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fifty thousand dollars, shall, before he enters upon the duties of his office,
enter into a recognizance to the State, with two sufficient securities in the
sum of ten thousand dollars, conditioned as hereinbefore prescribed, and
shall pay to the State Treasurer the sum of seven hundred and fifty dollars
as a license fee.

P. L. L. (1860), Art. 4. sec. 97. P. L. L. (1888), Art. 4, sec. 86.

244. If any person so appointed shall desire to pursue the business of
an auctioneer for the sole purpose of selling books, maps or prints, by
day or by night, he shall be entitled to do so by first entering into a recog-
nizance to the State, with two sufficient securities in the penalty of five
thousand dollars, conditioned as hereinbefore prescribed, and by paying
to the State Treasurer the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars.

P. L. L. (1860), Art. 4, sec. 98. P. L. L. (1888), Art. 4, sec. 87.

245. If any person so appointed shall desire to pursue the business of
an auctioneer for the sole purpose of vending horses and carriages, he
shall be entitled to do so by first entering into a recognizance to the State,
with two sufficient securities in the sum of one thousand dollars, and pay-
ing to the State Treasurer the sum of fifty dollars as a license fee.

P. L. L. (1860), Art. 4, sec. 99. P. L. L. (1888). Art. 4, sec. 88.

246. A license may, on the request and with the consent of the party,
be issued by the State Treasurer, nunc pro tunc, so as to avail him for a
year from the day on which his license expired, or in such manner as to
avail him for any part of the interval the applicant may desire; but no
license issued under this section shall acquit the party obtaining it of any
penalty hereby imposed for selling without license, if prosecution there-
for shall have been commenced before such license was obtained.

P. L. L. (1860), Art. 4. sec. 100. P. L. L. (1888), Art. 4, sec. 89.

247. In case of the death of any auctioneer before the time limited in
his license has expired, his co-partner or co-partners, if he has any, or his
personal representative, may continue to act under the license for the
unexpired term.

P. L. L. (1860), Art 4, sec. 101. P. L. L. (1888). Art. 4, sec. 90.

248. All recognizances directed to be taken by this subdivision of this
Article shall be taken by the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, and
duplicates shall be made of the record of every such recognizance by said
clerk, one whereof shall be delivered or be caused to be delivered by such
auctioneer to the State Treasurer, within ten days after the date of such
record, and the other shall be retained by said clerk, who shall be entitled
to demand for the same from the auctioneer the sum of one dollar.

P. L. L. (1860), Art. 4, sec. 102. P. L. L. (1888). Art. 4. sec. 91.

249. The State Treasurer, on his being satisfied that the recognizance
herein required has been entered into by any of the persons appointed