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than one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned in the

county jail not less than ten nor more than forty

days, in the discretion of the court, and his or her

license shall thereupon be suppressed.

Suppressed
for violation.

7. Whenever any license shall be suppressed for
any violation of this act, it shall not be lawful for

the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cecil county to

grant a license to sell spirituous or fermented liquors
or lager beer to any other person for the remainder

Rented to sell

of the term for which said premises have been rented

to sell as aforesaid upon the premises for which the

license has been so suppressed.

In force.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take

effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 1, 1878.

CHAPTER 178.

AN ACT to add additional sections to article eighty-

one of the Code of Public General Laws, entitled

" Revenue and Taxes," and to repeal all laws in-

consistent with the provisions of said sections.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly

of Maryland, That additional sections be and the

same are hereby added to article eighty-one of the

Code of Public General Laws, entitled " Revenue

and Taxes," to read as follows :

SEC. 149. There shall be in the Treasury Depart-

Tax Commis-

ment a Tax Commissioner of the State of Maryland,

sioner.

to be appointed by the Governor, Comptroller and

Treasurer, or a majority of them, who shall take the

Oath.

oath prescribed by the constitution, and shall hold his

office for four years from the date of his qualification

and until the appointment and qualification of his

Receive a

successor, and shall receive a salary of twenty-five

salary.

hundred dollars per annum and such necessary trav-