FRANK BROWN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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they have been acquainted with the petitioner or petitioners

for one year preceding said application for said license, and

that they have good reason to believe and do believe, that all

the statements contained in said petition are true, and that

they therefore pray that the prayer of said petitioner be

granted and the license issued as prayed for. If after the

notice provided for in this act, there be no remonstrance tiled

with said clerk against the issuing of any license prayed for

as aforesaid, said clerk shall issue such license upon said peti-

tioner filing with said clerk a bond as hereinafter provided

and praying to said clerk for such license to do and carry

on such business in the corporate limits of the city of Cum-

berland the sum of seventy-five dollars ; provided however,

that if there be any remonstrance against the issuing of such

license to any one petitioner therefor, the Circuit Court for

Remon-

Allegany County shall fix a day as early as practicable,

strance.

when petitions and remonstrances shall be heard, and said

court shall, in its discretion, whenever in its opinion the

petitioner or petitioners is or are unfit persons to be granted

such license, direct the said clerk not to issue the same ; but

if said court shall determine that such licenses shall be issued

then the clerk shall issue the same, provided, that no license

under this act shall he issued to any applicant therefor until

the license fee hereinbefore provided for shall have been

paid, and the bond herein required shall have been filed and

approved and the said clerk is hereby required and directed

from the moneys received for such licenses to do or carry on

such business in the city of Cumberland to pay first to the

State the amount now received by it for such licenses in

said city of Cumberland and the excess over and above the

sum now charged by the State for such licenses in said city

shall be by said clerks paid into the treasury of the city of

Cumberland to be used by the corporate authorities of said

city as in their discretion they may deem proper.

SEC. 175 D. No licenses to sell spirituous or fermented

liquors within the corporate limits of the city of Cumber-

land shall be granted to any other person or persons than

Who to
have

such as are citizens of the United States of temperate habits

license.

and good moral character, who have complied with the

requirements of this act, and no person having a saloon

license shall sell in greater quantities than a pint at one

time, nor shall any one having a wholesale or traders' license

sell in less quantity than a pint at any one time ; and no

license shall be issued for a longer period than one year ; if

issued for a shorter period the licensee shall pay for every

month for which the license so issued is to run, one -twelfth

of the annual charge for such license, and all the licenses