The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-08-05
CHAPTER 252.

Relating to the Issuance of Licenses
for the sale of beer in Garrett
County and providing for the pub
LEGATION of notices that applica-
ton for such license has been
made to the Clerk of the Circuit
Court for Garrett County.
AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments Sections 337C, 337D,
337P and 377R of Article IL of the
Code of Public Local Laws of Mary
land 1880 Edition), title Garrett
County,, subtitle Liquor and In
toxicating Drinks, as said sections
were enacted by Chapter 314 of the
Acts of 1885, relating to the issue
of licenses for the sale of beer in
Garrett County, and to change Sec
ton 377R to Section 337QA.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
Sections 337C, 337D, 337Pand 377R of
Article IL of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Maryland 1880 Edition), IL
tie Garrett County,, subtitle Liquor
and Intoxicating Drinks, as said sec
tions were enacted by Chapter 314 of
the Acts of 1885, be and they are
hereby repealed and re-enacted with
amendments, to read as follows:
S37C. There shall be annexed to
said petition, a petition signed by at
least six reputable citizens or voters
or property holders who have not
signed any other petition for license
granted under this Act living or own
ing property in the vicinity of the
place for which license is applied,
stating the full name of, the residence
of petitioners and list of property
owned by each of them and certifying
that they have been acquainted with
the petitioner or petitioners for more
than one year preceding said applica-
ton for license, that they know petit
toner to be a person of good moral
character, that they have good reason
to believe and do believe that all the
statements contained in said petition
are true, and they, therefore, pray
that said petition be granted and that
the license be issued as prayed for.
Thereupon the Clerk shall cause no
tees of such application to be pub
lished once a week for two successive
weeks in at least one newspaper pub
lished in Garrett County, the said pub
LEGATION to contain the name of the
applicant and the location of his place
of business and the names of his rec
ommenders, the first publication to be
not less than fifteen days before the
time fixed for the consideration of
said application. If after the notice
provided for in the Act there shall be
no circumstances filed with said Clerk
against the issuing of the same, the
Clerk shall certify such fact upon
said application and Immediately de-
liver the application to the Court, who
shall forthwith pass an order setting
a time when said Court shall sit for
the purpose of examining and finally
passing upon said application; and it
shall be the defy of the Clerk to no
tify each of said applicants Of the time
set for said hearing and request that
said applicant be personally present
thereat to answer any and all such
questions as the Court may require
of him touching upon said application.
If within the period of fourteen days
after the first publication of any Ii
cense application a remonstrance
shall be filed against any application
for a license, the Clerk shall forth
with submit said application and re-
mOnstrance, thereto to said Circuit
Court which shall fix a day as early
as practicable for the hearing thereof
and notice of same shall be given to
the applicant and those filing remon-
strances. Said Circuit Court shall in
its discretion direct said Clerk not
to issue said license whenever in its
opinion whether remonstrance
shall have been filed or not) any petit
toner or petitioners is or are an unfit
person or persons to be granted such
a license or in the discretion of the
Circuit Court when the place for
which the license is applied for is
not a proper one with reference to
the public peace and general welfare
of the neighborhood or to the charac-
ter of it's inhabitants, due regard be-
ing given to the number of said h
censes issued for said neighborhood
as well as all specific restrictions and
conditions set forth in this Act. If,
after the hearing as herein provided,
the Circuit Court shall determine that
the license applied for shall be issued,