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Sec. 490(32). Incriminating testimony no excuse for
not testifying—prescribing certain rules of evidence
—proof of general reputation of defendant for violation
of prohibition laws admissible.

No person shall be excused from testifying for the City as
to any offense committed by another under this section by reason
of his testimony tending to incriminate himself, but the testimony
given by such person on behalf of the City shall in no case
be used against him nor shall he be prosecuted as to the offense
as to which he testified.

It shall be competent in a prosecution for any offense against
this section to prove the general reputation of the defendant as
a violator of the prohibition laws.