LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1831.

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not more than one thousand dollars, the said clerk shall demand
and receive as aforesaid the sum of twelve dollars; if more than
one thousand, and not more than two thousand dollars, the sum
of fifteen dollars ; if more than two thousand, and not more
than five thousand dollars, the sum of twenty dollars ; if more
than five thousand, and not more than ten thousand dollars, the
sum of thirty dollars; if more than ten thousand, and not more
than twenty thousand dollars, the sum of forty dollars; if more
than twenty thousand dollars, the sum of fifty dollars shall be
demanded and received as aforesaid ; and each of the persons
applying for such license shall, before receiving the same, state
to the clerk, according to his own estimate, the amount of
goods, wares or merchandise, generally kept on hand by him,
or the concern in which he is engaged, at the principal season
of sale ; or if not previously engaged in such trade, the amount
he expects to keep of such goods, wares and merchandise as
aforesaid.
See 1831, ch. 298.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That females engaged in vending
millinary, or other small articles of merchandise, shall only pay

Milliners.
&c.$6.

six dollars for a license under the provisions of this act ; Pro-
vided, that such persons be not engaged or concerned in the
business of retailing spirituous liquors : And provided further,
that their capital or stock, at the principal season of sale, shall
not exceed the sum of five hundred dollars.

Proviso.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That from and after the first day
of May next, for every license applied for under the fourth sec-
tion of the said original act, and before issuing the same, the
clerks of the several county courts of this state, and of Balti-
more city court, shall demand and receive for the use of the
state as herein before provided, over and above the sum now re-
quired by law, and the fee allowed to the sheriffs of their respec-
tive counties, in all cases where the rate of rent, or annual value
of the place or house in which the business to be authorized by
the license, may be done or intended to be done, shall exceed
five hundred dollars, according to the applicant's own account
or estimate, a sum of money equal to five per centum on the
excess of such rent or annual value.
See 1831, ch. 298.

Price of
licenses to
taverns, &c

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the
sheriff of each county of this state, to extend against the name
of each and every person contained in the, alphabetical list re-
quired by the fifth section of the said original act, the amount
of goods, wares or merchandise, according to his judgment, on
the best information he may be able to obtain, where the same
shall exceed two thousand dollars, and the rato of rent or an-
nual value, where the same shall exceed five hundred dollars,

Sheriff to
return
estimate.