The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-05-21

sale. at public or private sale, any goods,
wares or merchandise without state ana
local licenses therefor, issued as hereinafter
provided, shall be guilty of a misdemeanolr'
and shall be punished by fine not exceed
ing one hundred dollars, or by imprison-
ment not exceeding sixty days, or by Dotn
such fine and Imprisonment.
SEC. 4. Be it enacted, That all persons
both principals and agents, who shall, by
circular, hand bill, newspaper, or IN any
other manner, advertise any such sales as
those referred to in the section last prece,,
ding, before proper licenses shall be issued
to the vendor, shall be guilty of a INSIDE
meanor, and shall be punished by flne not
exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprls-
onment not exceeding sixty days, or by
both such fine and imprisonment.
SEC. 5. Be it enacted, That it shall be
the duty of every itinerant vendor, whether
principal or agent, before commencing bus
mess, to take out state license and local
licenses in the manner hereinafter set forth,
but nothing herein contained shall affect
the rights of any municipal corporation or
board of county commissioners to pass such
ordinances or orders relative to itlnerant
vendors as may be permissible under the
general law or under their respective char
tiers or powers,
SEC. 6. Be it enacted, That every itin-
Grant vendor desiring to do business In this
state shall deposit with the clerk of the
Court of Common Pleas in the City OF Bal
timore, or the clerks of the Circuit Courts
in the counties, the sum of five hundred
dollars as special deposit, upon applica-
ton in proper form, and the payment of a
further sum of one hundred dollars as a
state license fee; the said clerk shall issue
to him an itinerant vendors license, author
izing him to do business in this state IN
conformity with the provisions OF this act
for the term of one year from the date
thereof, or proportional part of said sum
for any fractional part of year not less
than one month, and all licenses so issued
shall be made to expire on the first day OF
May next succeeding the date of their
issues. Every license shall set forth copy
of the application upon which it is granted.
Such license shall not be transferable, nor
give authority to more than one person to
sell goods as an itinerant vendor, either by
agent or clerk, or in any other way than IN
his own proper person, but any heensee
may have the assistance of one or more
persons in conducting his business, who shall
have authority to aid that principal, but
not to act for or without him.
SEC. Z. Be it enacted, That all applica-
tions for licenses shall be sworn to, shall
disclose the names and residences of the
owners or parties in whose interest said
business is conducted, and shall be kept on
file by the clerk of the court ;and a record
shall be kept by him of all licenses issued
upon such applications. All files and re-
cords, both of the clerk of the court and OF
the respective clerks to the county commits
sinners, or the clerk or officer designated to
collect license fees by any incorporated town
or city in this state, shall be in convenient
form and open for public inspection.
SEC. s. Be it enacted. That before sci.
ling under said state license'every itinerant
vendor shall exhibit the same to the clerk
to the county commissioners or to the clerk
or officer designated to collect license fees
by any Incorporated town or city in this
state where he proposes to make sales. And
upon payment to said clerk or officer Of a
further local license fee, to be ascertained
in the manner provided in the following
section, and the proof of payment of all
such other license fees, if any, as are le-
gally chargeable upon local sales, the clerk
or officer shall endorse upon it the words
''local license fees paid, and shall affix his
official signature, together with the date OF
such endorsements. Any failure to obtain
a local license, if any, and for proper en-,
dorsements made on the said license, shall
be subjected to the same penalty as though
no state license had been issued.
SEC. 8. Be it enacted, That any timer
ant vendor before making any sales Of such
goods, wares and merchandise shall furnish
to the clerk or officers designated in Sec
ton 8 of this act where any goods, wares
and merchandise are kept or to be kept OF
exposed for sale or sold by him or them, a
true statement of the average quantity and
value of the stock of goods, wares and
merchandise so kept and exposed for sale
The person furnishing such statement shall
make oath that the same is true, and said
oath may be administered by said clerk Oh
any officer qualified to administer oaths.
Such clerk or officer shall thereupon ascer-
tain the amount to be paid for the local Ii
cense, by computation based upon the
average valuation of such stock of goods,
wares and merchandise so kept or exposed
for sale, in the ratio and of the rate per
thousand dollars of valuation of the last
preceding tax levy made in such city OF
county, and upon receipt of the amount SC
fixed and ascertained shall issue to the per-
son filing or furnishing such statement a
local license authorizing the sale of such
goods, wares and merchandise within the
limits of such county or city, which license
shall be and continue in force so long as
the licensee Hereunder shall continuously
keep and expose for sale in such city OIL
county such stock of goods, wares and
merchandise, except that such license shall
in any event terminate and expire on the
first day of May next following its date.
If the statement required by this section
is not filed as aforesaid, the clerk or officer
designated in Section of this act, of the
city or county in which such goods are SC
kept or exposed for sale, or where such
itinerant vendor desires to sell such goods
wares and merchandise, shall thereupon fix
the sum to be paid for such license, which
sum shall be binding upon the parties.
SEC. 10. Be it enacted. That whoever
neglects or refuses to file the statement re.
quired by Section 9 of this act, or whoever
makes false and fraudulent representation
therein, shall be punished by fine of not
less than twenty dollars nor more than
one hundred dollars for each and every
day that such goods, wares and merchandise
are kept or exposed for sale.
Sec. II. Be it enacted, That whenever
a person liable therefor, and after demand
made by the officer or clerk whose duty it