106 ARTICLE 1.

1900, ch. 564.

301. The word resident in the preceding section shall be so construed
as to include a resident for commercial or business purposes.

1894, ch. 140, sec. 175C. 1902, ch. 415, sec. 175C. 1904, ch. 57, sec. 175C.

1908, ch. 628, sec. 175C (p. 475). 1910, ch. 296, sec. 175C (p. 477).

1916, ch. 150. 1918, ch. 287.

302. There shall be annexed to said petition a certificate signed by at
least six reputable citizens residing or doing business in the neighborhood
in which the petitioner or petitioners applies or apply for a license to do
business, stating the full name, residence or place of business of each per-
son certifying that they have been acquainted with the petitioner or peti-
tioners for one year preceding said application for said licenses, and that
they have good reason to believe and do believe that all the statements
contained in said petition are true, and that they therefore pray that
the prayer of said petitioner be granted and that the licenses be issued
as prayed for. If after the notice provided for in this Act, there be no
remonstrances filed with said Clerk against the issuing of any licenses
prayed for, said Clerk shall issue such license upon said petitioner filing
with said Clerk a bond as hereinbefore provided, to be approved by said
Clerk, and paying said Clerk for license to keep an oyster house, cook shop,
victualling house, tavern, lager beer saloon, or any ordinary license to
sell spirituous or fermented liquors, the sum of one hundred dollars; fifty
dollars of which shall be paid to the State, and fifty dollars shall be paid
to the Treasurer of Allegany County for county purposes; and paying
for licenses to sell spirituous or fermented liquors by retailers, under Ar-
ticle 56, Sections 55 to 66,* inclusive, as aforesaid, the license fee re-
quired by said Article 56, Sections 55 to 66, inclusive; provided, how-
ever, that if there be any remonstrance against the issuing of such license
to anyone petitioning therefor, the said Clerk shall not issue the same, and
the Circuit Court for Allegany County shall fix a day as early as prac-
ticable when petitions and remonstrances shall be heard provided that
all remonstrances against granting licenses shall be filed within twenty
days after filing of application for licenses under this Act; and said Court
shall, in its discretion, whenever in its opinion the petitioner or peti-
tioners is or are unfit person or persons to be granted such licenses, or,
in the discretion of the Court, the place of which license is applied for iff
not a proper one with reference to the public peace and general welfare
of the neighborhood or to the character of its inhabitants, due regard
being given to the number of said licenses issued for said neighborhoodT
the Court having the discretion to allow or disallow the license at the
place applied for, direct said Clerk not to issue the same; but if said Court
shall determine that such license shall be issued, then the Clerk shall
issue the same; provided, that no license under this Act shall be issued
to any applicant therefor until the license fee, hereinbefore provided,
shall have been paid and the bond herein provided for shall have been

*Secs. 73-84 of 1924 edition.