brought
and recovery had thereon for the use of the county for any fine or
fines, costs and damages that may be assessed against him under
this article.

(b)    Search warrants.—(1) If any person or any officer of
the law make a sworn complaint or an affidavit before [the trial
magistrate or any justice of the peace for and of] a District
Court judge in 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] the judge shall forthwith issue
his warrant to serve criminal process, directed to the sheriff, deputy