1976 ARTICLE 56.

desires to sell, barter or in any way furnish or dispense intoxicating
liquors, wines or beers to its members, the president or secretary of such
club, society or association shall make application for a license to sell
spirituous and fermented liquors and lager beer in the respective cities
and counties where such clubs, societies or associations are located in
the same manner as is required of retail liquor dealers in such city or
county; provided that no signers, such as are required to attest the char-
acter of applicants for retail liquor license shall be reauired on an appli-
cation for a club license; but such clubs, societies or associations shall
file with the application for license a sworn list of the bona fide members
of such club, society or association. Whenever the authorities who in the
respective counties and cities are vested with the power to grant or re-
fuse licenses shall be satisfied that the club making application for license
is in fact such legitimate and bona fide organization as it purports to be
and that such organization would not be a nuisance to the neighborhood
where it proposes to locate, then the said authorities shall grant to the
applicant a license, for which the same fee shall be paid as is required by,
law to be paid in that city or county where the club is located. This sec-
tion not to apply to Baltimore and Washington counties.

The state is the source from which all licenses for sale of liquor are derived.
Intent and effect of this section. This section construed in connection with act of
1906, ch. 278, and sec. 682 of Baltimore city charter (prohibiting sale of liquor on
Sunday in Baltimore city). State v. Maryland Club, 105 Md. 595.

Formerly the liquor license laws did not apply to social clubs. Siem v. State, 55
Md. 571. See also State v. Maryland Club, 105 Md. 597.

An. Code, sec. 88. 1904, sec. 88. 1898, ch. 246, sec. 81B.

102. If any such club, society or association, or officer or agent thereof
shall sell, give, barter or in any way furnish or dispense intoxicating
liquor or any admixture thereof to any person, whether a member thereof
or not, without a license as herein provided, such officer or agent shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not
more than one thousand dollars or be imprisoned in jail or the house of
correction for not more than one year, or be both fined and imprisoned
in the discretion of the court. This section not to apply to Baltimore and
Washington counties.

An. Code, sec. 89. 1904, sec. 89. 1900, ch. 446, sec. 81C.

103. The whole of the money received by the clerk of the court of
common pleas in the city of Baltimore for licenses granted to clubs, socie-
ties and associations selling intoxicating liquor shall be paid over quar-
terly by the said clerk of the court of common pleas to the State as now
provided by law, and when so paid over, the comptroller shall draw his.
warrant upon the treasurer in favor of the mayor and city council of
Baltimore for three-quarters thereof, to be applied to the general use of
said city.