Illinois Statutes Chapter 35. Revenue § 135/8. Evidence of sale for delivery in state; presumptions

§ 8. Evidence that cigarettes were sold by any person for delivery to a person residing or engaged in business in this State shall be prima facie evidence that such cigarettes were sold for use in this State.

Whenever any original package of cigarettes is found in the place of business or in the possession of any person who is not a licensed distributor under this Act without proper stamps affixed thereto or an authorized substitute therefor imprinted thereon, underneath the sealed transparent wrapper of such original package, as required by this Act, the prima facie presumption shall arise that such original package of cigarettes is kept therein or is held by such person in violation of the provisions of this Act.

The affixation of a proper Illinois Cigarette Tax Stamp or stamps to the original package of any cigarettes, or the placing of a proper tax imprint underneath the sealed transparent wrapper of the original package of any cigarettes, shall be prima facie evidence that the tax herein imposed has been paid with respect to such cigarettes.