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74TH CONGRESS . SESS . I. CH. 740. AUGUST 27, 1935 . to be furnished, or violated any law of the United States relating to intoxicating liquor, or willfully violated any law of any State, Ter- ri tory, or possession of the United States or of the District of Colum- bia relating to intoxicating liquor . Permits; contents of. Ever y permi t shall be in w riting, dated w hen iss ued, and signed by the Commissioner or his authorized agent . It shall give the na me and address of the person to whom it is issued and shall designate and limit the acts that are permitted and the time when and A pplicatio n f•r » place where such acts may be performed . No permit shall be issued until a verified, written application shall have been made therefor, setting forth the qualification of the applicant and the purpose for which the alcohol or denatured alcohol is to be used. Form of.

The Commissioner may prescribe the form of all permits and Bond . applications and the facts to beset forth therein . Before any permit is granted, the Commissioner may require a bond in such form and amount as he may prescribe to insure compliance with the terms of the permit and the provisions of this title and of Title III of the R eview of o rder National Prohibition Act . In the event of the refusal by the Com- de nying issue of. mission er of a ny appli cation for a pe rmit, t he appl icant ma y have a review of his decision before a court of equity in the manner provided in section 5 of this title . Complaints alle g ing SEc . 7 . If at any time there shall be filed with the Commissioner a •1vl..41, nf permits . 'ts . complaint under oath setting forth facts showing, or if the Commis- sioner has reason to believe, that any person who has a permit is not in good faith conforming to the provisions of this title, or of Title III of the National Prohibition Act, or has violated the terms of such permit, or has made any false statement in the applica- tion therefo r, or ha s willf ully fai led to disclose any in formatio n req uired by regula tion to be furn ished, o r has v iolated any law of the United States or of any State, Territory, or possession of the United States or of the District of Columbia relating to intoxicating Citation for appear- liquor, the Commissioner or his agent shall immediately issue an a nte' order citing such person to appear before him on a day named not more than thirty and not less than fifteen days from the date of service upon such permittee of a copy of the citation, which citation shall be acc ompanied by a c opy of s uch com plaint, or in t he event that the proceedings be initiated by the Commissioner, with a state- ment of the facts constituting the violation charged, at which time Hea ring s » a hearing shall be had unless continued for cause . Such hearings shall be held within the judicial district and within fifty miles of the place where the offense is alleged to have occurred, unless the Revocation of permit parties agree on another place . If it be found that such person is when allegations of complaint sustained . not in good faith conforming to the provisions of this title, or of Title III of the National Prohibition Act, or has violated the terms of his permit, or made any false statement in the application there- for, or willfully failed to disclose any information required by regulation to be furnished, or violated any law of the United States relating to intoxicating liquor, or willfully violated any law of any State, Territory , or possession of the Un ited States or of the Dis trict of Co lumbia relating to int oxicatin g liquo r, such permit shall be revoked, and no permit shall be granted to such person within one Review of revoking year thereafter . Should the permit be revoked by the Commissioner, order. the permittee may have a review of his decision before a court of equity in the manner provided in section 5 of this title . During the pendency of such action such permit shall be temporarily revoked . Possession of liquor or property intended SEC . 8 . It shall be unlawful to have or possess any liquor or prop- for u nlawf ul ae.

erty intended for use in violating the provisions of this title, or of Title III of the National Prohibition Act, or the internal-revenue