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S^  2.  Thai  seetioa  fifteen  of  seid  chapter  be  and  the  some  it
hefebjr  amended,  by  adding  at  the  end  thereof  as  Mows :

"  And  that  before  any  license  to  any  such  broker  or  exchange  dea-
ler shall  be  renewed,  he  shall  make  and  file  with  said  treasurar  an
aflUavit  that  he  has  not  during  the  last  preceding  year  employed  or
inTeaied  in  his  business,  a  greater  amount  of  capital  than  is  mentioned
in  his  certificate,  made  and  filed  with  said  treasurer,  before  obtaining
his  lietnse  ; "  so  that  said  section  when  so  amended  shall  read  as
follows :

Sea  15.  Every  person  who  shall  obtain  a  license  to  carry  on  the
business  of  a  broker  or  exchange  dealer,  as  provided  in  this  chapter,
before  be  commences  the  business,  shall  make  and  file  with  said  State
Treasurer,  an  afiidavit,  stating  therein  that  he  has  not,  and  will  not
have  any  connection  directly  or  indirectly,  with  any  bank  or  banks,
and  that  no  bank  is  or  shall  be  entitled  to  any  share  of  the  profits  of
such  business ;  thai  before  any  license  to  any  such  broker  or  exchange
dealer  shall  be  renewed,  he  s^iall  make  and  file  with  with  said  treas-
urer, an  affidavit  that  he  has  not,  during  the  last  preceding  year,
employed  or  invested  in  his  business,  a  greater  amount  of  capital
than  b  mentioned  in  his  certificate,  made  and  filed  with  said  treasurer,
before  obtaining  his  license.
Mr.  Chittenden  moved  to  indefinitely  postpone.
Pending  the  question  on  which.
After  considerable  debate,

On  motion  of  Mr.  Morton,

The  whole  subject  was  ordered  laid  on  the  table.
The  bill  to  provide  for  a  sinking  fund.
On  motion  of  Mr.  Sutherland,

Was  ordered  to  lie  over  until  to-morrow.
