Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1918-10-19

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the otfenSe charged, the accused shall
he required To enter into recognizance
with sufficient securities, i'll the sum oi
not less than five hundred dollars, to
appear before the district court OF the
county having jurisdiction. to answer
an indictment if one be preferred
against him; and upon his failure to
enter into suoh recognizance, the JUS
tice. court or Judge shall commit him
to jail TO answer such indictment All
material witnesses shall also be recog-
nized with or without SuretieS, as such
justice, court or judge may deem prop
er, to appear before the district court
and give evidence against the accused
and such justice, court or judge shall
require the accused to give bond with
sufficient security in the sum of FIVE
hundred dollars conditioned that he
will not violate any of the provisions OF
this act during the time intervening
between the date OF such bond and the
date set for his appearance before said
district court Of the county: and upon
his failure To give such bond, the Jus
tice, court or Judge shall commit him
to Jail until such bond is given or un-
til he Is discharged therefrom by the
district court of the county.
Sec. II. Whenever liquors shall be
seized in any room, building or place
which has been searched under the
provisions of this act. the finding of
such liquors i'll such room or of GOV
eminent license therein shall be prima
facie evidence OF the unlawful selling,
and keeping and storing for sale of the
same by the person, or persons, occupy
ing such premises, or by any person
named in any government license post
ed III such room, or his associates,
agents or employees hereunder, and
the proprietor or other persons
in charge OF the premises where
such liquor was found, or who is
SO named in such government license,
and his associates, shall be subject TO
trial by due process of law on the
charge of selling or keeping or storing
for sale unlawfully such liquor, under
the indictment and form prescribed in
section three of this act, and upon his
conviction of selling offering, storing
or exposing for sale such liquor unlaw-
fully, the liquor found upon said prem
ises shall at once be publicly destroy
ed by some responsible person to be
appointed by the court.
Sec. II. If in such house, building
or place, as is hereinbefore mentioned,
the SALE offering. storing or exposing
for sale of liquors is carried on clan
destnely or i'll such manner that the
person so selling, offering, exposing,
keeping or storing for sale. cannot be
seen or identified by the officer or of
hcers charged with the execution of a
warrant issued under sections ten and
eleven of this act any such officer may,
whenever it is necessary for the arrest
or identification OF TIE person so of
Tending, or the Selling of such liquor,
break open and enter such house, build
ing or place.
Sec. Is. The payment of the special
tax required OF liquor dealers by the
United States by any person, or per-
sons other than druggists, within the
state, shall be prima facie evidence that
such person, or persons, are engaged
in keeping and selling, offering and ex-
posing for sale, liquors contrary to the
laws of this state, and certificate from
the collector of internal revenue his
agents, clerks or deputies, showing the
payment of such tax, and the name or
names of persons to whom issued, and
the names of the person or persons. if
any, associated with the person to
whom such tax receipt is issued, shall
be sufficient evidence of the payment
OF such tax, and of the association of
such persons for the selling and keep
ing, offering and exposing for sale, liq-
uors contrary to the laws of this state,
and a certificate from the collector of
internal revenue, his agents, clerks or
deputies, showing the payment of such
tax, and the name or names of per-
sons TO whom issued. and the
names OF the person or persons,
if any, associated with the person
to whom such tax receipt is issued,
shall be sufficient evidence of the pay
ment of such tax, and OF the association
OF such persons for the selling and
keeping, offering and exposing for sale
Of liquors contrary to the provisions OF
this act in all trials or legal inquiries
Sec. a. All houses, buildings, club
rooms and places of every description,
including drug stores where intoXicat
ing liquors are manufactured stored
sold or vended, given away, or furnish
ed contrary to law Gncluding those in
which clubs, orders or associations
sell, barter, give away, distribute or
dispense Intoxicating liquors to their
members, by any means or device what
ever, as provided in section six of this
act) shall be held, taken and deemed
common and public nuisances. And any
person who shall maintain, or shall aid
or abet, or knowingly be associated
with others in maintaining such com
mon and public nuisance, shall be gull
ty of a misdemeanor and upon convic-
ton thereof shall be punished by fine
of not less than one hundred nor more
than one thousand dollars, and by i'm
prisonment in the county jail not less
than thirty days nor more than twelve
months for each offense, and judgment
shall be given that such house, build
ing or other place, or any room therein,
be abated or closed up as place for
the sale or keeping of such liquors con-
trary to law, as the court MAY deter
mine
Sec. Is. The Superintendent of the
Nevada State Police shall be eX officio
State Commissioner of Prohibition.
Wherever the word Commissioner" is
used i'll this act. it shall mean and be
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