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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.

Cited but not construed in Weber v. State, 116 Md. 409.

Clerks of Circuit Courts and Superior Court of Baltimore City.

An. Code, sec. 68. 1904, sec. 67. 1888, sec. 63. 1843, ch. 284, sec. 1.

71. All civil commissions issued by the governor and sent by the secre-
tary of State to the clerks of the respective circuit courts, and the clerk of
the superior court of Baltimore city, shall be by them respectively deliv-
ered immediately to the persons to whom such commissions are directed, and
who may apply for the same.

Members of a racing commission for Harford county held not to come within
the provisions of this section or secs. 72 or 73. Clark v. Harford, etc., Assn., 118
Md. 617.

An. Code, sec. 69. 1904, sec. 68. 1888, sec. 64. 1852, ch. 172, sec. 4.

72. The said clerks shall report to the secretary of State, at least once
a month, the names and offices of all officers who have taken and subscribed
the oaths required by the constitution and laws to be taken before them.
See notes to sec. 71.

An. Code, sec. 70. 1904, sec. 69. 1888, sec. 65. 1852, ch. 172, sec. 4. 1856, ch. 154, sec. 93.

73. Each clerk of the circuit court 'for the counties, and the superior
court of Baltimore city, shall, when required to do so by any person, give
a certificate, under the seal of his office, of the qualification of any public
officer who has taken and subscribed the oaths of office before him, or whose
oath of office is recorded in his office.
See notes to sec. 71.

An. Code, sec. 71. 1904, sec. 70. 1888, sec. 66. 1874, ch. 483, sec. 139.

74. The clerks of the several circuit courts and of the superior court
of Baltimore city shall not administer the oath of office to any officer until
he pays the tax on his commission prescribed by law; and the said clerk shall
quarterly, on the first Monday of March, June, September and December,
pay to the treasurer all sums of money they shall have received for taxes on
commissions.

This section is substantially the same as art. 81, sec. 151.