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COUNTY LOCAL LAWS

issue the certificate of approval for presentation to the
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Talbot County and the said
clerk shall issue the license applied for upon
presentation of said certificate and the payment of the
fee required.

SECTION 19. Disposition of license fees

The Clerk of the Circuit Court for Talbot County
shall forthwith remit all license fees collected by him
less a fee of one dollar ($1.00) for the issuance of each
license to the County Council. The salaries of the Board
of License Commissioners together with the necessary
office, clerical, and investigational expenses of the
Board shall be paid by the Talbot County Council out of
receipts from licenses for the sale of alcoholic
beverages, provided, however, that the Board shall not
expend more than three thousand five hundred dollars
($3,500.00) in any year for salaries and expenses said
sum or sums to be expended in the discretion of the
Board.

SECTION 20. Refund of license fees

(a) Generally — No holder of any class of license
shall be entitled to a refund of the unearned portion of
the fee paid for a license upon surrender thereof,
except:

(1)    In the event of receivership or
bankruptcy of the business in the event a transfer is   not
requested, and in such case the refund shall be made   for
the benefit of the creditors of such licensee, or,

(2)    In the event of the death of the license
holder and in such case the refund shall be made for the
benefit of the estate of such deceased license holder,
or,

(3)    In the event that the licensee has
volunteered for or been called into the Armed Forces of
the United States, or,

(4)    In the event that the license holder of
one class surrenders his license and obtains a license of
another class carrying a higher fee in which case the
refund shall be deducted from the amount of the fee to be
paid for the newly obtained license, or,

(5)    In the event that the licensed premises
are taken by the Federal Government, the state, or any
city or municipality for public use.

SECTION 21. License forms, date of issue, and