The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-04-27
Amendment to the License Law.


Amendment to the License Law.
Passed by the General assembly Of Maryland at
the Regular Session commencing January 1862
Relating TO Licenses.
An act to amend the twenty-frst and twenty
second sections of the fftv-siXth Article of the
Code of Public General Laws, relating to the Lii
censes of Hawkers and Pedd ers.
Sec. /. BE it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland That the twenty first and twenty
second sections of the fifty-sixh Article of the
Code of Public General Laws, relating to The Ii
censes of hawkers and peddlers, he and the same
are hereby repealed and the following sections
enacted in lieu thereof.
"Twenty-one." For every such license not
to extend beyond the county in which the same
may he issued, there shall be paid the following
rates, to wit for every license TO travel on foot
the sum of forty dollars, to travel on horse or
other beast of burden and wagon or other vehi-
Gle, the sum of fifty dollars, with two horses or
other beasts of burden and wagon or other vehi-
Gle, the sum of seventy dollars. For every such
license to extend over the whole Eastern Shore
or the whole Western Shore, there shall be paid
the following rates, to wit for every license to
travel on foot the sum of sixty dollars, to travel
with a horse or other beast OF burden, or one
horse and other beast of burden and wagon or
other vehicle, the sum of one hundred dollars,
wagon or other vehicle, the sum of one hundred
and fifty dollars.
'Twenty-two." No such license shall be
granted to any other than white person. or to
any hawker or peddlcr in the name or style of
partnership or company and but one person
shall act under any such license
Sec 2. And be il enacted, That this act shall
take effect on the day of its passage.
An IN tba e;x.I, r. Al.
Code of Public General Laws, relating to Lii
censes, by adding thereto the following section
relating to partnerships taking out Licenses
Sec A. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That the following section be and the
same is hereby added to the tfty-sixth article of
the Code as Public General Laws, to follow the
second section thereof:
Any license may be obtained by partnerships or
firms as well as by individuals but in all cases,
the names OF all the partners of any firm shall be
set forth in full in the license, and no license
shall protect any person pretending to act under
the same unless it is named therein, or is entitled
as representative or assignee under the pro Wis
ions hereinafter contained in this article and the
clerk issuing the license, shall enter upon the re-
cord of licenses, The ,ull names fall the members
of co-partnership to which such license is issu-
ed.
Sec. 2. And he it enacted That this act shall
Jake eHect on lne tnlrtlttn DAY OF April next.
CHAPTER 2l8, PAGE 238.
An act to amend section one of Article fifty
six, of the Code of Public General Laws, entitled
Licenses, relating TO the issuing Licenses b,
Clerks of Courts.
BE it enacted, by the General Assembly of
Maryland that section one, of Article fifty-six of
the Code of Public General Laws, entitled eli
censes," be amended and rccnacted so as to read
as follows ALL Licenses shall be granted by
the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the Counties
and the Clerk of Common Pleas in the city of
Baltimore, except where different mode is spe-
cially provided, and all licenses granted by the
said Clerks, shall expire on the first day of May
next, thereafter, except licenses for fisheries and
Horse Races, and if granted for part of year, q
rateable sum shall be charged therefor, chapter
252, page 274.
VIM. CARSlNS, Sheriff
N. BY instructions received from the Trea-
sury Department at the Clerks Office all persons
applying for License of any kind, Except mar
riage licenses, which are the same as heretofore)
will hereafter have TO pay the fee of fifty cents for
issuing the same, which fee heretofore has been
charged to the State.
VIM. CARSINS, Sheriff.
Licenses must inUariaJly he paid for in Banka-
BILE money.
mh30 WIN. Fl. DALLAM, Clerk.