78 ARTICLE 2B.

ration engaged in the manufacture or sale of beer or other alcoholic bever-
ages, nor any agent or employee of such person or corporation, and no
licensee, licensed under the provisions of this Article shall either, directly
or indirectly, offer to pay any commission, profit or remuneration, or make
any gift to any Commissioner or employee of the Board or to any one on
behalf of such Commissioner or employee of said Board.

1933 (Special Sess. ), ch. 2, sec. 47.

47. Boards of License Commissioners—Removals. The Governor
may remove any member of any Board of License Commissioners ap-
pointed by him under the provisions of this Article, for misconduct in office,
incompetency or wilful neglect of duty, giving him a copy of the charges
against him and an opportunity of being publicly heard in person, or by
counsel, in his own defense, upon not less than ten days' notice. If any
member shall be removed, the Governor shall file in the office of the
Secretary of State, a statement of the charges made against such member
and his findings thereon.

1933 (Special Sess. ), ch. 2, sec. 48.

48. Appeals. The decision of the Boards of License Commissioners
for Baltimore City and of the respective counties in approving, suspend-
ing, revoking or restricting or refusing to approve, suspend, revoke or re-
strict any license, shall be subject to appeal to the State License Bureau
by the applicant for any license, the licensee or not less than ten citizens,
voters and real estate owners residing in the precinct or voting district
in which the place of business is located or proposed to be located. Upon
the filing of any such appeal, all papers and testimony produced before the
Board of License Commissioners shall be forwarded to the State License
Bureau upon the payment by the appellant or appellants, of all costs inci-
dent to the hearing before the Board of License Commissioners every such
appeal shall be heard by the State License Bureau de novo. No such ap-
peal shall be considered by the License Bureau unless filed with the Board
of License Commissioners from which the appeal is taken, within ten
days from the determination by said Board and the said Board shall not
be required to forward any such papers or transcribe any such testimony
until the appellant has paid or secured to be paid all costs incident to the
hearing. It shall be the duty of the State License Bureau to hear and
determine all such appeals within thirty days from the date of the receipt
of the papers and testimony from the Board originally hearing the) appli-
cation, complaint or charges, and if the decision appealed from is reversed
the costs paid by the appellants shall be recoverable by the appellants
from the appellees, in a civil action.

County Dispensaries.

1933 (Special Sess. ), ch. 2, sec. 48A.

48A. Liquor Control Board — Appointment — Powers and Duties —
Montgomery County. In Montgomery County the Board of County Com-