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tions as aforesaid are filed with the Clerk of the Court before the expira-
tion of the time specified in the publication of notice, the Clerk shall forth-
with issue the license applied for, upon payment of the fee required; pro-
vided, however, that nothing in this section shall apply to Howard County,
and the Clerk of the Circuit Court of said County shall issue the licenses
provided for by this Article upon the filing of the duly executed application
provided for in Section 13 of this Article and upon the payment of the re-
quired license fee. This Section shall not apply to St. Mary's County.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 8. 1933 (Special Sess. ), ch. 2, sec. 8.

19. (Expenses of Publication and Notice of Application. ) All expenses
in connection with the publication of the notice of the application and the
giving of notice to the applicant and the protestants, shall be borne by the
applicant, and the applicant shall deposit, in advance, with the Board of
License Commissioners or the Clerk of the Court, as the case may be, a
sufficient sum to cover such publication and the giving of such notice.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 12. 1933 (Special Sess. ), ch. 2, sec. 12.

20. (Licenses—Forms—Date of Issue and Expiration. ) Every license
issued under the provisions of this Article shall be upon forms prescribed
by the Comptroller, board of license commissioners, or the Clerks of the
Courts, as the case may be, shall be dated as of the date of issue and shall
expire on April 30th next after its issuance, except temporary licenses
and special licenses, which shall expire as above provided.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 13. 1933 (Special Sess. ), ch. 2, sec. 13.

21. (Display of Licenses. ) Every person receiving a license under the
provisions of this Article shall frame his license under glass and place the
same so that it shall at all times be conspicuous and easily read in his
place of business, except in the case of a Class F license which shall be
kept in the chief operating office of the corporation in this State.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 14. 1933 (Special Sess. ), ch. 2, sec. 14. 1935, chs. 22 and 55.

1937, chs. 133 and 324.

22. (License Fees—Computation and Disposition. ) The fee for each
license issued for a full period of one year shall be as hereinbefore pro-
vided, and the fee for every license issued for less than one year (except
temporary or special licenses) shall be calculated from the date of issue
until April 30th, next, after its issuance, both inclusive. The Comptroller
shall be entitled to retain from the license fees collected by him for the
use of the State of Maryland, such sums as may be necessary to pay refunds
on licenses issued by him and the expenses incurred by him and the Bureau
of State Licenses, in the discharge of the duties imposed by this Article.

In Baltimore City the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas shall forth-
with remit to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore all license fees
collected by him, less a fee of one dollar ($1. 00) for the issuance of said
license, in lieu of commissions, and the said Mayor and City Council of
Baltimore shall pay from such receipts all refunds as hereinafter provided,
the salaries and expenses of the Board of License Commissioners of Balti-
more City, and its employees as approved by the State Comptroller, and
devote the balance to the general purposes of the City.