Every person licensed under the provisions of this chapter shall keep a correct list and description, in a book for that purpose, of every article pledged or deposited with him, or on which advances of money have been made, or which may be purchased by him. He shall also register in such book the name and place of residence of the depositor and the time when the deposit was made. All the entries shall be written in ink in the English language, and no entry shall be erased, obliterated or defaced. (1973 Code §119.04)