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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That any broker in

horses who sells, or exposes for sale, horses, mares or

geldings, in the streets of Baltimore, shall be deemed

When deem-

guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof

ed guilty.

shall be subject to a penalty of twenty dollars for

each and every horse, mare and gelding so sold, or

exposed for sale.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That any broker in

horses, who sells an unsound horse, mare or gelding

in the city of Baltimore, knowing at the time it to

be unsound, and representing it to be sound, in

order to deceive or defraud the purchaser thereof,

Not to de-

shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on

ceive or de-
fraud.

conviction thereof, shall be subject to a penalty of

not less than fifty nor more than one hundred dol-

lars, or to imprisonment for not less than one nor

more than twelve months, at the discretion of the

judge presiding over the Criminal Court of Balti-

more city at the time of trial.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That any person who

shall carry on the business of dealing in horses, or

who shall offer to act as agent for the owner or own-

ers in the sale of horses for a fee or reward, whether

by advertisement, sign or otherwise, without a

license, shall be subject to a penalty of five hundred

dollars for each offence, one-half thereof for the use

of the State, and the other half thereof to the in-

Fine for vio-

former ; provided, however, that nothing contained

lation.

in the first and fourth sections of this act shall be

held to prevent drovers, bona fide, residing in the

counties of this State, and drovers of other States,

from making sales of such horses as they have

brought to the city of Baltimore, without a license;

and nothing in the said two sections contained shall

be held to apply to regularly licensed auctioneers in

the city of Baltimore.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That this act take

Effective.

effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 10, 1880.