1448 LICENSES. [ART. 56

Stallions.

1888, art. 56, sec, 99. 1860, art. 66, sec. 102. 1841, ch. 194, sec. 5.

116. The owner or keeper of every stallion or jackass shall,
before being permitted to stand such animal, pay to the clerk
of the circuit court for some one of the counties in this State
the highest sum which he intends to ask or receive for the
season of one mare; and the receipt of the said clerk with the
seal of his court attached thereto for said sum shall be the
license for standing such stallion or jackass for one year from
the date thereof; provided that in no case shall the sum
directed to be paid by this section for such license be less
than ten dollars; and that every stallion or jackass upon which
the said tax is paid shall be exempt from all other State tax.

Ibid. sec. 100. 1860, art. 56, sec 103 1841, ch 194, sec. 5

117. Any owner or keeper standing any stallion or jackass
without a license shall forfeit and pay twice the sum authorized
and required to be paid in the preceding section, one-half to
the State and the other half to the informer.

Ibid. sec. 101 1860, art. 56, sec. 104. 1841, ch. 194, sec. 5.

118. Upon information being given upon oath to the sheriff
of any county in which such animal is standing that the owner
or keeper is standing such animal without license, the sheriff
shall distrain for the same by seizing such stallion or jackass
and make sale ,of the same for the amount thus forfeited.*

Telegraph and Express Companies.

Ibid. sec. 102. 1872, ch 355. 1874, ch. 370, sec. 4.

119. It shall not be lawful for any telegraph company or for
any person, firm, partnership or corporation to do the business
of telegraphing for profit or hire in any way within this State,
or to receive compensation therefor or to open any office for
the transaction of such business within this State, without first
obtaining a license therefor as hereinafter provided.

Ibid. sec. 103. 1872, ch. 366. 1874, ch. 370, sec, 5.

120. It shall not be lawful for any express or transportation
company, or for any person, firm, partnership, association or
corporation, to do the business of transporting or forwarding
goods or packages of any sort, or of any article of trade or
traffic for profit or hire within this State, without first obtain-
ing a license therefor as hereinafter provided.

*See ante, Article 27, "Crimes and Punishments," sub-title "Fraud—Stallions," sec 177.