466 CLERKS OF COURTS. [ART. 17

1904, art. 17, sec. 62. 1888, art. 17, sec. 58. 1860, art. 18, sec. 61.
1853, ch. 86, sec. 2. 1898, ch. 264.

63. They shall grant to every person who shall apply for the same,
such license as he may desire, and be authorized to obtain, properly
filled up and signed by them; but they are hereby expressly forbidden
to antedate any license or issue to any person or persons any license
other than in the month for which the same is legally obtainable, under
a penalty of fifty dollars for each and every offense, said penalty to be
recovered by an action at law upon their official bond.
See art. 50, "Licenses."

Ibid. sec. 63. 1888, art. 17, sec. 59. 1860, art. 18, sec. 62. 1853, ch. 86, sec. 3
64. On or before the first Monday of June and December in each
year, they shall return to the comptroller, under oath, a list and account
of the licenses issued by them, respectively, which shall contain the
number of licenses issued, of each grade and kind, when issued, what
amount of money was received for each license, and the person to whom
the same was granted; and also show the number, grades and descrip-
tion of blank licenses remaining unissued.

Ibid. sec. 64. 1888. art. 17, sec. 60. 1860. art. 18. sec. 63. 1853, ch. 80. sec. 4.
65. Any clerk who shall fail or neglect (annually), on the first day
of May or at such other time or times as may be necessary, to apply to
the comptroller for blank licenses, in the manner herein directed, shall
forfeit and pay for every such failure or neglect, the sum of one thou-
sand dollars.

Ibid. sec. 65. 1888. art. 17. sec. 61. 1860. art 18, sec. 64. 1853, ch. 80. sec. 5.
66. Any clerk who shall refuse or neglect to return to the comp-
troller lists and accounts of all licenses issued by him, as hereinbefore
required, shall be charged by the comptroller with the whole amount of
blank licenses delivered to him, at the several rates fixed by law there-
for; and the comptroller shall immediately thereafter direct the official
bond of such clerk to be put in suit for the recovery thereof.

Ibid sec. 66. 1888, art. 17, sec. 62. 1800, art. 18. sec. 65. 1824. ch. 158. 1827. ch.
117, sec. 6. 1808, ch. 204.

67. Every clerk shall lay before every grand jury attending his
court a list of all licenses granted by him for two years prior to the
meeting of such grand jury, setting forth in full the names of the
parties licensed, the date of issue, the amount of capital stock, if any.
the expiration of and the value of such licenses, under a penalty of
fifty dollars for each and every offense, said penalty to be recovered by
an action at law upon his official bond.