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dred Dollars ($100. 00) per annum for their services in acting as members
of the Board of License Commissioners of said county.

In Carroll County each of the members of the Board of County Commis-
sioners shall receive, in addition to their present salaries, the sum of Two
Hundred Dollars ($200. 00) per annum for their services in acting as
members of the Board of License Commissioners. ¹

An. Code, 1924, sec. 46. 1933 (Special Sess. ), ch. 2, sec. 46. 1939, ch. 764, sec. 46.

61. (Boards of License Commissioners—Employees and Compensa-
tion. ) In addition to the powers hereinbefore provided, the said respec-
tive Boards shall be authorized to employ a secretary and such inspectors,
clerical and other assistance as may be necessary, and to fix the compensa-
tion of such employees, subject to the approval of the Comptroller, except
as otherwise provided by this Article. In Baltimore City, no Commis-
sioner, or employee of the Board shall have any interest, direct or indirect,
either proprietary or by means of any loan, mortgage or lien, or in any
other manner, in or on any premises where alcoholic beverages are manu-
factured or sold; nor shall he have any interest, direct or indirect, in any
business wholly or partially devoted to the manufacturer or sale of alco-
holic beverages, or own any stock in any corporation which has any inter-
est, proprietary or otherwise, direct or indirect, in any premises where
alcoholic beverages are manufactured or sold or in any business wholly or
partially devoted to the manufacture or sale of alcoholic beverages, or hold
any other public office or employment, Federal, State or local. Every em-
ployee of said Board shall devote his whole time and attention to the
business of the Board and shall not engage in any other occupation, busi-
ness or profession, unless specifically hired by said Board on a part-time
basis, provided that at any one time there shall not be more than ten
persons so employed by the Board on a part-time basis. Any employee of
said Board who violates any of the provisions of this Section shall be
removed. No commissioner or employee of the Board shall solicit or receive
directly or indirectly any commission, remuneration or gift whatsover
from any person, or corporation engaged in the manufacture or sale of
beer or other alcoholic beverages, nor from any agent or employee of such
person or corporation, or from any licensee, licensed under the provisions
of this Article. No person or corporation engaged in the manufacture or
sale of beer or other alcoholic beverages, 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. The chairman of said Board shall be the administrative officer
thereof and charged with the duty of enforcing the provisions of this
Article. It shall be his duty personally to supervise the activities and
investigations of the several inspectors and other employees of the Board.
He shall examine the location and general character of the licensees in said
City and make recommendations to the Board concerning zoning of
licensees, methods of enforcement, and promulgation of rules and regula-
tions to carry out the purposes of this Article; and. he shall receive, in addi-
tion to the compensation otherwise provided for Board members in said
City, the sum of fifteen hundred dollars ($1500) annually for said ser-

¹ Sec. 2, ch. 204 of 1939, provides that nothing in said Act shall be construed to
affect the term of office of the present License Commissioners of Washington County.