Hawley v. United States

CANT, District Judge.

This is a proceeding by libel for the forfeiture of an automobile seized in Muskogee county, Oklahoma. The claim of forfeiture was originally based on two grounds:

Pirst, that the automobile was a conveyance which was being used in the removal and concealment of intoxicating liquor upon which the tax had not been paid to the Unit-: ed States, as provided by law, with intent to defraud the United States of such tax. This charge was based on the provisions of section 3450, Revised Statutes (Comp. St. § 6352). Second, that the automobile was being used and had been used in…