Semi-weekly herald., 1917-02-05

such package the carrier shall insert
the affidavit number in the space
provided in the permit accompanying
such package, and shall, within "a
nours after such delivery, make re-
turn of said permit by posting the
same in the United States mail ad-
dressed to the County Clerk and Re-
corder, who shall keep all such per-
nits on file alphabetically as part
Of the permanent records of his Of
flee, and all such permits shall be
open to public inspection, and such
permits, or duly certified copies there
of shall be admissible as evidence in
any court within this State having
jurisdiction of violations of this Act.
(h) 1t shall be unlawful for any
carrier to deliver or for any person
to receive, any package containing
Intoxicating liquor unless within ten
DAYS from the date of the issuance of
the permit accompanying such pack
age, and, when any such package
shall have been received by the car
rier and not delivered to nor claim
ed by the consignee within ten days
from the date Of the issuance of the
permit, the said carrier shall notify
the district attorney of the proper
county of such non-delivery, and the
district attorney shall forthwith take
possession of and confiscate the
same, or order any legally constitut-
ed officer or officers to do so. The
person or persons SO authorized to
shall thereupon make return Of the
permit, together with a report of the
disposition of such Intoxicating Liquor
to the County Clerk and Recorder
Section 4. 1t shall be unlawful fol
any person to import any ntoXicat-
ing liquor into this State, save a.
freight or express duly and regularly
consigned thru the medium and ovel
the route of carrier as in this Act
defined, or to carry on on about hi,
person, or have in his possession, an!
intoxicating liquor except in his owl
private residence, or while in the act
of transporting the same, in the orig
inal package, marked as provided il
Section (b) of this Act, from the
,arrier's depot to such private resi-
dence, or by carrier in the course
Of transit when there is attached
thereto legally issued permit as il
this Act provided for; and the pos
session of Intoxicating liquor by al
person exceeding in quantity one
quart thereof other than beer, ant
.welve quarts of beer, or exceeding
either OF said respective quantitie.
by this Act permitted to be import
I'd, shall be prima facie evidence o.
The violation of this Act, and tht
burden Of proof shall be upon such
person to show that said Intoxicating
liquor was not held OF possessed In
violation of this Act.
Section 3. IL shall be the duty OF
every county clerk and recorder with
in this State within ten G0) days
after the first day of each calendar
month to file with the Secretary OIL
State statement in writing cover.
ng the eceeding calend,r month
showing N detail each and ev':y per
NIT issued, the serial number of each
permit, the name and address of each
eonsignor and consignee, the amount
and kind Of Intoxicating liquor per.
mitted to be imported under each
permit, the date and hour of deliver.
of such intoxicating liquor by the
carrier, the name of the carrier and
the affidavit NUMBER and, in case
of non-delivery the disposition Of
such intoxicating liquor. The Coun-
ty Clerk and Recorder shall remit
to the Secretary of State, together
with such statement, fee of twenty
five (25) cents for each permit so is
sued.
Section 6. Any person who shall
violate any of the provisions of tai,
Act ,hall, for the first ffonsc te
deemed guilty OF a misdetneanor and
rncr conviction thereof shall lie pun
shed " fine Of not ia IS than rne
hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more
than three hundred dollars ($300.00)
or by Imprisonment in the county
Jail not less than thirty (30) days
nor more than one (D year. Every
second and subsequent offense com
mitted within five years of the first
by any person shall be deemed fel-
ony, and upon conviction thereof he
shall be imprisoned in the state pen
itentiary, at hard labor, not less than
one year nor more than three years;
and if a corporation be so convicted,