ART. 4.] AUCTIONS. 321

P. L. L., (1860,) art 4, sec. 97.

86. If any person so appointed shall desire to pursue the busi-
ness of an auctioneer for the sole purpose of selling books, maps,
or prints, by day or by night, he shall be entitled to do so by
first entering into a recognizance to the State, with two sufficient,
securities in the penalty of five thousand dollars, conditioned as.
hereinbefore prescribed, and by paying to the State treasurer the
sum of one hundred and fifty dollars.

Ibid. sec. 98.

87. If any person so appointed shall desire to pursue the busi-
ness of an auctioneer for the sole purpose of vending horses and
carriages, he shall be entitled to do so by first entering into a
recognizance to the State, with two sufficient securities in the
sum of one thousand dollars, and paying to the State treasurer
the sum of fifty dollars as a license fee.

Ibid. sec. 99.

88. A license may, on the request and with the consent of the
party, be issued by the State treasurer, nunc pro tunc, so as to
avail him for a year from the day on which his license expired,
or in such manner as to avail him for any part of the interval the
applicant may desire; but no license issued under this section
shall acquit the party obtaining it of any penalty hereby imposed
for selling without license, if prosecution therefor shall have been
commenced before such license was obtained.

Ibid. sec. 100.

89. In case of the death of any auctioneer before the time
limited in his license has expired, his co-partner or co-partners,
if he has any, or his personal representative, may continue to act
under the license for the unexpired term.

Ibid. sec. 101.

90. All recognizances directed to be taken by this sub-title of
this article shall be taken by the clerk of the court of common
pleas, and duplicates shall be made of the record of every such
recognizance by said clerk, one whereof shall be delivered, or be
caused to be delivered by such auctioneer to the State treasurer,
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