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Sec. 490(21). Who deemed intoxicated—of intemperate
habits.

Any person who has drunk enough ardent spirits to so affect
his manner, disposition, speech, muscular movement, general appearance


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or behavior, as to be apparent to observation, shall be
deemed for the purpose of this section to be intoxicated, and if
he shall continue to use ardent spirits as a beverage during the
period of one year, so as to produce the above results from time
to time, he shall be deemed a person of intemperate habits within
the meaning of this section.