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by it, as many licenses to sell such liquors as may be required,
and for such purposes they shall certify to the Clerk of the Cir-
cuit Court of Calvert County the number of licenses so re-
quired, and the location of the premises in which each and
every of such licenses is to be used, together with the name of
the owner or lessee thereof, if any. The clerk of said court shall
thereupon issue to said Chesapeake Beach Hotel Company, or
to the several lessees, the number of licenses designated, upon
the payment of the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars for
each and every annual license; and all such licenses shall
expire upon the first day of the following May. Licenses
shall be granted for a fractional part of any year, beginning
with the date of application and ending' on the first day of the
following May. For each fractional part of a j'ear a propor-
tional part of said sum of two hundred and fifty dollars shall
be paid. The whole of the money received by the Clerk of
said Circuit Court for the licenses aforesaid shall be paid over
quarterly by said Clerk to the State, as other license moneys
are paid, as now provided by law, and when so paid over, the
Comptroller of the Treasury shall draw his warrant upon the
Treasurer in favor of the County Commissioners of Calvert
County for all of said license fee except the proportion of
such licenses as are due the State, in conformity to the provi-
sions of Article 56 of the Code of Public General Laws, or
any amendments thereto for similar licenses, to be by said
Commissioners applied to the permanent improvements of
public roads in said county. Any person or persons or cor-
poration who shall violate any provisions of this Act, relating
to the sale of liquors, wines, cordials or beer, shall be sub-
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jected to the same penalties for first and subsequent convic-
tions as provided by the Public General Law for similar
offences. All licenses herein provided for shall be revoked
by said Commissioners if minors are permitted to frequent or
loiter about the places so licensed, or disreputable or dis-
orderly persons are permitted to make the same places of
customary visitation or resort. It shall be unlawful for any
licensee under this Act to sell, barter or give intoxicating
liquor to any intoxicated or disorderly person, or to any
minor, except upon the written order of his or her parent or
guardian; or to any person whatsoever between the hours of
twelve o'clock midnight and five o'clock in the morning, and
all places where intoxicating liquors of any description are
kept for sale shall be closed between the hours of twelve
o'clock midnight and five o'clock in the morning, and shall
not be opened between such hours for any purpose whatso-
ever; but any such licensee may sell all such spirituous and
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