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county, commanding such officer to seize and take into his pos- 

 session the article or articles described in the complaint, and bring 

 the s?.me before the court, judge or justice of the peace who 

 issued the warrant, and to summon the person, firm or corpora- 

 tion named in the warrant, and any other person who may be 

 found in possession of the said articles to appear at the time and 

 place therein specified, which service shall be made in the same 

 manner as service of process in civil cases in such court or before 

 such justice of the peace. The hearing upon such complaint 

 shall be at the time and place specified in the warrant, which 

 time shall be not less than five (5) days nor more than fifteen 

 (15) days from the date of issuing the warrant: Provided, that 

 if the execution and service of the warrant as aforesaid is had 

 less than three (3) days before the return day of the warrant, 

 then the claimant shall be entitled to a reasonable continuance. 

 Upon the hearing the complaint made may be amended, and any 

 person, firm or corporation that appears and claims the said ar- 

 ticle or articles shall be required to file its claim in writing. Ex- 

 cept as herein provided, the proceedings shall conform as near 

 as may be to the proceedings upon search warrants, except that 

 either party may demand a trial by jury upon any issue of fact 

 joined in any such case. And if such article is condemned as 

 being adulterated or misbranded, or of a poisonous or deleter- 

 ious character within the meaning of this Act, or as made, label- 

 ed or branded contrary to the provisions of this Act, or as not 

 conforming to the definition or analytical requirements provided 

 in this Act, the same shall be confiscated and disposed of by de- 

 struction or sale, as the court, judge or justice of the peace may 

 direct, and the proceeds thereof, if sold, less than legal costs and 

 charges, shall be paid into the treasury of the State of Illinois, 

 but such article shall in no instance be sold contrary to the pro- 

 visions of this Act : Provided, however, that upon the payment 

 of the costs of such proceedings and the execution and delivery 

 of a good and sufficient bond to the State Food Commission for 

 the use of the People of the State of Illinois, to the effect that 



