38 CITY OF BALTIMORE. [ART. 4.

.other property of every kind, shall have been sold, at every
sale since entering upon the duties of his office, or since the last
account was rendered, of the amount of each day's sales and the
days when sold, distinguishing the sales made by him personally
or in his presence, and those made by his partner or partners,
or clerk, in consequence of his absence; setting forth, also, the
amount of all goods, wares, merchandize and other property
sent or entrusted to him, his partner or partners for sale, and by
him or them sold at auction, and the days on which the same
were sold, and particularizing the amount of the several duties
chargeable on said sales.

2. The auctioneer making such returns, shall, at the time of
making the same, take before some justice of the peace or
Judge of a Court of Record, the following oath: I, ————, do
solemnly and sincerely swear that the amount now exhibited
by me, and to which I have subscribed my name, contains a
just and true account of all the goods, wares and merchandize,
and property of every kind, sold or struck off by me at public
sale or sold at private sale, on the days of my public auctions,
or sold or struck off as aforesaid by my co-partner or co-part-
ners, or by. others in my name, or under my direction, or for
my benefit, within the time mentioned in the within account,
and of the days upon which the same were respectively sold;
that I have examined the entries of all the sales mentioned
in said account in the books kept by me for that purpose, and
fully believe this account to be correct; and further, that I
have during the time mentioned, conformed in all things to
the provisions of law, according to the best of my knowledge
and belief, so help me God: and shall cause a certificate of the
fact that he has taken such oath, duly signed by said justice,
and a certificate of the clerk of the Superior Court, of the
official character of said justice, to be annexed to said return.

In force from February 24, 1864.