Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-04-29

second section of Article ffty-six of the
Code of Public General Laws relating to
the granting of Licenses to Traders, be and
the same is hereby repealed and the fol-
lowing enacted as substitute therefor
When any person, body polite, or corpo-
rate, shall propose to sell or barter anything
mentioned in the preceding section except
spirituous or fermented liquors, he shall ap-
ply to the Clerk ofth Circuit Court of the
county in which he may reside, or if he re-
sides in the city of Baltimore to the Court
of Common Pleas, for license therefor;
but no license to trade, or to sell spirituous
or fermented liquors shall be issued by any
Clerk of Court feme coveret or to
person under the age of twenty-one years,
without the special order of the Judge of
the Court; but no Judge shall give such
special order to issue license to sell spiritu-
Gus or termented liquors unless upon the
recommendation of at least ten respectable
freeholders, residents of the ward or dis
trict wherein the place for sale may be, and
whenever any license shall be issued to
feme coveret, or minor the said feme coveret
or minor shall be responsible for all con-
tracts made in the prosecution of their bus
mess under such license, and shall be liable
to be sued therefor in any of the courts of
the State; and said feme coveret may be
sued, or indicted, and prosecuted in the
case of & violation by her of the license
laws of this State, or in case she should
keep a disorderly house, as if she were
teme sole; and if judgment be obtained
against her on any contract, execution,
Shall or may issue in the ordinary way to
affect her separate estate; provided, how
ever, that such responsibility shall in no
manner affect or impair the responsibility
of the husband or parent, under the exist
ing laws and that this act shall take effect
on the thirteenth day of April next.
HAWKERS AND PEDDLERS.
AN ACT to amend the twenty first and
twenty-second Sections Of the fifty-sixth
Article Of the Code of Public General
Laws, relating to the Licenses of Hawk
ers and Pendlegs.
SEC /. e it enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland That the twenty-firsl
and twenty. second Sections of the fifty
sixth Article of the Code of Public General
Laws relating to the license of Hawkers
and Peddlers be and the same is hereby re-
peale,t, 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 be issued, there shall be paid
the following rates, to wit:
For every license to travel on foot
the sum of s 1900
To travel with horse or other
beast of burden and wagon and
other vehicles, the sum Of so 90
With two horses or other beasts of
burden and wagon and other We
hicles, the sum of 1000
For every such license so extended
over the whole Eastern Shore or
the whole Western Shore, there
shall be paid the following rates,
to wit:
For license to travel on foot 80 90
To travel with horse or other beast
of burden and wagon or other We
hicle, the snm of 100 90
With two horses or other beasts of
burden and wagon or other We
hicle, the sum of $50 90
"Twenty-two" No such license shall be
granted to any other than white person,
or to any Hawker or Peddler in the name
or style ola partnership or company, and
but one person shall act under any such
license.
SEC g And be it enacted, That this act
shall take effect on the day Of its passage.
(Chap. 121, page 1897
AN ACT to amend the fifty-sixth Article
of the Code of Public General Laws, re-
lating to Licenses, by adding thereto the
following sections relating to partner
ships taking out licenses.
SEC. l. Be it enacted by the General AS
sembly of Maryland, That the following be
and the same is hereby added to the fifty
sixth Article of the Code of Public General
Laws to follow the second section thereof
Any license may be obtained by partner
ships and firms as well 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 per-
son pretending to act under the same, unless
he isnamed therein or assignee under the
provisions herein contained in this article
and the Clerk issuing the license shall enter
upon the record of licenses the full name of
all the members of co-partnership to
which such license is issued.
SEC g And be it enacted, That this act
shall take effect on the thirteenth day of
April next.
Chap, s1s, page 1881
AN ACT to amend Section one of Article
fifty six of the Code of Public General
Laws entitled Licenses" relating to the
issuing of licenses by Clerk of Courts.
SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General AS
sembly Of Maryland, That section one of Ar
ticle fifty six of the Code of Public General
Laws, entitled Licenses" be amended and
ie-enacted so rs to read as follows:
All licenses shall be granted by the Clerk
of the Circuit Courts of the counties and
the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in
the city of Baltimore except Were differ
ent moGe is esprinly provided, and AL L.
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