Litchfield enquirer., 1867-08-29

Sec. l. Every auctioneer and other person. mak ing sales, by auction ofproperty or estate of what ever nature or description, and whether real, per- sOnal, or mixed, shall within the first ten days of January, April, July and October, in each year, make out under oath and deliver to the comptrol- Ter of pubic accounts, true statement in writing or the gross amount of such auction sales made by him during the three months next proceeding the first day of the month in which such statement is herein required to be made, and shall also on or before the twentieth day of each of said months, cause to pc pald to the treasurer of this state for the use Of tho State one tenth of one per cent of the gross amount Of all such sales during tho said three proceeding months out of any moneys de- tyea .e rom such sales; but nothing contained in thls secuon snail extend to any sale by auction of property made by virtue of any sale. order. decree or judgement of any court, or made by virtue of any law respecting the collection of any tax or du-
 eiCr or tnls state or of the United States, or to sale py aucton, Of property belonging either to thls State, or to the United States or made in con sequence of any bankruptcy or insolyoncy under any law of this State or of the United States con conanaa Uanhr9ptcles or insolvencies, or made in consequence or any general assignment of proper or eI1ects Tor the benefit of creditors or made bv UT on on penalI or any executor or administrator
 oec. z. No person shall exercise tho business o an auctIoneer, by selling property at public sale 70 the highest or best bidder, unless such person snaiAnave aiccnse therefor from the comptroller of puInc accounts, on penalty of forfeiting for every s sat9 the sum of one hundred dollars, togeth CT With the duties payable by this act upon the property so sold without license onc-half to him who snail sue therefor and prosecute to effect. and one1nall to the treasury Of the State; but noth- ng herein contained shah be construed to reouire incense Tor the sale at auction of any property duty. aA0'' 40 -''' 'ii"00 t''oie U
 Sec. B. The comptroller of public accounts may Sfait ncense to exercise the business Of an aug =tiIeer = m solling property at public sale to the Gsncst or pest bidder, to any inhabitant Of this state, who shall apply for the same; but the per son so applying shall first give bond, with surety, m the sum or five hundred dollars to the accent ance oI sad comptroller, payable to the treasurer ol the state, conditioned that tho person applying TOT such license, shall duly pay tho taxes imposed Dy ths act to the treasurer of tho State on or be- lore the twentieth day of January, April July and october Ill each year; and shall in all other re- spects, comply with tho requirements of this act. ana said comptroller shall Do entitled to receive the sum Of one dollar for every such license signed Dy nm, to be paid by tho person who applies for such license, and it shall be the duty of said comp trolier to transmit to each auctionccr 80 licensed us a1oresald blank forms for the quarterly returns section of this act.
 Sec 4. No license granted by virtuo of this act shall be of any validity, for any ongcr term than ono year from the date thereof.
 Soc 5. The fftyfourth section of an act, entitled ''an Act for the assessment and collection of Tax cs, and chapter first of an act entitled Gan Act concerning the sale of Foreign Goods" and all acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith arc hcreb, repealed.
 Approved, June 18th, 18G7