276 ARTICLE 2B

1939, ch. 734, sec. 48P.

83. If the Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff of Harford County, or a duly
appointed Constable or City or Town Officer, or any other person, has
reason to believe that any licensee referred to in the preceding section has
in his, their or its possession at the place the business of such licensee is
conducted any alcoholic beverage containing more than fourteen percentum
(14%) of alcohol by volume, it shall be the duty of said officers or other
person to go before a Judge of the Circuit Court for Harford County or
a Justice of the Peace of Harford County and make affidavit of such
fact; said Judge or Justice will thereupon issue a search warrant against
the licensee so complained of, directed to one of the Peace Officers above
mentioned, commanding him to proceed at once and search for said alco-
holic beverages containing more than fourteen percentum (14%) of alco-
hol by volume alleged to be on the premises of a licensee as aforesaid, and
upon finding the same to seize and take possession thereof and keep it until
further order by the Judge or Justice. The said warrant shall be return-
able within forty-eight hours from the date of issue; provided, however,
that if the said officer has reason to believe that alcoholic beverages con-
taining more than fourteen percentum (14%) of alcohol by volume, is in
possession in violation of the provisions of Sections 78-84, and in his
opinion it is not possible or practicable to secure a search warrant in
time to seize the same so in possession, then he may, without a warrant,
examine the premises occupied by said licensee and may seize any of
said alcoholic beverages so found in possession of such licensee; and pro-
vided that this section shall not authorize entering a dwelling house with-
out first procuring a search warrant, except where a licensee conducts his,
her, their or its business in a dwelling house or in a building connected
with a dwelling house. Any alcoholic beverage containing more than four-
teen percentum (14%) of alcohol by volume found by any of the above
mentioned officers as a result of a search as authorized under the provi-
sions of this section may be used as evidence against any licensee referred
to in Section 82 of this Article.

1939, ch 734, sec 48Q

84. The said Liquor Control Board is hereby vested with all the rights,
powers, authority and duties now vested in the County Commissioners of
Harford County, conferred by Sections 421A to 421M, inclusive, of Arti-
cle 13 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "Harford
County", sub-title "Liquor and Intoxicating Drinks", and as part of their
duties shall issue and revoke licenses thereunder in the same manner as
the same are now issued and revoked by the County Commissioners of
Harford County, with the additional authority and direction to revoke
and refuse to re-issue a license to a licensee on whose premises liquor con-
taining more than fourteen percentum (14%) of alcohol by volume has
been found. The attorney for the County Commissioners of Harford
County shall also be attorney for the Liquor Control Board. ¹

¹ Sec 2 of ch 734 of 1939, repeals the provisions of secs 414-421 inclusive and secs
352-380 inclusive, of Art. 13 of the Code of Public Local Laws (1930 Ed ) in so far as
they are inconsistent with the provisions of secs 78-84 and sec 3 of said Act provides
that if any provision of this Act is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the
other provisions thereof Sec 5 of said ch 734 provides for a referendum in the towns of
Aberdeen, Bel Air, Havre de Grace at the election Nov 1940 to determine whether the
Dispensaries in said towns shall be continued after Apr 1, 1941. Sec 6 of said ch. 734
provides that a referendum vote may be had in any Election District in Harford
County at the election in Nov. 1940 on petition signed by 10 per cent of registered voters
in said District to determine whether a Dispensary may be established in said District