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ART. XXVIl] BEVERAGES. 20T
conceal or destroy any such name, mark or device of identification
affixed, attached, impressed or imprinted thereto or thereon; or to wil-
fully break, destroy or otherwise injure any such returnable container;
or to have on sale, offer for sale, buy, sell, use, take, give, receive,
handle in the course of business, hire, rent, lend, transport, convey in
any vehicle of any kind or character, collect from ash or garbage recep-
tacles, public or private dumps or premises, or to otherwise keep in
stock or store, or to otherwise dispose of, deal in, or traffic in any of
the said returnable containers, or parts or pieces of the same, without
an assignment from or the written consent of the one causing the same
to be registered; and all such unlawful acts are declared to be misde-
meanors, and upon conviction thereof the offender for the first offense
shall be punished by an imprisonment of not more than one year, or
by a fine of not more than fifty dollars, and for the second offense and
subsequent offenses, by imprisonment for not more than one year, or
by a fine of not more than fifty dollars or by both fine and imprison-
ment, in the discretion of the Court or Justice of the P'eace before
whom such offender is tried; the said fines and all costs incurred to be
collected in the same manner as other fines and costs are collected. In
any prosecution under this section the possession by the one so accused
of any registered returnable container or of any part or parts thereof
other than by a garbage man collecting the same in the regular course
of his business, and other than the possession of any such container by
the one who received the same with its contents shall be prima facie-
evidence that such person is guilty of the offenses so charged.
1904, art. 27, sec. 309. 1888, art. 27, sec. 204. 1882, ch. 491, sec. 4. 1892, ch. 262:
1902, ch. 245. 1916, ch. 528, sec. 334.
334. It shall be the duty of those receiving any such returnable con-
tainers in which milk or cream or any dairy products comes into imme-
diate contact, to thoroughly cleanse the inside of such containers imme-
diately upon emptying the contents; and it is further declared to be
the duty of every one receiving any registered returnable containers-
within the scope of this sub-title, to promptly surrender such containers
upon demand to the dealers from whom the same were received; and a
violation of any of the provisions hereof is declared to be a misde-
meanor punishable by a fine of one dollar.
1904, art. 27, sec. 310. 188S, art. 27, sec. 205. 1882, ch. 491, sec. 5. 1892, ch. 262.
1902, ch. 245. 1916, ch. 528, sec. 335.
335. If any such owner or dealer so registering any returnable con-
tainer or his or its officer, agent or employe, or the assignee of any
such, or his, or its officer, agent or employe, shall make an affidavit
before any justice of the Peace, averring that he has reason to believe
and does believe that the provisions of Section 333 hereof have been
violated, and that evidence of such violation may be obtained by a.
search of premises specified by him, the said Justice of the Peace shall
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