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vices, directly or indirectly, a commission exceeding two dol-
lars, clear of.all duties, for every hundred dollars of the pur-
chase money arising from such sales, except upon sales of fur-
niture and wearing apparel, upon which they shall be entitled
to receive four dollars, clear of duties, for every hundred dol-
lars 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 sec-
tion may charge a similar amount.

263. Any auctioneer who shall receive or accept any
greater or higher reward for his services than is authorized by
this sub-division of this Article, shall forfeit the sum of five hun-
dred 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.

264. 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 author-
ized 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 com-
missions on such sales are actually and bona fide for the benefit
of such auctioneer; and no license shall be construed to au-
thorize the holder to sell at more than one regular establish-
ment, 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 other places within the City as shall
be desired by the owner or importer of such bulky articles or
imported goods.

265. If any auctioneer shall violate any of the provisions of
the last preceding section he shall be deemed guilty of a mis-