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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

the sub-title "Intoxicating Liquors," to regulate the-

sale of intoxicating liquors in Garrett county, and

the granting of license therefor, and to read as fol-

lows, viz. :

SEC. 134. License shall not be granted to any

person to sell spirituous or fermented liquors or

lager beer in Garrett county, until the person apply-

Pile with

ing for said license shall have filed with the clerk of

clerk a peti-

the Circuit Court a petition, signed by at least twelve

tion.

freeholders, each of whom shall be the owner of real

estate worth not less than five hundred dollars over

and above all incumbrances, and reside within three

miles of the proposed place of business of such appli-

cant praying that the license asked for may be

granted, nor until the person applying for such

license shall have filed with said clerk a bond, with

at least two sureties, to be approved by said clerk,

File bond

in the penal sum of three thousand dollars, con-

with clerk.

ditioned for the payment of all fines, penalties, costs-

and damages, to which the person obtaining the said

license may become liable, for any violation of any

of the license laws of this State ; and the said clerk

is hereby prohibited from approving any bond under

this section unless it shall appear to him by good.

evidence that the sureties in said bond are worth in

real estate double the amount of the penalty of said

bond.

SEC. 135. License to sell spirituous or fermented

liquors or lager beer in Garrett county shall not be

granted to any applicant who has complied with the

preceding section of this act until said applicant, in

addition to the amount of moneys now required, or

which may hereafter be required to be paid by the

General License Laws of this State, shall have paid

How dispos-

to said clerk an equal sum of money, to be paid over

ed of.

by said clerk to the Board of County School Com-

missioners of said county, to be by said board applied

to and used as a part of the public general school

fund of said county ; provided, however, that the

said additional sum of money to be paid to the

county shall not be less than the sum of thirty dol-

lars for any one year, and pro rata for any portion of

a year allowed by the State License Laws.