ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES 261
the County Commissioners shall designate one of the appointees to be
Chairman of the Boards1 and one to be the manager of a County Dis-
pensary All members of said Board shall be residents and voters of
Montgomery County, and persons of high character, integrity and recog-
nized business capacity The members of said Board shall serve for such
terms and receive such salaries as may be prescribed by the Board of
County Commissioners In case of any vacancy the County Commission-
ers shall appoint some eligible person to fill the vacancy The Clerk of
the County Commissioners or such other employee of the Board of County
Commissioners as may be designated by said Board, shall act as the Clerk
and Secretary of the Liquor Control Board The Liquor Control Board
for Montgomery County is hereby authorized and empowered to establish
in said County three county dispensaries or stores at such locations as may
be provided by the Board of County Commissioners, one of which shall
be located in or in the vicinity of Silver Spring, in the Thirteenth Election
District of said County, one in or in the vicinity of Bethesda, in the
Seventh Election District of said County, and one in or in the vicinity of
the town of Rockville, in the Fourth Election District of said County
In the performance of the duties imposed upon them by this Article, the
Liquor Control Board for Montgomery County shall have full power and
authority
(1) to purchase from any "wholesaler" or "manufacturer, " and also
from any non-resident producer or dealer any alcoholic beverages and to
import such beverages in this State for resale as hereinafter provided
(2) to sell and deliver all alcoholic beverages in sealed packages or con-
tainers at such prices as may be determined by the Liquor Control Board,
to all licensed dealers in Montgomery County who are authorized to resell
such beverages, and also to sell all alcoholic beverages for shipment or
delivery outside the State of Maryland
(3) to sell and deliver at the dispensary or store, as above authorized,
all alcoholic beverages at such prices as may be determined by the Board,
in a sealed package or container, which package or container shall not be
opened nor its contents consumed in any of said stores or dispensaries
(4) to make any and all contracts, rules and regulations which the said
Board may deem necessary or desirable to carry out the powers conferred
upon said Board by this Article
The Board of County Commissioners of Montgomery County is hereby
authorized and empowered to borrow upon the credit and faith of said
County such sum or sums as it may deem necessary to provide the Liquor
Control Board with an adequate working capital for the establishment and
operation of and to build or buy adequate quarters for such dispensary,
and for that purpose, the Board of County Commissioners may, from
time to time, issue such notes, certificates of indebtedness and/or bonds
and in such denominations as it may, in its sole discretion, deem necessary
Such notes, certificates of indebtedness and/or bonds shall bear such rate of
interest not exceeding six percentum per annum, payable at the time of issu-
ance of such notes, certificates of indebtedness and/or bonds or thereafter
as may be determined by said Board of County Commissioners of Mont-
gomery County and such notes, certificates of indebtedness and/or bonds
may be issued from time to time and in such form and may be sold in
such manner either at public or private sale and may be renewed or re-
issued as said Board of County Commissioners of Montgomery County
may by resolution determine and the Board of County Commissioners
1 This way in the Act
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