ART. 4.] CITY OF BALTIMORE.

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. '

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120. 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 mer-
chandize, 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-partners, or by
others in my name, or under my direction, or for
my benefit, within the time mentioned in the within
account, and 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 charac-
ter of said justice, to be annexed to said return.

In force from February 24, 1864.

Auctioneer's
oath.