Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1858-05-06

more than eight thousand dollars, and not
more than ten thousand dollars, then the
sum of fifty dollars; if more than ten thous-
and dollars, and not more than fifteen thous-
and dollars then the sum of sixty-fve dol
lars; if more than. fifteen thousand dollars
and not more than twenty thousand dollars,
then the sum of eighty dollars; if more than
twenty thousand dollars, and not more than
thirty thousand dollars, then the sum of
one hundred dollars; if more than thirty
thousand dollars, and not more than forty
thousand dollars, then the sum of one hum
dred and twenty five dollars; if more than
forty thousand dollars then the sum of one
hundred and fifty dollars shall be demand
ed and received by said clerk before grant
ing to the applicant the license applied for;
Prouided, if said applicant lives out of the
county or city OF is unable to apply in per-
son by reason of sickness or bodily infrmi-
ty, his or her agent may apply for license
as provided by this section.
Sec. g. And be- 1t enacted, That females
engaged in vending millinery or other small
articles Of merchandise whose stock in trade
does not or shall not exceed five hundred
dollars at any season of the year, shall APP
7 ply for license in the manner and form
prescribed by the second section of this act,
and before the granting of a license, the
clerk as aforesaid shall demand and receive
from the said applicant the sum of six dol
lars therefor, but if the said applicants stock
in trade shall exceed the sum of FIVE hun
dred dollars said applicant shall in all re-
spects be subject to the provisions Of the se-
cond section of this act
Sec f. And be 1t enacted, That from
and after the first day of May next. where
any person or persons, body or bodies cor
porate shall desire and propose to sell or
barter spirituous or fermented liquors or la.
ger beer in quantities. not less than pint,
it shall be the duty Of such person or per-
sons, body or bodies corporate to apply to
to the clerk of circRit court of the county in
which said applicant may reside, or if said
applicant reside IL the city Of Baltimore,
then to the clerk Of the court Of Common
Pleas Of Baltimore for license therefor ::
and upon such application the said applicant.
shall state to said clerk on oath or affirma-
g.
mount of said applicants stock of spirltuous
or fermented liquors or lager beer general
ly kept on hand by him or the concern in
which he is engaged at the principal season
of sale, or if said applicant shall not have
been previously engaged in such trade or.
business, the amount of such stock he ex-
poets to keep as aforesaid, and ifit shall ap-
pear from such statement so made under
oath, as aforesaid, that the amount of the
applicants stock in trade as aforesaid does
not or will not exceed five hundred dollars,
then the sum of twenty dollars shall be de-
manded and received by said clerk from said
applicant before granting the license applied
for; if more than five hundred and not more
than one thousand dollars then the sum offor
ty dollars; if more than one thousand dollars,
and not more than two thousand dollars
then the sum of sixty dollars; if more than
two thousand dollars and not more than four
thousand dollars then the sum of one hun
dred dollars if more than four thousand
dollars and not more than six thousand dol
lars, then the sum of one hundred and twen-
ty dollars; if more than six thousand dollars
and not more than ten thousand dollars,
then the sum Of one hundred and fifty dol
lars: if more than ten thousand dollars and
not more than twenty thousand dollars, then
the sum of one hundred and seventy-fve
dollars; if more than twenty thousand dol
lars and not more than thirty thousand dol
lars, then the sum of two hundred dollars;
if more than thirty thousand dollars then
the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars
shall be demanded and received by said
clerk before granting to the applicant the
license applied for; Prouided, that the
clerks aforesaid shall in no case issue IL
cense under this section for the sum of twen-
ty dollars unless the applicant take out in
addition thereto such license as is provided
for under the second section of this act.
Sec.. 5. And be 1t enacted, That from
and after the first day of May next. when
any person or persons, body or bodies cor
porate shall desire and purpose to open orkeep
an ordinary, in which spirituous or ferment-
ed liquors, or lager beer, may be sold or
bartered in quantities less than pint, at
any one time, 1t shall be the duty of such
persons, body or bodies corporate, to apply
to the clerk of the circuit court of the coun-
ty in which said applicant may reside, or if
said applicant shall reside in the city of Bal
timore, then to the clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas of Baltimore, for license
therefor, and the said license shall be grant
ed upon the following terms: the said ap-
plicant shall be recommended to the clerk,
by two respectable freeholders of his imme-
diate vicinity, and shall make oath or affir-
nation, to be by said clerk administered,
that he has, bona fde. and without intend
ing to evade the requirements of this act,
provided and expects to maintain sac good
beds, with sufficient covering therefor, and
three rooms, more than sufficient for the
private uses of said ordinary keeper, with