Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1906-06-21
PUBLIC LOCAL LAW.
Chapter 400.

OustVtcr tOOs
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 1. Be it 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 for no other times.
Section Q. And be it enacted, That any
person desiring to obtain a 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 state: 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 bona fle resident of the State
of Maryland, and for three months next pre-
ceding the filing of such application bond
fde resident of Frederick County; Third. the
place Of birth of the applicant. and If nat
uralizcd citizen, when and where he was
Naturaliztd; Fourth, the aame 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.
titled from such descriptions; Sixth, that the
applicant is not, or if the application be by
firm, that no one of the applicants is in any
manner pecuniari!y interested in the profits
of any business conducted at any other place
in said county where spiri,uous or ferment-
| cd liquors are sold or kept for sale; Seventh,
the kind of license desired: Eighth, That no
person except the applca 1t or applicants is
IN any manner pecuniarily interested in the
business to be licensed and that no other
person shall he in any manner pocuniarily
| interested in the bus ness to be licensed and
! that no other person shall lie in any manner
pecuniarily interested tn rein during the
| continuance of the license asked for Ninth,
| that the applicants have Ot, nor has any Of
| them had license for lh'. sale Of spiritCOus
or fermented liquors in 1is State revoked,
| nor have they or atty Of t EN- been convicted
! of any crime within two wears preceding the
| fling Of said applicat on: 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 any school house, i W thin the limits OF
any city, town or yIlai ;, and not within
one half of Il mile ofa.y church building or
school house, il such place OF business is not
to be within the limit of any city, town or
| village; which said application shall be vcri-
fled by the affidavit Of the applicant made
before the Clerk of the Circuit Court with
whom the application Is filed, or one of Lis
| deputies, and if any false statement is made
in any part of said application, the npp!-
cant or applicants, so making said affidavit,
shall be deemed guilty of perjury, and upon
indictment and convN lirn 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 ceIti-
| fcate signed by at least nine reputable free
holders, bona .fde rcsd cnts of the ncighbor
hood in which the applicant proposes 10
conduct the business unGer tie license ap-
piled for, in which &C CHI of the persons Ger
| tifying shall state his residence or place Of
| business, that lac 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 tie
privilege Of selling ST lrtuous or fcrmentcd
liquors aud lie accord ingly recommends the
issuing of the license applied for.
Section 4. And be it enacted, That upon
the filing of such apr ication and certificate
the applicant shall ply to the Clerk with
whom the same are ticd, the sum of two
dollars, to be applied TO laying the expense
| of advertising rs herei natter provided for
and thcreupon such Cletk shall upon the
first day of April, ifsnch license be fortwelve
months; on the first day of July, if such Ii
ctnse be for nine me uths; on the first day of
October, if such license be tor six months;
on the first day of January, if such license
be for three months; published in some news
paper published in said county, for two sue
cessive weeks, nolice that such application
has been filed, specifying the kind of License
applied for and the place where the business
is to be conducted, and stating that unless
cause be shown in writing to the contrary
on or before the twentieth day Of April.
July, October or January next ensuing. rs
the case may be, tie license applied for will
be issued provided the applicant complies
with the requirements of law with reference
thereto and pays the liz ense fee now reqnir-
ed, or that may be herea tier, required by law
for the issuing of the license applied for; and
the said Clerk in giving said notice, shall
embrace in one notice all the names of all
the persons whose appllca' ions shall have
been filed at the time of gi, ing such notice
separating them only so far - to mark such
notice easily ineligible TO tie publics and if
any of the days for the giving of such notice
ul..l l.