Ch. 5

1993 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(e)     In Baltimore County, the Clerk of the Circuit Court for the County shall
retain the Clerk's commission from each license fee collected by him, for the issuance of
each license. The Clerk shall remit the remainder of the fees to the County, who shall, out
of the remainder received from the Clerk, pay all salaries and expenses of the Board of
License Commissioners as determined by the County, and devote the balance of the
license fees[,] to the general purposes of the County. [; and the] THE phrase "the
general purposes of the County" in Baltimore County [shall be construed to include]
INCLUDES the general purposes of the highways and the general purposes of the
metropolitan district department of the County.

(f)      In Calvert County the Clerk of the Circuit Court for the County shall remit to
the Board of County Commissioners all license fees collected by him, less the Clerk's
commission for the issuance of each license and the Board of County Commissioners shall
pay the salaries and expenses of the Board of License Commissioners for Calvert County.
Where the licensed place of business is located in an incorporated town 50 percent of the
net license fee shall be payable to the incorporated town and the remaining 50 percent
and all the net license fees for places of business located outside an incorporated town
shall be used by the County Commissioners for the purposes of the County.,

(G) IN CAROLINE COUNTY, THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTION (A) APPLY.

' (h) In Carroll County, the County Commissioners shall forthwith pay [twenty-five
per centum] 25 PERCENT of the sum to the incorporated town in which the place of
business is located.

(i) In Cecil County, the County Commissioners shall receive from [said] THE
license fees in addition to their present salaries any sum paid to them for their services in
acting as the Board of License Commissioners for [said] THE County.

(j) (1) In Charles County, the Board of License Commissioners shall remit
promptly to the Board of County Commissioners:

(i) All license fees collected under this article; and

(ii) Any refunds paid under this article.

(2)     Any amount paid to the Board of County Commissioners under
paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be applied to the general fund of the County.

(3)     Any person violating any of the provisions of paragraph (1) of this
subsection shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $500.

(K) IN DORCHESTER COUNTY, THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTION (A) APPLY.

[(k)](L) In Frederick County, where the licensed place of business is located in
an incorporated town, [fifty per centum] 50 PERCENT of the net license fee shall be
[payable] PAID to the incorporated town, and the remaining [fifty per centum] 50
PERCENT, and all of the net license fee for places of business located outside an
incorporated town, shall be turned over by the Board of County Commissioners to the
County Treasurer [of said County]. The salary and expenses of the license commissioner
shall be paid by the County Commissioners from the license fees received under the
provisions of this article.

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