The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-05-09
CHAPTER 17s.

in Baltimore
County.
CHAPTER 179.
AN ACT to Regulate the Sale and the Granting
of Licenses for the Sale of Spirituous and Fer
mented Liquors In Baltimore County.
SECTION !. Be y enacted BY the General Assen-
0lg OF Maryland, That no person shall hereafter
sell. offer for sale, or keep for sale in Baltimore
county, any Intoxicating liquor of any kind,
without having obtained license therefore as
hereinafter provided; but this Act shall not ap-
ply TO sales maze by any person under q provi-
sion Of law requiring him to sell personal prop
erty, for sales of cider or native wines by the
and not to be drunk on the premises.
SECTION 2. Ahd be u eDGctsd. That all licenses
to sell spirituous and fermented liquors shall
expire on the first day of May next ensuing the
date of their ISSUE and shall be issued for twelve
nine. six or three months and for no other times.
SECTION 8. And be u enacted, That any person
desiring to obtain license to sell spirituous or
fermented liquors in Baltimore county shall. on
or before the first day of April, IL be desires
license for twelve months on or before the first
day of July. If he desires license for nine
months: on Or before the first day Of October: Il
the first day of January, If he desires license
for three months, file an application. in writing
with the Clerk of the Circuit Court Tor Balti-
name and residence Of the applicant and how
long he has resided there; second, that he 1s
citizen of the United States. and has for two
years next preceding the filing Of such applica-
ton been bona fde resident of the State or
Maryland. and for two years next preceding the
dent of Baltimore county (this provision not to
apply to anyone holding liquor license In said
county at the date of the passage of this Act)
third, the place Of birth of the applicant and II
a naturalized citizen, when and where he was
naturalized i; fourth. the name of the owner Of
the premises upon which the business licensed
is to be carried on ; fifth. that the applicant is
not. or If the application Is by firm, that none
of the applicants are in any manner pecuniariy
interested in the profits of any business con-
Quoted at any other place in said county, where
any spirituous or fermented liquors are sold. or
kept for sale sixth, the kind OF license desired,
whether to sell in quantities not less than pint
and not to be drunk on the premises, or Dy the
drink, and in quantities not more than quart;
seventh. the particular place where the business
is to be conducted under the license applied for,
specifying the same by definite designation and
description; eighth, that no person except the
pecuniarily interested therein during the con-
tinuance Of the license applied for; ninth, the
applicant or applicants has, or have not: nor has
eating or epirituoueot fermented liquors In this
State revoked, nor have they or any of them
been convicted OF any felony or any VIOLATIONS tp
one year preceding the filing Of said petition;
and which said application shall be verified by
before the Clerk of said Court, to whom the ap
plication is made; and If any knowing false
statement is made in any part of said applica-
to the said application before said Clerk. shall
be deemed guilty of the CRIME of perjury, and
upon indictment and conviction. shall be pun
such application shall be suppressed.
SEcTI, N 4. And be IL enacted, That there shall
be annexed to said application certificate sign
ed by at least ten reputable taxpayers, bona fide
residents of the neighbOrhOOd in which the ap-
plicant or applicants propose to conduct busi-
ness under the license applied for, In which the
person certifying shall each state his. or her
place of residence or place of business that he
or she is over twenty-one years of age; how
cants that he or she believes the statements
contained In the applications to be true, that
from his or her knowledge of the applicant, or
applicants, and his or her acquaintance wit
him or them, he or she believes the applicant or
applicants is or are proper person or persons
to have the privilege OF selling spirituous or
fermented liquors, and he or she accordingly
recommends the issuing of the license applied
for F; but where person signs more than one
application and license has actually been issued
under one of such applications, his name shall
not be considered on the other applications. and
as to them, his signature shall be treated as
nullity and disregarded by the Court, and in
cases where a person has signed more than one
application and 10 license has been issued as
above mentioned, the Court shall decide upon
sidered h;s siTnatnre upon others shah be dis-
regarded it being the intent of this Act that no
person shall validly sign more than one applica-
tion; but this shall not apply to dealers who sell
in quantities not less than pint and not to be
SECTION 5. And Be- IL enacted, That upon the
filing of such applicant ion and certificate, the ap
plicant or applicants shall pay TO the Clerk with
whom the same are filed, the sum of two dollars,
to be applied to paying the expense of adver-
Using as @ n rs roF av sHo Of
such license Is for twelve months; upon the
first day OF July, if such license Is for nine
months upon the nrst day Oh Octopera e A. u s9cn
of January, If such license is for three months.
