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BALTIMORE CITY.

Auctioneer

SEC. 17. And be it enacted, That if any auctioneer appointed

forfeits his
appoint-

under this act, shall accept at any time during the continu-

ment by

ance of his appointment as such auctioneer, an appointment

accepting
appoint-

as auctioneer from any other state, such auctioneer shall be

ment from
other states

deemed to have forfeited his appointment as auctioneer under

this act ; and if any person shall be guilty of any fraud or de-

ceit in the execution of this act, or in eluding or defeating the

operation thereof, every such person shall on conviction thereof,

Penalty for

forfeit the sum of one thousand dollars as a penalty for every

fraud or
evasion.

such offence, to be recovered by any person who will sue for

the same, by action of debt or indictment in any court having

cognizance thereof, the one moiety thereof when recovered, to

be for the use of such person, and the other moiety to be for the

use of this state.

Treasurer

SEC. 18, And be it enacted, That if no person shall within

to direct
prosecution

seven days after any offence shall be committed against this

for penal-

act, prosecute for the penalties therein mentioned, it shall be

ties.

lawful for, and it shall be the duty of the treasurer of the

western shore, information thereof having come to his know-

ledge, to direct the attorney-general to prosecute for the same,

which penalties when recovered, shall be paid to the said

treasurer for the use of this state.

Perjury to

SEC. 19. And be it enacted, That if any person shall wilfully

swear
falsely.

swear, or affirm falsely, touching any matter herein before re-

quired to be verified by oath or affirmation, he shall suffer the

pains and penalties which by law are prescribed for wilful

and corrupt perjury, and if an auctioneer, shall forfeit his office.

Laws in-

SEC. 20. And be it enacted. That all laws inconsistent with

consistent
repealed.

the provisions of this act, be, and the same are hereby repealed.

$20,000

SEC. 21 . And be it enacted, That the sum of twenty thou-

annually

sand dollars be, and the same is appropriated annually, to be

appropria-
ted from

paid out of the proceeds of duties arising from sales at public

proceeds to

auction, for the purpose of deepening and improving the harbour

deepening
Baltimore

of the city of Baltimore ; Provided however, that the proceeds

harbour.

of the said duties shall prove sufficient to meet and discharge

Proviso.

the said appropriation, and if insufficient, the same to be limited

to the net proceeds of the said duties, subject to the provisions

herein after contained.

See 1835, ch. 184, ante page 1424.

Application

SEC. 22. And be it enacted, That the moneys received from

thereof; re-

the treasurer of the western shore, who is hereby authorized

port an-
nually to

to disburse and pay the same to the said mayor and city council,

legialature.

shall be wholly and exclusively applied in deepening and im-

proving the harbour of the said city; and it shall be the duty

of the said mayor and city council to report annually to the

legislature) on or before the first day of January, a fair and

distinct account of their disbursements and proceedings in rela-

tion to the improvement of said harbour.