Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1906-06-28
PUBLIC LOCAL LAW.
Chapter 400.

AN ACT to regulate the sale and the grant
ing of licenses for the sale of spirituous
and fermented Liquors In Frederick Coun-
ty.
Section /. Be 1t enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That all licenses to
sell spirituous and fermented Liquors in
Frederick County, shall expire on the first
day Of May next ensuing the date Of the is
sue, and shall be issued for twelve, nine, six
or three months, and Tor no other times.
Section 2. And be it enacted, That any
person desiring to obtain license to sell
spirituous or fermented liquors in Frederick
County, shall before the first day of April, If
he desires license for twelve months, be
fore the first day of July, if he desires IL
cense for nine months, before the first day Of
October, if he desires license for six months,
before the first day of January, If he desires
license for three months, file an applica-
ton in writing therefor with the Clerk of
the Circuit Court for Frederick County in
which he shall siate first, the name and res.
idence of the applicant and how long he has
resided there; Second that he is citizen Of
the United States and has been for twelve
months next preceding the filing of such
application a bona yfde resident of the State
of Maryland, and for three months next pre-
ccding the filing CT such application bona
tide resident of Frederick County; Third, the
place of birth Of the applicant, and If a nat
uralized citizen, when and where he was
Naturaliztd; Fourth, the lame of the owner
of the premises upon which the business to
be licensed is to be carried on; Fifth, de-
scription of the location where the business
for which, license is sought is to be carried
on so that such location may be readily iden.
tilted from such descriptions; Sixth, that the
applicant is not or if the application be by q
firm, that no one Of the applicants is in any
manner pccuniari!y interested in the profits
OF any business conducted at any other place
in said county where spiri,uous or fcrmcnt-
ed liquors are sold or kept for sale; Seventh,
the kind Of license desired; Eighth, That no
person except the applicant or applicants is
business to be licensed and that no other
person shall be In any manner pecuniarily
interested in the business to be licensed and
that no other person shall he in any manner
pecuniarly interested therein during the
continuance of the license asked for Ninth,
that the applicants have not, nor has any of
them had license for the sale of spirituous
or fermeutcd liquors in this State revoked,
nor have they or any of them been convicted
of any crime within TWO years preceding the
fling of said application; Tenth, that the
room in the building where the business is
to be conducted under the license sought is
not within sixty feet Of any church building
or anytchool house, if within the limits of
any city, town or village, and not within
one half of mile of any church building or
school house, il such place OF business is not
to be within the limits of any city, town or
village; which said application Shall be vcr-
fled by the affidavit of the applicant made
before the Clerk OF the Circuit Court with
whom the application is filed, or one of his
deputies, and if any false statement is made
in any part of said application, the appli-
cant or applicants, so making said affidavit.
shall be deemed guilty of perjury, and upon
indictment and conviction shall be pun shed
accordingly, and any license issued upon
such applications shall be suppressed.
Section 3. And be it enacted, That there
shall be annexed to said application certi-
ficate signed by at least nine reputable free
holders, bona .fde residents Of the nci,hbor
hood in which the applicant proposes 70
conduct the business under the license ap-
piled for, in which each Of the persons Ger
tifying shall state his residence or place Of
business, that he is over twenty five years Of
age, how long he has known the applicant;
that he believes the applicant or applicants
to be proper person or persons to have the
privilege Of selling splrituous or fermentcd
liquors and he accordingly recommends the
issuing of the license applied for.
Section 4. And be it enacted, That upon
the filing Of such application and certificate
the applicant shall pay to the Clerk with
whom the same are filed, the sum Of two
dollars, to be applied TO paying the expense
of advertising as hereinafter provided for
and therenpon such Clerk shall upon the
first day of April, If such license be for twelve
months; on the first day of July, ifsuch Ii
ctnse be for nine months; on the first day of
October, If such license be for six months;
on the first day Of january, if such license