publish notice in some newspaper published
In said county for two successive weeks, giving
notice that the applicant or applicants have
filed such application, specifying the KIND OF
license applied for, and the place where the Dusl-
ness is to be conducted, and stating that unless
cause to the contrary is shown in writing on or
before the fifteenth day of April, July, October
the license applied for will be issued, and If no
such cause be shown it shall be the duty of the
Clerk to issue the license provided the appli-
quirements of this Act; but no objections or
reasons against the granting OF the license shall
be received by the Clerk. or considered by the
it be impracticable for the Clerk to give the mo-
tices upon the dates specified, he shall give said
notices as soon thereafter as possible, SID
son residing In the neighborhood in Baltimore
county of the premises for which the license is
the preceding section, shall file IN writing with
the Clerk of said Court any reason why the IL
cense applied for should not be granted, such
and certificate and objections to Judge of the
Circuit Court for said county, and such Judge
shall proceed to hear and determine the ques-
tiOn upon the testimony only of witnesses re-
siding in the neighborhood of the premises for
which the license is applied for (this provision
not to apply to any otcer OF OF the the law S ,6 as TO
or not) after giving such notice TO the applicant
or applicants, and Objector or objectors, as such
Judge shall deem reasonable; and If upon said
hearing it be proved upon the testimony of wit
nesses residing in said neighborhood or upon
testimony of officers of the law to the eat1sfac-
applicant or applicants, has knowingly permit
ted gambling upon his, her or its premises, or
has knowingly sold to minors, or has knowingly
sold or permitted spirituous, fermented or in
toxicating liquors, or lager beer to be bartered
or sold on Sunday or election day other than
primary election days, no license shall be grant
ed, and his, her or its application shall be re-
fused, or the Court for any other reason as dis
closed by proof, may refuse to grant the license
spper Opcants snH after Sne iiTence has BEEN
misled as to the qualification of signer or sign
ers to his application, as such qualification has
hearing the protests shall have power to allow
him to substitute other signers in the place and
stead of those disqualified, in case the license
SECTION I. And be 10 enacted. That the Clerk
in giving the notice required by Section Five of
this Act, shall embrace in one notice al the
shalI have 6esn- alea at the TINA of giving such
notice. separating them only so far as to make
such notice easily inteligible to the public, and
If either of the days for the giving of said notice
shall be Sunday, then such notice shall be given
two weekly insertions of such notice in q news
paper published in said county before the time
fixed for cause to be shown against the Issuance
of the license applied for.
SECTION 8. And be it enacted, That the Clerk
of the Court who receives the said application,
certificates and afhdavits, shall file and carefully
preserve the same, and after giving said notice,
If no cause be shown as herein provided and
within the time specified herein, and in cases in
which the objections shall be overruled and the
license granted, shall issue to the applicant or
applicants the license applied for, upon receiv-
ing from the applicant or applicants the follow
ing sums or license fees, viz: If the license Is
for twelve months. and to sell spirituous or fer
mented liquors., or both. by the drink, or in
quantities not more than quart. the sum OF
four hundred dollars If the license is for twelve
months, and to sell spirtuous and fermented
LIQUORS In quantities not less than pint and not
to be drunk on the premises. the said Clerk
shall inquire of the applicant. under oath by
such Clerk administered, as to the value of the
stock of spirtuous or fermented liquors intend
ed to be kept on hand in the business he pro-
poses to conduct under the license applied for,
and If it shall appear from the statement then
made under oath that the value of the appli-
cant's stock of spirtuous or fermented liquors
will not exceed one thousand dollars, the license
fee shall be four hundred dollars if more than
one thousand dollars. and not exceeding two
thousand dollars, the license fee shall be four
hundred and fifty dollars if more than two
thousand dollars, the license fee shall be five
hundred dollars.
SECTION 9. And be 10 enacted, That if the
license applied for shall be for nine, six or three
months, then the license fee shall be for three
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