The possession by any person other than a public officer acting in his official capacity, of any writing, paper or document representing or being a record of any chance, share or interest in numbers sold, given away, drawn or selected or to be drawn or selected, in what is commonly called policy or numbers or in the nature of a bet, wager or insurance upon the drawing or selection, or the drawn or selected numbers of any policy or numbers lottery; or any paper, print, writing, numbers of device, policy slip or article of any kind, such as is commonly used in carrying on, promoting or playing the game commonly called policy or numbers, is presumptive evidence of possession thereof knowingly and in violation of the provisions of § 517.09.
('71 Code, § 517.10) Penalty, see § 101.99
Statutory reference:
For similar provisions, see W. V. Code § 61-10-11b