Disposition of liquor and beverages, etc., seized upon final judgment generally - Restoration to owner.

If it shall be finally decided that any liquors or beverages so seized are not liable to forfeiture, the court shall order the officer having the same in custody to restore said liquors, with the vessels containing the same, to the place where they were seized, as nearly as practicable, and to the person entitled to receive them, which order the officer shall obey and make return to the court of his acts thereunder.

(Acts 1909, No. 191, p. 63; Acts 1915, No. 2, p. 8; Code 1923, §4861; Code 1940, T. 29, §151.)