The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1906-09-07

some constable of said county COM
manding him thoroughly to search the
described house, building or other
place, and the appurtenances thereof,
and if any such shall there be found,
to take into his possession and safely
keep, to be produced as evidence when
required, all Intoxicating liquors, if
the same shall be found in quantities
and under conditions to suggest that
it is kept for sale, and all the means
for dispensing the same. All the par.
aphernalia or part of the parapherna-
liza of bar room or drinking saloon
of intoxicants, and any United States
Internal Revenue tax receipt for the
sale of Intoxicating liquor effective
for the period of time covering the al
legged offence, and forthwith report in
writing all the facts to the States At
torney for Prince Georges county;
and any such Intoxicating liquors, or
the means for dispensing the same,
or the paraphernalia of bar room or
drinking saloon, or any United States
Internal Revenue tax receipt for the
sale of intoxicating liquors effective
as aforesaid, shall constitute prima
facie evidence of the violation of the
provisions of Section 5 of the Act as
charged or presented; if the accused
shall be found guilty the Intoxicating
liquors so siezed of him, her, it or
them shall, after the trial and time for
writ of error, if no writ OF error is tax.
en-, be destroyed by the sheriff, and
the other property be held as the
property of said accused or owner; if
the accused be found not guilty the
whole shall be held as his, her, its or
their property or the property Of the
real owner.
SECTION IL. The bailiffs of said
town of Laurel shall have the power
to arrest all offenders violating the
provisions of this Act, and are hereby
vested with all the power possessed
by constables to arrest, hold and COM
NIT an offender; and every bailiff act
ing after May first, nineteen hundred
and six, shall, in addition to the oath
now required by law make oath before
a justice of the peace to well and truly
enforce to the utmost of his ability the
provisions of this Act, and prosecute
all violators of it and be allowed the
costs or fees allowed constables, and
said oath shall be filed among the rec
ords of town, and be required as a
qualification for the Office.
SECTION IL. And be it enacted that
this Act shall take effect from the date
of its passage, except that licenses now
in force shall be operative to the date
of their expiration; and if the MAORI
ty of the votes cast at said election be
against license, then all Acts or parts
of Acts referring to the town of Laurel,
inconsistent with the provisions of this
Act, shall be deemed to be repealed,
and if the vote be tie; another elec-
tion shall be held within fifteen days,
and notice at once shall be given by
the Mayor of said town.
Approved March 81, 1906.
HON. EDWIN WAKEFIELD,
Governor.
HON. JOSEPH B. SETH,
President of the Senate.
HON. CARVILLE D. BENSON,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
Office of the Secretary of Senate:
l Hereby Certify, That the afore-
going is true copy Of an Act of the
General Assembly Of Maryland, pass
ed at the January Session, 1906.
ROBERT MOSS,
Secretary the Senate.