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clerk with the seal of his court attached thereto for said sum shall be the
license for standing such stallion or jackass for one year from the date
thereof; provided that in no case shall the sum directed to be paid by
this section for such license be less than ten dollars nor more than thirty-
five dollars.
As to fraud in connection with stallions, see art. 27, sec. 258, et seq.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 157. 1912, sec. 119. 1904, sec. 117. 1888, sec. 100. 1841, ch. 194, sec. 5.

132. Any owner or keeper standing any stallion or jackass without a
license shall forfeit and pay twice the sum authorized and required to be
paid in the preceding section, one-half to the State and the other half to
the informer.
For abolition of informer's fees, see art. 38, sec. 3.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 158. 1912, sec. 120. 1904, sec. 118. 1888, sec. 101. 1841, ch. 194, sec. 5.

133. 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.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 159. 1912, sec. 121. 1904, sec. 119. 1888, sec. 102. 1872, ch. 355. 1874,

ch. 370, sec. 4.

134. It shall not be lawful for any telegraph company or for any
person, firm, partnership or corporation to do the business of telegraphing
for profit or hire in any way within this State, or to receive compensation
therefor or to open any office for the transaction of such business within
this State, without first obtaining a license therefor as hereinafter provided.
As to telegraph and telephone companies, see art. 23, sec. 294, et seq.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 160. 1912, sec. 122. 1904, sec. 120. 1888, sec. 103. 1872, ch. 355.

1874, ch. 370, sec. 5.

135. It shall not be lawful for any express or transportation company,
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.

This and the following sections recognize existence of unincorporated joint stock
companies or associations doing business in Maryland. Status of real estate held
by trustees of Adams Express Company. Reffon Realty Corporation v. Adams Land,
etc., Co., 128 Md. 662.

An. Code, 1924, see. 161. 1912, sec. 123. 1904, sec. 121. 1888, sec. 104. 1872, ch. 355.

1874, ch. 370, sec. 6.

136. Any telegraph company, person, firm, partnership, association
or corporation proposing to do the business of telegraphing for profit or
hire within this State and any express or transportation company, or any
person, firm, partnership, association or corporation proposing 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 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