ART. 4.] AUCTIONS. 325

P L. L., (1860), art. 4, sec. 115.

104. No auctioneer, licensed generally for the sale of goods,
wares and merchandise, exceeding one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars, without a previous agreement to the contrary, shall be en-
titled to demand or receive for his services, directly or indirectly,
a commission exceeding two dollars, clear of all duties, for every
hundred dollars of the purchase money arising from such sales, ex-
cept upon sales of furniture and wearing apparel, upon which they
shall be entitled to receive four dollars, clear of duties, for every
hundred dollars arising from such sales; and except also upon
sales of books, stationery, maps and prints, upon which they shall
be entitled to receive seven dollars and fifty cents, clear of duties,
for every hundred dollars arising from such sales; and upon these
articles the auctioneer mentioned in the preceding section may
charge a similar amount.

Ibid. sec. 116.

105. Any auctioneer who shall receive or accept any greater
or higher reward for his services than is authorized by this sub-
title of this article, shall forfeit the sum of five hundred dollars
for every offence, to be recovered in the name of the State by
suit, or by indictment in the criminal court, one-half to the use of
the State and the other half to the use of the party prosecuting
for the same.

1872, ch. 249.

106. No auctioneer shall authorize or permit any person
whatever to sell any property of any description whatever, under
and by virtue of his license, unless the person so authorized or
permitted is actually and bona fide in the employment of such
auctioneer, and is actually and "bona, fide a resident of Baltimore
city at the time of such employment, and the commissions on
such sales are actually and bona fide for the benefit of such
auctioneer; and no license shall be construed to authorize the
holder to sell at more than one regular establishment, but an
auctioneer may sell public stocks, houses, lots and furniture, or
ships or vessels, on the premises where the same may be, or at
the exchange, or goods in the original form and packages as
imported, and bulky articles such as have been usually sold in
warehouses or in the public streets or on the wharves, at such