The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-05-12
DUBLIC LOCAL LAW.
Transfer of Liquor Licenses.
CHAPTER 1856.

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE AND EN-
POWER ANY PERSON OR FIRM WHO
MAY HAVE PROCURED A LICENSE
TO SELL SPIRTUOUS OR FERMENT-
ED LIQUORS IN CARROLL COUNTY,
UNDER CHAPTER 6, OF THE ACTS
PASSED AT THE JANUARY SESSION
OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 1894,
TO TRANSFER AND ASSIGN SUCH
LICENSE, TO BE USED AT THE SAME
PLACE, TO ANY PERSON WHO Is
ELIGIBLE TO PROCURE A LICENSE
UNDER SAID CHAPTER 6, OF THE
ACTS OF 1894
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That any person or
firm that has obtained license under said
Chapter of the Acts of 1894, to sell spirltu,
Gus or fermented liquors shall be authorized
and empowered to transfer and assign such
license to any person or firm that is eligible
to obtain license under said Chapter OF
the Acts of 1894, provided that said proposed
assignee of such license shall file an applica-
ton or notice of assignment of such license
with all the requirements and facts as are pro-
vided in section of said chapter 6.
Section 2. And be it enacted. That said
applicant or proposed assignee shall annex
certificate to said application or notice OF as,
sgnment as is required by Section OF SAID
Chapter 8, to be annexed to an application
for a license, or as may be hereafter provided
by law.
Section 8. And be it enacted, That upon
filing such application or notice and eerth
cate with the Clerk of the Circuit Court for
said county, the applicant shall pay to sald
clerk the sum of two dollars, which shall be
applied as provided in Section Of sad
Chapter 8, aud thereupon such clerk shall IN
sert in two successive issues in some weekly
newspaper published in said county, prior to ihe
18th day of the month. preceding the monln
in which said assignment of license is to take
effect, notice that such application has been
filed specifying whose license is intended to DC
assigned, and where the business is 10 be con-
Quoted, and stating that unless cause be shown
to the contrary in writing on or before the sara
10th day CT the month. preceding the month
when said assignment is to take place, the as
sgnment applied for may be made.
Section 4. And be it enacted, That II any
person shall file with said clerk in writing,
with an affidavis attached thereto, within Inc
time specified any reason why the transfer
or assignment should not be allowed, sucn
clerk shall forthwith present the application,
certificate and objections 10 Judge OF ins
Circuit Court for said county, and said Judge
shall proceed to hear and determine wheiner
the transfer or assignment OF re ncense snn"
be allowed or not. After giving such not,ce
TO the applicant and objector as such Jadge
shall deem reasonable. and shall award tne
costs of such hearing as such Judge shall deep
equitable and just, and the assignee OF suca
license shall be bound by all the provisions 2.
said Chapter 6 of the Acts of 1894, as the
original licensee was bound.
Section 5. And be it enacted, That tnls
Act shall take effect from the date Of its pas
sage.
Approved, April TO- 1900.
JOHN WALTER SMITH,
Governor.
JOHN HUBNER,
President of the Senate
LLOYD WILKINSON,
Speaker of the House of Delegates
Office of the Chief Clerk House Of Delegates:
hereby certify, That the aforegoing Is
true copy Of an Act OF the General Assembly,
of Maryland, passed at the January Session.
BIZ. SMITH.
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates
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