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An Act relative to Auctioneers. 1848 96 (1848.1)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsla0328 and id is 1 raw text is: No. 141.J AN ACT Ittlauve to Auctioner, SEcTION 1. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatic.- of the State of Louisiana, in General Assembly conrened: That any citizen of the State may become an auctioneer for the parish in which he is a nycitin ofqutlified voter, 'and be authorized to sell any real or personal estate at this Statean-q'iidvtr a saea tierized to act public auction or vendue, on giving bond and security for the faithful per- can on formance of his duties according to laws regulating auction sales, and the ditions. provisions of this act. SEC. 2. BeC i1 fUrher enacea, le.: That before entering upon his duties What bond 4 he shall execute his bond, payab!e to the auditor of public accounts, and I te gie; by Is successors in office, with good and olvct securities, conditioned 10r theauctioneers the faiththl peribrmnance of all the dutisi required by law, towards all under this aCL persons who may employ him as auctioneer, and for the prompt payment of the taxes or commissions paYable to the State, and of all the sums which lie shall receive in his otlicial capacity belonging to other persons, which bond lie shall execute in the manner and form required by law for the execution of all official bonds. Amount ofthe Sc. :1. Be it further enacted, etc.: That the bonds to be given shall be lumds of the il the followino' aiounts-tl thousand dollars for the city and parish of' on orsa - New Orleans ; four thousand dollars for the parish of Jellersun, two thou- sand dollars for the other parishes of the State. SEc. .1. Be it further enacted, etc.: That the recorder of the several DutiesImposed parishes, and the recorder of mortgages of the city of New Orleans, shall corder of the require of all perons who may wish to become auctioneers, to excute Bevemlparish and deliver to then said bond in duplicate, one of which bonds they shall es, and on the recorder or transmit to the auditor of public accounts, the other they shall keep in mrortagest their oflices, an authentic copy of which they shall deliver to any persont Orleans. who may wish to sue thereon for his own benefit for a violation of the dutiesorjudges conditions thereof, and the same shall be received in evidence in all when render- courts of tllis State ; and ill ease judment be rendered ott said bond by log Judgment C on the bonds reasot of misdemeanor in office on the part of thle atlctioneer, it shall be aforesaid. the duty of the judge rendering said judgment to cause notice thereof to be given to the Auditor of Public Accounts. SEc. 5. Be it further enacted, etc.: That in order that fill! Iith and Auctioneers to credit may be given to his acts, every auctioneer who shall have complied take their licences from with the foregoing provisions of this act shall demand and take out annu- pbiasusnally from the oflice of the auditor of public accounts a license, with autho! rity to do and perform all the business properly belonging to an auctioneer. SEC. 0. Be it further enacted, tc.: That no person shall act as an What persons auctioneer who is a defaulter, or indebted to the State or any municipal arn tecatlicta- ted from acting corporation tor atny tax as an auctioner, license or commission which he as auctioneers. has neglected to pay alier final judgment rendered against him therefor. At prson Sc. 7. Bc it jurther enacted, cle.: That to other person other than cacept those an auctioneer acting under the authority of' this act, or a civil officer ro-ntloed Itn n1118 act, Pro- acting under the tuthority of anty court of the IiUnited States or of this hibited from State, shall euirciso the trade or business of an auctioneer by selling or acting .s aUe r goods, or tioncerl. ofl;-riii- fbi- sale at auction, any goditerchandize, property ersttte,

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