FRANK BROWN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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any part of said petition the petitioner or petitioners shall

upon indictment and conviction thereof be deemed guilty of

perjury and such license shall be revoked, and he, she

or they be subject to the penalties provided by law for

that crime.

C. There shall be annexed to said petition a certificate

signed by at least twelve reputable citizens residing or doing

Certificate

business in the neighborhood in which the petitioner or

thereto.

petitioners desires to do business, stating the residence or

place of business of each person certifying, that 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 petition be

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

notice provided for in this act, there be no remonstrance

filed with said clerk against the issuing of any license

prayed for, as aforesaid, said clerk shall issue such license

upon said petitioner filing with said clerk a bond as herein-

after provided, praying to said clerk for such license to do

or carry on such business within three miles of the corporate

limits of said city of Cumberland in all directions, but not

within said city ; the same fees as are now required by

article fifty-six of the Code of Public General Laws ; pro-

Remon-

vided, however, that if there be any remonstrance against

strance.

the issuing of such license to any one, petitioning therefor,

the Circuit Court for Allegany County, shall fix a day as

early as practicable, when petitions and remonstrances

shall be heard, and said court shall in its discretion, when-

ever in its opinion, the petitioner 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 license

shall be issued, then the clerk shall issue the same, pro-

vided, that no license under this act shall be issued to any

applicant therefor until the license fee shall have been paid,

and the bond herein required shall have been filed and

approved.

D. No license to sell spirituous or fermented liquors

within three miles of the corporate limits of the city of

To whom

Cumberland in all directions, shall be granted to any other

licenses

person or persons than such as are citizens of the United

shall be
granted.

States of temperate habits 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 whole-

sale or traders' license sell a less quantity than a pint at any