244 ARTICLE 2B

lar, in lieu of commissions, to the Board of License Commissioners for said
County who shall deduct therefrom such sums as may be necessary to pay
the salaries of the Board and such additional sum as the Board may deem
necessary to pay its employees, and such other expenses as the Board may
deem necessary, and deduct such further sums as may be necessary to pay
refunds and shall pay over the net proceeds of such license fees ratably
to the incorporated town in which the place of business is located or to
the County Commissioners for the use of the County, if the place of busi-
ness is not located in an incorporated town.

In Wicomico and Worcester Counties the Clerk of the Circuit Court
for each of said counties shall forthwith remit to the Comptroller all
license fees collected by him, less a fee of one dollar for the issuance of
each license, in lieu of Commissions, and the Comptroller shall forthwith
pay the same to the Boards of County Commissioners in each of said coun-
ties for the use of said counties, less such sums as may be necessary to
pay the salaries and expenses of the Board of License Commissioners
in said counties and to pay refunds as hereinafter provided, and the bal-
ance of such receipts shall be devoted to the general purposes of the respec-
tive counties.

In Montgomery County the Clerk of the Circuit Court for said County
shall forthwith remit to the Board of County Commissioners for Mont-
gomery County, all license fees collected by him, less a fee of one dollar
($1. 00), for the issuance of each license in lieu of commissions, out of
which receipts the said Board of County Commissioners shall pay such
sums as may be necessary to cover refunds as herein provided, and all of
the balance of said net receipts shall he applied by the Board of County
Commissioners towards the payment of interest and retirement charges on
Montgomery County Public Road and School Bonds. ¹

An Code, 1924, sec. 15. 1933 (Special Sess. ), ch. 2, sec. 15. 1935, ch. 220. 1937, chs. 20
and 440. 1939, ch. 775, sec. 15.

23. (Refunds. ) No holder of any class of license shall be entitled to a
refund of the unearned portion of the fee paid for a license, upon the sur-
render thereof, except in the event of receivership or bankruptcy of the
business, or in the event of the death of the license holder, and in such
cases refunds shall be made for the benefit of the creditors or estate of any
such licensee.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 16 1933 (Special Sess. ), ch. 2, sec. 16.

24. (Record of Licenses. ) The Comptroller, the Clerks of the several
courts and the Boards of License Commissioners and the Bureau of State
Licenses shall severally keep an accurate record of every license issued or
approved by them respectively, under the provisions of this Article, and
shall also keep an accurate record of all revocations, suspensions and cancel-
lations of licenses and of all restrictions imposed upon any license, with a
brief notation as to the cause for such action and the said Clerk, Boards
and Bureaus shall in each case forthwith report the same to the Comp-
troller. Such records shall be open to inspection at the respective offices
of the Comptroller, the Clerks, the Boards of License Commissioners and
the Bureau of State Licenses, at all times during regular business hours,
by any person.

¹ Sec. 2, ch. 133 of 1937 repealed all acts inconsistent therewith.