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obtain, properly filled up and signed by them; but they are
iereby expressly forbidden to antedate any license or issue to
any person or persons any license other than in the month for
which the same is legally obtainable, under a penalty of fifty

dollars for each and every offense, said penalty to be recovered
by an action at law upon their official bond.

1888, art. 17, sec. 59. 1860, art. 18, sec. 62. 1853, ch. 86, sec. 3.

63. On or before the first Monday of June and December
in each year, they shall return to the comptroller, under oath,
a list and account of the licenses issued by them, respectively,
which shall contain the number of licenses issued, of each
grade and kind, when issued, what amount of money was
received for each license, and the person to whom the same was
granted; and also show the number, grades and description of
blank licenses remaining unissued.

Ibid. sec. 60. 1860, art. 18, sec. 63. 1853, ch. 86, sec 4.

64. Any clerk who shall fail or neglect (annually), on the
first day of May or at such other time or times as may be
necessary, to apply to the comptroller for blank licenses, in
the manner herein directed, shall forfeit and pay for every
auch failure or neglect, the sum of one thousand dollars.

Ibid. sec. 61 1860, art. 18, sec. 64. 1853, ch. 86, sec. 5.

65. Any clerk who shall refuse or neglect to return to the
comptroller lists and accounts of all licenses issued by him,
as hereinbefore required, shall be charged by the comptroller
with the whole amount of blank licenses delivered to him, at
the several rates fixed by law therefor; and the comptroller
shall immediately thereafter direct the official bond of such
clerk to be put in suit for the recovery thereof.

Ibid. sec. 62. 1860, art. 18, sec. 65. 1824, ch. 158. 1827, ch 117, sec. 6.

1898, ch. 264.

66. Every clerk shall lay before every grand jury attending
his court a list of all licenses granted by him for two years
prior to the meeting of such grand jury, setting forth in full
the names of the parties licensed, the date of issue, the amount
of capital stock, if any, the expiration of and the value of such
licenses, under a penalty of fifty dollars for each and every
offense, said penalty to be recovered by an action at law upon
his official bond.