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an investigation to be made regarding the applicant, the business to be
operated and the facts as set forth in the application. After the investiga-
tion, if the Comptroller is of the opinion that the applicant is not a fit
person to receive the license or permit applied for, or has made a material
false statement in his application or has practiced fraud in connection with
said application or that there are other reasons, in the discretion of the
Comptroller, why the license or permit should not be issued, then the appli-
cation shall be denied, and no such license or permit shall be issued. If no
such findings are made by the Comptroller, then the application shall be
approved and the license or permit issued.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 6. 1933 (Special Sess. ), ch. 2, sec. 6. 1939, ch. 468.

16. (Procedure in Issue of Licenses in Baltimore City and in Coun-
ties Having a Board of License Commissioners. ) Before the Board of
License Commissioners for Baltimore City or any County shall approve
any license, the said Board shall cause a notice of such application to be
published two times in two successive weeks, in three newspapers of gen-
eral circulation in Baltimore City, if the applicant proposes to do business
in said City, and if the applicant purposes to do business in any of the
counties, in two newspapers of general circulation in said county where
two newspapers are published, and if not, then in one newspaper having
a general circulation in said county; the said notice shall specify the
name of the applicant, the kind of license applied for, and the location
of the place of business proposed, to be licensed, and the time and place
fixed by the Board for hearing upon the application which shall be not
less than seven, nor more than thirty days after the last publication. If
the application be in Baltimore City or Baltimore, Washington, or Prince
George's County, the Board shall cause a suitable sign or notice to be posted
in a conspicuous place upon the premises described in the application, at
least ten days before action upon such application, and said notice shall
also specify the time and place fixed by the Board for hearing upon the
application. The expenses of all such publications and the posting of such
notice shall be borne by the applicant and every applicant shall be required
to pay to the Board of License Commissioners a sufficient sum to cover
the cost of such publication and notice before any such publication and
notice. At the time fixed by the notice for hearing upon the application
or upon any postponement of such time, any person shall be heard on
either side of the question, and in Baltimore City if it shall appear that
more than fifty percent (50%) in number of the owners of real or lease-
hold property situated within 200 feet of the place of business for which
application is made are opposed to the granting of the license, or if the
Board of License Commissioners for said City or any County determines
that the granting of the license is not necessary for the accommodation of
the public or that the applicant is not a fit person to receive the license
applied for, or has made a material false statement in his application, or
has practiced fraud in connection with said application, or that the opera-
tion of the business, if the license is granted, will unduly disturb the peace
of the residents of the neighborhood in which the place of business is to be
located, or that there are other reasons, in the discretion of the Board,
why the license should not be issued, then the application shall be disap-
proved and the license applied for shall be refused. If no such findings are
made by the Board, then the application shall be approved and the said
Board shall issue its certificate of approval for presentation to the Clerk of