Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1858-05-06
BY AUTHORITY.
THE NEW LICENSE LAW,
MARYLAND, scr

MARYLAND, SCI: .,s -.
At session of the General Assembly of Mary
land begun and held at the city of Annapolis,
on the first Wednesday of January, being the
sixth day of the said month, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty
: eight and ended the tenth day of March in the
year aforesaid: !: ii. ..=.s .sf IS -.
HIS ExcELLENcY, sA ~
= THOMAS H. HICKS, Esq, Governor. M
Among others the following law was en-
acted to wit:
No. 414-ss AN ACT to regulate the issuing OF
Licenses to Ordinary Keepers and Trad
ers."
Section I. Be 1t enacted BY the General
assembly Of Maryland, That on and after
the first day Of May next it shall not be law
ful for any person or persons, body or: bo-
dies corporate, within this State, other than
the grower, maker or manufactures Of the
specific articles which shall be therein ex-
posed for sale, except such maker or manu-
hcthrer as hereinafter specified, to barter,
or open, setup, keep or use any booth, stall,
shop, Office. store, warehouse or other build
ing, yard or inclesure, vessel or any other
place, or part Of an house, building, or
other place for the purpose Of selling by
wholesale or retail, or bartering any dry
goods, groceries, imported dried fruit. glass,
zefeckery sdrugs Or me- J.
paints, printed books, stationery, saddlery,
gold, silver or plated wares, jewelry, toys,
wearing apparel, salted provisions or fresh
provisions. grain, meat, -four, timber, to-
bacco, cotton, leather, hides, lime, wrought
or cast iron, copper or tin, spirituous or fer
mented liquor, or any other kind of goods,
wares or merchandise, foreign or domestic,
without first obtaining license, in the man
. ner prescribed by this act: Prouided, per-
sons carrying on the shad and herring fish
cries in this State. may sell and dispose of
50 much salt as may be necessary to cure
the fish purchased of them, during the
months of March, April and May, and no
longer, without license; and provided also,
that nothing herein contained shall be con-
strued to extend to vendors of cakes, or to
the vendors of beer or cider, who are the
makers of such beer or cider; provided,
nevertheless, nothing here contained shall
be construed to exempt the establishment
of lager beer or the vendors thereof.
Sec. 2. And be 1t enacted, That when
any person or persons, body or bodies cor
porate, shall desire or propose to sell or bar
ter any of the articles, goods, wares or mer-
.chandise enumerated or mentioned in the
first section of this act, except spirituous or
fermented liquors, it shall be the duty of
such person or persons, body or bodies cor
porate, to apply to the clerk of the circuit
court Of ~ county in which the applicant
may reside, or if the applicant reside in the
city of Baltimore, then to the clerk of the
court of Common Pleas of Baltimore, for a
license therefor. and upon such applica-
tion, the said applicant shall state to said
clerk, on oath or affirmation to be by said
clerk administered, or if the said applicant
shall reside in any county of the State, by
the said clerk or justice of the peace admin
istered, the amount of said applicants stock
of goods, wares and merchandise generally
kept on hand by him or the concern in which
he is engaged. at the principle season ofsale,
or if said applicant shall not have been previ-
ously engaged in such trade or business,
the amount of such stock he expects to keep
as aforesaid, and if it shall appear from such
statement so made under oath as aforesaid
that, the amount of the applicants stock in
trade. does not or will not exceed one thous-
and dollars. then the sum of twelve dollars
shall be demanded and received by said
clerk from said applicant before granting
the license applied for; if more than one
thousand dollars, and not more than fifteen
hundred dollars, then the sum of fifteen
dollars, if more than fifteen hundred dol
lars and not more than twenty-five hum
dred dollars, then the sum Of eighteen dol
. lars; if more than twenty-five hundred dol
: lars, and not more than four thousand dollars.
then the sum of twenty dollars; if more
than four thousand dollars, and not more
than six thousand dollars. then the sum of
thirty dollars; if more than six thousand
dollars, and not more than eight thousand
dollars, then the sum Of forty dollars; if