Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1846-04-30

A SUPPLEMENT to the act to regulate the is
IA suing Of Licenses to Traders, Keepers Of Ordi-
nares and others, passed at December session,
eighteen hundred and twenty-seven, chapter one
hundred and seventeen, and imposing Tax on
Brokers for the sale of merchandise.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the General assembly
Of Maryland, That from and after the first day of
May next it shall not be lawful for any person or
persons, not being resident citizens Of or established
IN business in this State, acting the agent or
agents OF merchants, manufacturers or others, to
sell within the city of Baltimore, by the sample,
card or other specimen, any of the articles
rated in the first section of the act to which this is
supplement, or any other commodity whatsoever,
without first obtaining a license in the manner here
matter prescribed.
Sec. 2. .fnd be 1t enacted, That if any person OF
persons shall violate the provisions Of this act upon
conviction thereof he, she they shall forfeit and
pay the sum of five hundred dolars-one half to the
of the ntormer, who shall be competent wit
ness, and the other half to the clerk of the CITY
court of Baltimore, or of Baltimore county court
for the Of the State to be recovered in the
of the State of Maryland by action of debt or in
dictmen in Baltimore city court or in Baltimore
county court, as the case may BE.
Sec. 8. find be it enacted, That license to sell
in the mode aforesaid any of the articles embraced
within the provisions of the first section of this act
by references to the original act otherwise, shall
be granted by the clerk of Baltimore city court, OF
of Baltimore county court to any person or persons
who shall apply therefor and pay to such clerk the
sum of three hundred dollars for the use of thi.
State, which license shall authorize the person OF
persons to whom the same shall be granted, to sci
in the mode aforesaid from the day of its date unit:
the first day of May next thereafter and no longer
Sec. A. find be it enacted, That from and after
the first day of May next it shall not be lawful ol
any person persons TO act brokers in the sale
Of an of M chaD ba yoi
Baltimore, without first complying with the condi-
tons hereinafter provided; that is to say, that all
and every person or persons carrying on the bust
ness of brokers in the sale of merchandise within
the limits of said city, from and after the period
aforesaid, shall first obtain from the clerk of Balti-
more city county court a license therefor, fol
which he or they shall pay to the said clerk the sum
of three hundred dollars for the use of this State
which license shall continue and be in force until
the first day of May next thereafter; and every
broker who shall sell any goods, wares, merchan-
die or effects without having paid the license fee
required by this act shall forfeit and pay the sum OF
five hundred dollars, one half to the use of the in
former, who shall be competent witness, and the
other half to be paid to the clerk of the county
city court of Baltimore for the of this State to
be recovered in the of the State, by action OF
debt, or Indictment, in Baltimore county or city
court as the case may be.
Sec. 5. find be 1t enacted, That it shall be the
datv of the clerk of Baltimore city court and Balti-
more county court, to account WITH and pay into
the Treasury, all sums of money received by them,
respectively under the provisions of this act at the
same times and in the same manner IN which thew
nov required to account for and pay moneys re-
ceved by them for licenses under the act passed at
December session, eighteen hundred and twenty
seven, chapter one hundred and seventeen, and its
supplements.
ap 80. D. CLAUDE, Treasurer.