ART. 4.] LICENSES. 491

1880, ch. 104.

655. All pawnbrokers in the city of Baltimore shall keep, or
cause to be kept, in a suitable book or books to be provided by
them for that purpose, an accurate account showing the date of
each deposit made with them in the course of their business, and
of each purchase made by them in the course of their business,
of any and all personal property, so described as to identify the
said personal property so deposited or sold; and showing also the
sum of money advanced thereon or paid therefor, the time for
which any such deposit w:is agreed to be kept, and the name of
the depositor or seller of such personal property, and his place of
business or abode; and such entries shall be made by such pawn-
brokers immediately upon the making of any such transaction;
such book, and the personal properties so deposited or purchased,
shall be subject at all times to the inspection of such agent or
officer as may be designated for that purpose by the mayor and
city council of Baltimore, and also to the inspection of the
marshal of police for the city of Baltimore, and of such officer
as he may designate for that purpose; and all pawnbrokers who
shall omit, neglect or refuse to provide and keep such book, or to
enter therein forthwith as aforesaid an account of all deposits
made with and purchases made by them, as aforesaid, with all
the particulars thereof, as hereinbefore required, or who shall
enter incorrectly in such book any such account of deposits made
with them, or purchases made by them, as aforesaid, or who shall
refuse to exhibit any of such books and properties so deposited
or purchased, if in their possession or under their control, upon
demand of any of the officers empowered or authorized as afore-
said to make such inspection, shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine of
not less than twenty dollars, or an imprisonment of not less than
thirty days, or to both fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of
the court.

Ibid.

656. Before any person or body corporate shall transact the
business of pawnbrokers in the city of Baltimore, he or they shall
first obtain from the clerk of the court of common pleas in said
city, a State's license authorizing him or them to carry on such
business in the said city, for which said license he or they shall