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Sec. 490(33). Possession of deadly weapons by persons
unlawfully engaged in manufacturing, transporting,
or selling ardent spirits.

If any person shall unlawfully manufacture, transport, or sell
any ardent spirits, as herein defined, and at the time of such
manufacturing, transporting, or selling or aiding or assisting in
any manner in such act, shall carry on or about his person, or
have on or in any vehicle which he may be using to aid him in


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any such purpose, or have in his possession, actual or constructive,
at or within one hundred yards of any place where any such
intoxicating liquor is being unlawfully manufactured, transported
or sold, any firearm, dirk, bowie-knife, razor, slung-shot, metal
knucks or any weapons of like kind, upon conviction he shall be
confined in jail not more than one year, nor less than thirty
days.

All persons manufacturing, transporting, or selling, or aiding
or abetting in such act, with knowledge of the possession
by any one or more of their number of the deadly weapons as
above set forth shall be deemed principals to the crime and punished
as such.

Any such firearms, dirk, bowie-knife, razor, slung-shot, metal
knucks or any weapons of like kind shall be confiscated as now
provided by law.