The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-04-21
AMENDMENT TO THE IL
CENSE.LAW,

Passed by the General Assembly Of Maryland
at the Regular Session, commencing Janu
airy, 1862, relating 90 License Chap 49, page
AN ACT to amend the forty second section re-
lating to the granting of licenses to traders
OF Article fifty six of the Code of Public
General Laws.
SECTION l., Be 1t enacted by the Ganeral AS
sembly Of Maryland, That the forty second
section Of Article fifty six of the Code of Pub
lie Generals Laws, relating to the granting of
Licenses tc'Traders, be and the same is here
by repealed, and the following enacted as
substitute thereof.
Whenany person, body polite, or corpo-
rate shall propose to sell or barter anything
mentioned in the preceding section; except
spirituous en- fermented liquors, he shall ap
ply to the clerk of the circuit SQUIRT of the
county Ia which he may reside, or if he re-
sides in the city of Baltimore 10 the court of
COMMON pleas for a license therefor; but no
license to trade, or to sell Spirituous or fer
mented liquors shall be issued by any clerk
OF court to feme covert or to person I'M
der the age of twenty one years without the
special order of the Judge Of the court !:
but no. judge shall give such special or
der to issue license to sell spiritHOus or fer
ton OF at least ten respectable freeholdcrs,
residents of the ward or district wherein the
place of sale may be, and whenever any liz
cense shall be issued to a feme covert, or mi
nor, the feme covert or minor shall be reSpon-
sible for all contracts made in the prosecu-
ton of their business under such license, and
shall be liable to be sued therefor in any of
she courts OF this State and the same feme
covert may be sued, or indicted, and prosecu-
ted in the case of q violation by her of the IL
cense laws Of this State or in case she should
Keep disorderly house. as If she were a
against her on any contract, execution shall
or may be issued in the ordinary way to af-
fec: her separate estate; provided, however,
affect or impair the responsibility of the hus-
band or parent, under the existing laws and
that this act shall take effect on the thirteenth
day of April next.
Chap. l2I, page 1879.
AN ACT teamend the fifty sixth Article Of the
Code OF Public General Laws, relating to
Licenses, by adding thereto the following
section relating to partnerships taking out
licenses.
SECTION /. Be 1t enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland. That the following be
and the same Is hereby added to the fifty
sixth Article of the code of Public General
General Laws to follow the second section
thereof.
Any license may be obtained by partner
ships and 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 IL
cense, and no license shall protect any person
pretending to act under the same unless he
is named therein or Is entitled as represen-
tative or assignee under the provisions here
in contained in this Article, and the clerk Is
suing the license shall enter upon the record
of licenses the full name of all the members
Of co.partnership to which such license is is
sued.
SEC. O. And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect on the thirteenth day of April
next.
Chap. 9ls, page 2SS.
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 the clerk of courts.
SEQ. !. BE It enacted by the General Assem-
bly, OF Maryland, That section one of Article
fifty six Of the code Of Public General Laws,
entitled Licenses" be amended and re-enac-
ted as to read as follows:
All licenses shah be granted by the Clerk
OF the Circuit Courts Of the counties and the
Clerk Of the Court Of Cosnmon Pleas in the
city OF Baltimore, except where a different
mode Is especially provided, and all licenses
first day of May next thereafter except licen-
SEES for fisheries and horse races, and II gran
ted for part of a year, ratabDe ssJns shall be
charged therefor.
Chap. 22S page III, Act Of 1885,
AN ACT to add an additional section to- arti-
Gle fifty six of the Code of Public General
Laws, entitled Licenses" so MS to ensyower
trader to sell the license to trade with the
stock Of goods.
bly, Of Maryland, That the following section
be added to Article fifty six OF the Code OF
Public General Laws, entitled Licenses"
SEC. l. Be 1t enacted Any trader who has
taken out license to sell goods, chattels, wares,
merchandise, spirtuous or fermented Ifq-
uors, or lager beer in thiH State, shall have
the privilege to sell said license to any party
purchasing his stock of goods and purcha-
sing or renting his place OF business, and the
party SO purchasing may continue to sell I'M
der the license of predecessor in business I'M
Til the expiration of said license.
SEC. 2. And be IL enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date Of Its passage.
Chap. 44s, page S63, Act Of 1868.
AN ACT to add to the tenth Section of Article
fifty six OF the Code of Public General Laws
subsection requiring q license to enable
any one to act as areal estate broker.
SEC. !. Be IL enacted by the General Assem-
bly, Of Maryland, That there be added to the
tenth Section of Article fifty six OF the code
OF Public General Laws, subsection to read
as follows:
SUB-SBc. |. Any person applying for the
same and paying the sum OF fifty dollars.
may obtain a license for carrying on the bus
mess of real estate broker, and any individ-
ual co-partnership or firm who snail carry
on the business of a real estate broser without
q license. shall be subject to the penalties inn
posed upon other brokers by Section seveh-
teen OF this article.
SEC. 2. And be 1t enacted, That this Act
shall take effect rom the day of Its passage.
j. G. DUNHAM,
a7td Sheriff of Garrett County.