§ 261. Prospecting permits; lands included; acreage

Legislative history

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1. 1920

   National Prohibition Act

   Pub. L. 66–85 § 23 · 41 Stat. 305

   Enacted · 30 U.S.C. § 261

   Feb. 25, 1920, ch. 85, § 23, 41 Stat. 447

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Feb. 25, 1920, ch. 85, § 23, 41 Stat. 447

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 23. That any person who shall, with intent to effect a sale of liquor, by himself, his employee, servant, or agent, for himself or any person, company or corporation, keep or carry around on his person, or in a vehicle, or other conveyance whatever, or leave in a place for another to secure, any liquor, or who shall travel to solicit, or solicit, or take, or accept orders for the sale, shipment, or delivery of liquor in violation of this title is guilty of a nuisance and may be restrained by injunction, temporary and permanent, from doing or continuing to do any of said acts or things. Intention inferred from violation. In such proceedings it shall not be necessary to show any intention on the part of the accused to continue such violations if the action is brought within sixty days following any such violation of the law. For removing and selling property in enforcing this Act the officer Enforcement charges allowed. shall be entitled to charge and receive the same fee as the sheriff of the county would receive for levying upon and selling property under execution, and for closing the premises and keeping them closed a reasonable sum shall be allowed by the court. Any violation of this title upon any leased premises by the lessee Forfeiture of leases. or occupant thereof shall, at the option of the lessor, work a forfeiture of the lease.

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