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99. A license may, on the request or with the consent of the
party, be issued by the Treasurer, nunc pro tune, so as to avail
him for a year from the day on which his license expired, or in
such manner as to avail him for any part of the interval the
applicant may desire, but no license issued under this section
shall acquit the party obtaining it of any penalty hereby imposed
for selling without license, if prosecution therefor shall have
commenced before such license was obtained.

100. In case of the death of any auctioneer before the time
limited in his license expired, his copartner, or copartners, if he
has any, or his personal representative, may continue to act
under the license for the unexpired time.

101. All recognizances directed to be taken by this law shall
be taken by the clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, and dupli-
cates shall be made of the record of every such recognizance by
said clerk, one whereof shall be delivered, or be caused to be
delivered, by such auctioneer to the Treasurer within ten days
after the date of such record, and the other shall be retained by
said clerk, who shall be entitled to demand for the same from
the auctioneer the sum of one dollar.

102. The Treasurer, on his being satisfied that the recog-
nizance herein required has been entered into by any of the
persons appointed auctioneers by the Governor, and upon his
receiving the license fee hereby required from such person, shall
issue a general or special license to such person as the person
may be entitled to, for the term of one year from the da1;e of
such license.

103. If any person or persons not appointed and authorized in
the manner herein directed, nor by, nor under the authority of
the United States, shall sell or attempt to sell any goods, wares,
merchandise or effects, real estate, or vessels in the city of Balti-
more, he shall be considered guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall
be subject to. presentment and indictment, and shall, on convic-
tion, be fined in a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, or
imprisoned for a term not exceeding three months, or both, at
the discretion of the court.

104. If any auctioneer shall sell any goods, wares, merchandise
or effect's, or real estate, or vessels, by way of public auction,
without having entered into recognizance and paid the license