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to be paid in the preceding section, one-half to the State and the other
half to the informer.

1904, art. 56, sec. 118. 1888. art. 56, sec. 101. 1860, art. 56, sec. 104.
1841, ch. 194, sec. 5.

120. Upon information being given upon oath to the sheriff of any
county in which such animal is standing that the owner or keeper is
standing such animal without license, the sheriff shall distrain for the
same by seizing such stallion or jackass and make sale of the same for
the amount thus forfeited.

Telegraph and Express Companies.

Ibid. sec. 119. 1888, art. 56, sec. 102. 1872, ch. 355. 1874, ch. 370, sec. 4.

121. It shall not be lawful for any telegraph company or for any
person, firm, partnership or corporation to do the business of telegraph-
ing for profit or hire in any way within this State, or to receive com-
pensation therefor or to open any office for the transaction of such busi-
ness within this State, without first obtaining a license therefor as here-
inafter provided.

As to telegraph and telephone companies, see art. 23, sec. 357, et seg.

Ibid. sec. 120. 1888, art. 56, sec. 103. 1872, ch. 355. 1874, ch. 370, sec. 5.

122. It shall not be lawful for any express or transportation com-
pany, or for any person, firm, partnership, association or corporation,
to do the business of transporting or forwarding goods or packages of
any sort, or of any article of trade or traffic for profit or hire within
this State, without first obtaining a license therefor as hereinafter
provided.

Ibid. sec. 121. 1888, art. 56, sec. 104. 1872, ch. 355.
1874, ch. 370, sec. 6.

123. Any telegraph company, person, firm, partnership, associa-
tion or corporation proposing to do the business of telegraphing for
profit or hire within this State and any express or transportation com-
pany, or any person, firm, partnership, association or corporation pro-
posing to do the business of transporting or forwarding for profit or
hire within this State goods or packages of any sort or any article of
trade or traffic shall pay to the comptroller for a license to do such
business in this State, for one year, the sum of three hundred dollars,
or a proportional part of said sum for any fractional part of a year not
less than one month; and all licenses so issued shall be made to expire
on the first day of May next succeeding the date of their issue.

Ibid. sec. 122. 1888, art. 56, sec. 105. 1872, ch. 355.
1874, ch. 370, sec. 7.

124. Service of legal process upon any of the officers or agents of
any person, firm, partnership, association, company or corporation trans-
acting said business of telegraphing or of transporting or forwarding