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by this act, shall forfeit the sum of five hundred dollars for

every offence, to be recovered in the name of the state, by

action of debt, or by indictment in a court of competent juris-

diction, one moiety of said penalty when recovered, to be for

Penalty for
charging

the use of the state, and the other moiety for the use of the party

more.

prosecuting for the same.

SEC. 14 And be it enacted, That no auctioneer licensed

Agents pro-

under this act, shall authorize or permit any person whatever

hibited;
places sti-

to sell any property of any description, under or by virtue of

pulated;

his license, except the person so authorized or permitted, is

penalty for
violations.

actually and bona fide in the employment of such auctioneer,

and the commissions on such sales are actually and bona fide

for the benefit of such auctioneer, and no license granted under

this act, shall be construed to authorize the person holding

such a license, to sell at more than one regular-establishment ;

Provided, that no part of this provision shall be construed to

Proviso.

prevent such licensed auctioneer from selling public stocks,

houses, lots and furniture, or ships or vessels on the premises

where the same may be, or at the exchange ; and every auc-

tioneer offending against the provisions of this section, shall

forfeit and pay twenty dollars for each and every offence, to be

recovered for the use of the party prosecuting for the same,

before any justice of the peace in the city of Baltimore, in like

manner as small debts are recovered.

SEC. 15. And be it enacted, That in case any security or

Securities,

securities in any recognizance entered into by any auctioneer

dying, re-
moving, &c.

under this act shall die, remove from this state, or become in-

must be re-

solvent, the treasurer of the western shore shall demand other

placed;
otherwise

security or securities in his, her or their place; and in case of

license
revoked.

neglect or refusal to give such other surety or sureties, within

three days after such demand is made, the license of such

auctioneer shall from thenceforth be null and void, to all in-

tents and purposes, as if the same had never been granted,

and it shall be, and is hereby made the duty of the said trea-

surer, whenever such license shall be revoked or forfeited under

this act, immediately to give public notice thereof, in two or

more public newspapers in the city of Baltimore.

SEC. 16, And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the

Treasurer
to furnish

treasurer of the western shore of this slate, to transmit annu-

auctioneers

ally, by mail or otherwise, to all auctioneers appointed by

with the
auction

virtue of this act, copies of all the existing laws of this state,

laws.

relative to sales at auction, and that it shall also be his duty to

To report

make an annual report to the legislature, of the returns made

their returns

by the said auctioneers for the half year preceding the first

annually to
the legisla-

days of January and July, pursuant to the provisions of this

ture,

act.

Repealed with modifications by 1828, ch. 148, sec. 8.