The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-04-28
LOCAL LAW.
Transfer of Liquor Licenses.
CHAPTER 736

CHAPTER 136.
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE AND EN-
POWER ANY PERSON OR FIRM WHO
NAY 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 ATTHE SAME
PLACE, TO ANY PERSON WHO Is
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 spiritu
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
signment as is required by Section of said
Chapter 6, to be annexed to an application
for license, or as may be hereafter provided
by law.
Section 8. And be it enacted, That upon
filing such application or notice and certii-
cate with the Clerk Of the Circuit Court for
said county, the applicant shall pay to said
clerk the sum of two dollars, which shall be
applied as provided in Section 6 of said
Chapter 6, and thereupon such clerk shall in
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newspaper published in said county, prior to the
18th day Of the month, preceding the month
in which said assignment of license is to take
effect, a notice that such application has been
filed specifying whose license is intended to be
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 said
18th day Of 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 if any
person shall file with said clerk in writing,
with an affidavit attached thereto, within the
time specified any reason why the transfer
or assignment should not be allowed, such
clerk sha III forthwith present the application,
certificate and objections 10 a Judge of the
Circuit Court for said county, and said Judge
shall proceed to hear and determine whether
the transfer or assignment of the license shall
be allowed or not After giving such notice
to the applicant and objector as such Judge
shall deem reasonable, and shall award the
costs of such hearing as such Judge shall deem
equitable and just, and the assignee of such
license shall be bound by all the provisions of
said Chapter 8 of the Acts of 1894, as the
original licensee was bound.
Section 5. And be it enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the date of its pas
sage.
Approved, April 10, 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 a
true copy Of an Act OF the General Assembly
of Maryland, passed at the January Session,
1900.
B. L. SMITH,
Chief Clerk OF the House of Delegates.
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