The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-01-21
paid by any person charged with selling,

paid by any person charged with selling,
bartering, exchanging, giving away, or
otherwise disposing of intoxicating liquor
In violation of this ordinance, shall be
competent and prima facie evidence that
the person whose name appears on said
record or stamp as shown by said GER
titled copy, has paid the special liquor
tax for the time stated therein.
Section lot shall be unlawful for
any person to directly or indirectly keep
or maintain by himself OF by associating
with others or to in any manner aid, as
sist or abet in keeping or maintaining any
club house or clubroom or other place in
which Intoxicating liquor is received or
kept for the PURPOSE of use, gift barter
pose of distribution or division among
the members of any club or association
of guests or visitors thereof
Section 11.--lf upon the sworn COM
plant of any person it shall be made to
appear to any police judge that there is
probable cause to believe that intoXicat-
bartered. exchanged. given away, furn-
ished, consumed or otherwise disposed Of
or kept in violation of the provisions OF
this ordinance, such police judge shall is
sue warrant directed to any peace Of
ticer in the county, commanding him to
search the premises designated and deS-
cribed in such complaint and warrant, and
to seize all Intoxicating liquors there
found, together with the vessels in which
it is contained, and all implements. fur
niture and fixtures used or kept for the
change giving away furnishing or 9TH
erwise disposing of such liquor, and to
safely keep the same, and to make a re-
turn of said warrant within three days
showing all acts and things done there
under. with particular statement of
all articles seized and the name of the
person or persons in whose possession the
same were found to be if any, and if no
person be found in the possession of said
articles, the return shall so state. a copy
of said warrant shall be served upon the
any such intoxicating liquor, furniture or
fixtures so seized, and If no person be
found IN the possession thereof a copy of
said warrant shall be posted on the dool
of the building or room wherein the same
are found. Or. if there be no door, then In
any conspicuous place upon the premises
Section 12.-Upon the return of the
warrant as provided in the next preced-
ing section the police judge shall fix
time not less than ten days and not more
than thirty days thereafter for the hear
ing of said return, when he shall proceed
to hear and determine whether or moi
the articles seized or any part thereof,
possessed by any person with the inten-
ton of violating any of the provisions OF
this ordinance. AT such hearing, any per-
son claiming any interest in any Of the
articles seized may appear and be heard
upon filing "a written claim, setting forth
particularly the character and extent OF
his interest, but upon such hearing the
sworn complaint or affidavit upon which
the search warrant was issued and the
possession of such intoxicating liquor
shall constitute prima facie evidence of
the contraband character OF the liquor
and articles seized, and the burden shall
rest upon the claimant to show by COM
petent evidence. his property right or
interest in the articles claimed and that
the same were not used in the violation
of any of the provisions of this ordinance
and were not in any manner kept or pos
SeSSed with the intention of violating any
of the provisions of this ordinance If. up
on such hearing, the evidence warrants,
or if no person shall appear as claimant.
the police judge shall thereupon enter
Judgment of forfeiture and order such ar
ticles destroyed forthwith. Provided, how
ever that if in the opinion of the police
than Intoxicating liquor are of value and
adapted to any lawful use. such police
Judge shall as a part of the order and
judgment, direct that said articles other
execution by the officer having them in
custody and the proceeds of such sale.
after the payment of all costs in this
proceeding. shall be paid into the town
treasury. Action under this section and
the forfeiture. destruction or sale of any
articles Hereunder shall not be bar to
any prosecution under any other provis-
ion of this ordinance.
Section 13.--In any action or proceeding
under this ordinance or any other law
relating to the unlawful disposition or
possession of Intoxicating liquor. no per-
son shall be excused from testifying be-
fore said police judge on the ground that
no person shall be prosecuted or punish
ed on account of any transaction or mat
ter or thing concerning which he shall be
compelled to testify.
Section 14.-Any citizen or organization
within this state may employ an attorney
to assist the city attorney in any action
or proceeding under this ordinance, and
such attorney shall be recognized by the
city attorney and the police judge as asso-
ciate counsel in the case, and no prosecu
ton shall be dismissed over the object
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reasons of such city attorney. for such
dismissal, together with the objections of
such dismissal of such associate council,
have been filed in writing. argued by
conn sci and fully cQnSidered by the notice