be advertised in a local newspaper, and if objections in proper form are
not filed within a period of one week, then the license is forthwith
issued. If objections are filed within said period by ten or more rep-
utable citizens, voters and taxpayers residing in the election district
in question, then the same are referred to the Bureau of State Licenses,
and are there heard and decided by the Chief Inspector and two as-
sistants, appointed by the Comptroller, subject to the approval of the
Governor.

For this purpose the said Bureau consists of the following:

Chief Inspector:
Frank P. Bratten, Pocomoke City.

Assistants.'

W. Clinton McSherry, Frederick.
L. Franklin Purnell, Ocean City.

This law applies to the following counties of the State: Anne
Arundel, except the City of Annapolis; Calvert, Cecil, Charles, Dor-
chester, Frederick, Kent, Montgomery, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot,
Wicomico and Worcester.

Baltimore City and the following counties are exempted from the
application of the Act: Baltimore, Harford, Howard, Prince George's,
St. Mary's, Caroline, Allegany, Washington, Garrett, Carroll and the
City of Annapolis.

The Legislature of 1933 enacted special laws covering the sale of
beer in each of the above exempted counties, and in the City of An-
napolis.

The chapter numbers of these laws are as follows:

Chapter
Allegany ........................................................................................ 389
City of Annapolis........................................................................ 392
Baltimore ................................................................................................ 522
Caroline .......................................................................................... 523
Carroll ..................................................................................................... 625
Garrett . ..... ....524
Harford .................................................................................................. 393
Howard ................................................................................................... 489
Prince George's......................................................................... 488
Prince George's, referring to Laurel............................. 390
Washington . ............ ...... ....... . 490
St. Mary's 388
St. Mary's............................................................................................. 40

In Caroline County (Acts 1933, Ch. 523), in Carroll County (Acts
1933, Ch. 525) and in Garrett County (Acts 1933, Ch. 524) the sale of
beer was made subject to a referendum at the special election of Sep-
tember 12, 1933. At this election Caroline County and Carroll County
voted for the Beer Law and Garrett County voted against it. At the
same election Washington County, under the Act of 1933, Chapter 114,
voted to repeal the Prohibition and Local Option Laws of that county.

In Montgomery County, Chapter 466 authorizes a referendum from
January 1, 1934, to May 1, 1934, on the petition of twenty per cent of
the registered voters of certain specified voting sub-divisions for the
exemption of the same from the application of the State-wide law.