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BALTIMORE CITY.

assignees by a general assignment for the benefit of all his

creditors, or under the order or decree of any court.

General

SEC. 4. And be it enacted,. That it shall and may be lawful

license.

for every auctioneer who takes out a general license under the

law to which this is a supplement, to sell goods in the original

form and package as imported, and bulky articles, such as have

usually been sold in warehouses or in the public streets, or on

the wharves, at such other places within the city of Baltimore,

lhan their regular house or stand, as shall be desired by the

owner or importer of said articles.

Auctioneers

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That every auctioneer, duly ap-

to make
returns, &c.

pointed and authorized by virtue of the law to which this is a

supplement, in and for the city of Baltimore, shall hereafter,

within twenty days after the first days of January, April, July

and October, make the returns to one of the judges of the city

court of said city, as provided in the eighth section of said law,

and shall, within fifteen days thereafter, pay to the treasurer of

the western shore, the amount of all duties upon the account of

sales, under the same penalty and forfeiture as prescribed by the

ninth section of the act to which this is a supplement, or he

may deposite the same in such bank, as may be designated by

the said treasurer, in the city of Baltimore.

Authority
to com-

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That the authority of each auc-

mence with

tioneer to act for the term of one year, shall commence with the

date of
license.

date of his license.

Returns to

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That the returns on accounts

be attested
by oath.

which are directed to be made by the eighth section of the said

act, to a judge of the city court of Baltimore, shall be attested

by the oath of the principal auctioneer, his partner or partners,

salesman or salesmen, and book-keeper or book-keepers, and no

other attestation shall be required.

Repeal,

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That the sixteenth section of the

act passed at December session, eighteen hundred and twenty-

seven, chapter one hundred and eleven, and all other parts of

the said act as shall conflict with the provisions of this supple-

Proviso.

ment, be, and the same are hereby repealed ; Provided, that the

said treasurer shall include the amount received from the duties

on sales at auction, in his regular annual report and statement

of the revenues of the state.

Part of

, SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That so much of the act of Decem-

former act
repealed.

ber session, eighteen hundred and twenty-seven, chapter one

hundred and eleven, as requires an auctioneer to enter into re-

cognizance, with two sufficient sureties, for the payment and

satisfaction of claims that may be against him as auctioneer, for

property committed to his charge, or consigned for sale, with

reference to property hereaAer to be consigned, be, and The same

hereby is repealed*