2316 ARTICLE 56

1933, ch. 189.

98. The Boards of County Commissioners in and for Allegany and
Washington Counties shall have authority to revoke licenses granted under
Section 40 to any firm, person or corporation maintaining a place in such
counties for the sale to the public of gasoline, oil or grease for use in
motor vehicles, should the holder of such license, or any of his or its
agents and employees have been found guilty before a Justice of the Peace,
or in any Criminal Court of this State, of fraud in the sale of gasoline, oil
or grease, or of obtaining money under false pretenses, or misrepresenta-
tion, or conspiracy to defraud arising out of the sale of any of such prod-
ucts. Any license which shall have been so revoked may in the discretion
of the Board of County Commissioners be re-issued after six months from
the date of its revocation but not before. During the period for which
such license is revoked, no other license shall be issued permitting the
sale of gasoline, oil or grease at the same place of business where the
Board of County Commissioners has reasonable grounds to believe that to
issue such license would have the effect of defeating the purpose of this
section. Any person, firm or corporation affected by the revocation or the
withholding of the issuance of any license by the Board of County Com-
missioners under the provisions of this section shall have the right of appeal
to the Circuit Court of the County in which the license is issued, such ap-
peal not to operate as a stay of the order or decision of the Board of County
Commissioners.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 124. 1920, ch. 406, sec. 2.

99. The revocation of any license under Section 97 of this Article
shall be based upon investigation made or caused to be made by the revok-
ing authority, or upon the written complaint of three or more citizens and
after a public hearing within fifteen days after such investigation or com-
plaint.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 125. 1920, ch. 406, sec. 3.

100. Upon the revocation of any license, as provided in Section 97
and Section 99 of this Article, the revoking authority shall certify the
revocation of said license to the authority by whom such license was issued
and no license shall be granted to any person whose license has been revoked
under the provisions of Sections 97 and 99 of this Article within a period
of six months following such revocation, unless the application therefor
shall have been approved by the revoking authority.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 126. 1920, ch. 406, sec. 4.

101. Any person affected by the revocation or the withholding of the
issuance of any license, under the provisions of the sub-title shall have
the right of appeal to the Circuit Court of the counties or to the Criminal
Court of Baltimore for the City of Baltimore.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 127. 1920, ch. 406, sec. 5.

102. Any person who shall operate any business after any license for
the operation thereof has been revoked and prior to the issuance of a new
license under the provisions of this sub-title, shall be guilty of a misde-
meanor and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine of one hundred
dollars, or to imprisonment for thirty days.