Ch. 594                                     1993 LAWS OF MARYLAND

58.                                                                                              

All expenses in connection with the publication of the notice of application and the
giving of notice to the applicant and the protestants, shall be borne by the applicant, and
the applicant shall deposit, in advance, with the [board of license commissioners or the
clerk of the court, as the case may be,] LOCAL COLLECTING AGENT a sufficient sum to
cover such publication and the giving of such notice.

60.

(a) Before the board of license commissioners for Baltimore City or any county
approves any APPLICATION FOR A license, the board shall cause a notice of such
application to be published two times in two successive weeks, in three newspapers of
general circulation in Baltimore City, if the applicant proposes to do business in the City,
and if the applicant proposes to do business in any of the counties, in the two newspapers
of general circulation in the county where two newspapers are published, and if not, then
in one newspaper having a general circulation in the county. The notice shall specify the
name of the applicant, the kind of license applied for, the location of the place of business
proposed to be licensed, and the time and place fixed by the board for hearing upon the
application. The hearing shall be not less than seven nor more than 30 days after the last
publication. At the time fixed by the notice for hearing upon the application or upon any
postponement of such time, any person shall be heard on either side of the question. If
the board of license commissioners for the city or any county determines that the granting
of the license is not necessary for the accommodation of the public or that the applicant
is not a fit person to receive the license applied for, or has made a material -false
statement in his application, or has practiced fraud in connection with the application, or
that the operation of the business, if the license is granted, will unduly disturb the peace
of the residents of the neighborhood in which the place of business is to be located, or
that there are other reasons, in the discretion of the Board, why the license should not be
issued, then the application shall be disapproved and the license applied for shall be
refused. If no such findings are made by the Board, then the application shall be
approved and the [Board] LICENSE ISSUING AUTHORITY shall issue [its certificate of
approval for presentation to the clerk of the court of the county in which the place of
business is to be located. The clerk shall issue] the license applied for upon
[presentation of the certificate, and the] payment of the fee required TO THE LOCAL
COLLECTING AGENT. [In Caroline and Carroll Counties, if the Board approves the
application, the Board shall issue the license upon payment to the Board of the fee
required. For purposes of this article, in Caroline and Carroll Counties the term "clerk"
shall be deemed to mean "Board of License Commissioners". In Prince George's County,
the certificate of approval may not be presented to nor payment made to the clerk of the
court. If no such findings are made by the Board, then the application shall be approved
and the Board shall issue the license applied for, after payment of the required fee to the
Treasurer of Prince George's County, and the Board shall maintain a record of licenses
issued. In Howard County, if the Board of License Commissioners approves the
application, the Board shall issue the license after payment of the required fee to the
Director of Finance of Howard County.] In [addition, in] Baltimore' City, [a license]
THE BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS [may not be issued by] SHALL ISSUE A
CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL FOR PRESENTATION TO the Clerk of the Circuit Court
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, WHO MAY NOT ISSUE A LICENSE unless and until there is

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