ELIHU E. JACKSON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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be paid to the county commissioners of Kent county by said

clerk for the use of said county.

151 A. No license to sell spirituous or fermented liquors in

Kent county shall be granted to any applicant other than a hotel

keeper within the meaning of this act, who shall have complied

with the provisions of this act, unless said applicant in addition

to the sum or sums of money now required, or that may hereafter

be required to be paid by the general license law of the State,

Restaur-
ant keeper

shall also pay for a keeper of a restaurant the sum of two hun-

dred and fifty dollars, and for the keeper of a grocery to sell in

unbroken packages or in quantities not leas than one pint and

not to be drunk on the premises the sum of two hundred and

fifty dollars, to be paid to said clerk and by him paid to the

county commissioners of Kent county for the use of said county.

151 B. All sums received by said clerk for license issued under

this act shall be accounted for and paid over by said clerk to the

county commissioners of Kent county, on the first day of March,

June, September and December of each year, and the official bond

Paid over.

of said clerk shall be liable for all of said sums received for li-

censes issued under this act; and said clerk shall in addition to

foes, now allowed by law, be entitled to receive the sum of one

dollar for approving and filing the bond and other papers of ap-

plicants, and five per cent, commission on all sums paid by him

to said county commissioners under this act, said fees and com-

missions to be paid by applicant for license without deduction

from the sum to be paid to the county.

151 C. All licenses issued under this act shall expire on the

first day of May next thereafter, but licenses may be issued for a

shorter period than one year upon the payment of a proportionate

part of the license fee hereinbefore provided for; licenses issued

under this act shall be transferable as traders' license now are

License

under the general law of this State; provided, that when any

expire.

license tinder this act shall be granted or assigned to any minor or

female, and provided that when any license granted under this

act is assigned, the bonds of the assignor shall be liable for the

act of the assignor as fully and to the same extent as paid bond

is liable for the acts of said assignor.

151 D. Any person who shall sell, directly or indirectly at any

place in Kent couuty, any spirituous or fermented liquor or in-

toxicating drinks of any kind without first having obtained a

license as required by this act, shall upon indictment and convic-

Indict-

tion thereof, be fined not less than two hundred dollars nor more

ment.

than five hundred dollars, and failing to pay such fine and cost

of prosecution forthwith, shall be sentenced to be confined in the

Maryland house of correction for a term of not less than six

months nor more than one year.

151 E. No person obtaining a license under this act shall