The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1929-06-07

liquor in the Indian country wher'
the Introduction is or was prohit
tied by treaty or federal statut'
shall be an offense and punished
in accordance with the provision
of section 241.
245-Possession of intoxicatin!
liquor prima facie evidence Of un
lawful introduction. The posses
sion by a person of intoxicating
liquors in the country where the
Introduction i s prohibited b,
treaty or federal statute shall b.
prima facie evidence Of unlawful
Introduction.
246-Searches and Seizures. i
any superintendent of Indian af
fairs, Indian agent or sub-agent
or commanding officer Of a mill
tary post, has reason to suspect
or is informed that any white
person or Indian is about to in
troduce or has introduced any
spirituous liquor or wine into
the Indian country in violation OF
the law, such superintendent, or
agent or ~sub-agent, or command
ing officer, may cause the boats,
stores, packages, wagons, sleds or
places of deposit of such person
to be searched; and if any such
liquor is found therein, the same
together with the boats, teams,
wagons and sleds used in convey
ing the same, and also the goods,
packages and peltries Of such per-
son shall be seized, and delivered
to the proper officer, and shall be
proceeded against by libel in the
proper court, and forfeited, n
half to the informer and the other
half to the use of the United
States; and if such person be a
trader, his license shall be revok-
ed and his bond put in suit. 1t
shall, moreover, be the duty of any
person in the service of the Unit
ed States or of any Indian, to
take and destroy any ardent
spirits or wine found in the Indian
country, except such as may be
introduced therein by the War De-
partment. In all arising I'M
der this section and section 241,
Indians shall be competent witness
SEES.
247-VehicIes subject to seizure
whittier used by owner or other
persons. Automobiles or any
other vehicles or conveyance used
in introducing, or attempting to
intoxicants into the In
dian country, or where the intro
duction is prohibited by treaty or
federal statute, whether used by
the owner thereof or other person,
shall be subject to the seizure, IL
bel and forfeiture provided in the
preceding section.
248-Powers of agent and dep
to suppress liquor traffic.
The powers conferred by section
246 upon Indian agents and sub
and commanding officers
If military posts are hereby con-
erred upon the special agent of
he Indian Bureau for the suppress
ion of the liquor traffic, among
indians and in the Indian country
md duly authorized deputies work
ng under his supervision.
249-Officers, soldiers, or en-
of Army furnishing liquor
o Indians. No part of section 24l
r of section 246 shall be a bar to
he prosecution of any officer,
older, sutler or storekeeper, at
ache or employee of the Army of
he United States who shall bar /
er, donate, or furnish in any man /
whatsoever, liquors, beer, or
ny intoxicating beverage whatso-
yer to any Indian.
250-Powers of chief special Of
cial and deputies to suppress
quor traffic. The powers con-
by 504 of title % upon
larshals and their deputies con-
special officer for the SUD-
ression of the liquor traffic
mong Indians and duly author
ed officers working under his
lpervision whose appointments
e made or confirmed by the
commission of Indian Affairs or
lie Secretary of the Interior.
Aug. "a, 1912 C 3SS No. 1, 81 Stat.
251-Setting up distiIlery.
very person who shall, within
e Indian country, set up or con-
nue. any distillery for manufac- !
ring ardent spirits, shall be
,ble to a penalty of 81, 900; and
superintendent of Indian At
IRIS, Indian agent, or s%ub-agent,
the limits of whose agency
~ distillery of ardent spirits is
{ up or continued, shall forth
til destroy and break up same.
S. No. PAL.
252-Application of provisions
to search and seizure and set
,g up distilIery. The provisions
sections 246 and PSI shall also
ply to beer and other intoxicat-
9 liquors named in section 241.
fay is, 1916, c 125, No. /, 80
at 124).
253-Wines fer sacramento pur