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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

accommodation of the public, or the petitioner or petitioners is or

are not fit persons to have such license granted; and if sufficient

cause shall at any time be shown, or proof be made to said mayor,

Petition

counsellor or aldermen, that the party licensed was guilty of any

for and

fraud in procuring such license, or has violated any law of this

against

State relating to the sales of intoxicating liquors, the said mayor,

counsellor and aldermen shall after giving notice to the person so

licensed, revoke said license; and the circuit court for Anne

Arundel county may in like mariner revoke said license if the

party should be convicted before it of any such violation or if

such revocation be recommended by the grand jury.

184 I. No license shall be issued to any person or persons until

he, she or they shall have paid the license fees provided for in the

succeeding section, and shall have executed and filed with the

said mayor, counsellor and aldermen a bond to the State of Mary-

Bond.

land in the penal sum of one thousand dollars with at least two

sufficient sureties to be approved by said mayor, counsellor and

aldermen conditioned for the faithful observance of all the laws of

this State relating to the selling or furnishing of intoxicating

liquors, and to pay all damages which may be recovered in any

action against him, her or them, under the provisions of the Gen-

eral Assembly of Maryland, and all costs, fines and penalties

which may be imposed upon him, her or them, under any indict-

ment for violating any provision contained in this sub-title, or

any other act supplementary thereto, relating to selling or fur-

nishing intoxicating liquors as aforesaid; and such bond shall not

be accepted or approved until each surety has appeared before said

Sureties'

mayor, counsellor and aldermen, and made and subscribed a sworn

sworn

statement that he is worth not less than one thousand dollars over

statement.

and above all liabilities and indebtedness, and that he is not surety

on any other bond for license under this sub-title; and the state-

ment so made shall designate sufficient real estate or chattels real

to cover the requirement of the bond, and shall be kept on file

with the records of said corporation in connection with the petition

with reference to which said statement is made; a copy of said

bond certified by said corporation, or the clerk thereof, shall be

received in evidence, and have the same force and effect for all

purposes that the original bond would have if produced.

184 J. If after notice and hearing, and filing of the bond pro-

vided for in this sub-title, the mayor, counsellor and aldermen

shall decide to grant the license prayed for, they shall notify the

License
fee.

applicant of such decision, and the applicant shall thereupon pay

to the collector and treasurer of the city of Annapolis the sum of

money specified below, to wit: for a hotel, restaurant or other

place in which distilled liquors or admixtures of distilled liquors.

containing more than fifteen per cent, of alcohol are sold by re-

tail, the sum of two hundred dollars; for a hotel or restaurant,