Receipts from hawker and peddler licenses, 1846-1856.

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Receipts from hawker and peddler licenses, 1846-1856.

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The state secretary was authorized by St 1846, c 244, to license to hawkers, peddlers, or petty chapmen selling any goods excepting jewelry, wines, spiritous liquors, playing cards, indigo, and feathers. Applicants were required to file with the secretary a certificate signed by the mayor or majority of selectmen of applicant's city or town stating residency and good repute. The secretary included the name of each city and town in which the applicant was to sell goods on the license, receiving one dollar from the applicant for each name so listed. Receipts (later ones on printed forms) show these revenues as received by the state treasurer from the state secretary.

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