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tunity to offer evidence, or if the interests of justice otherwise
require that further evidence should be taken, the court may
hear such additional testimony to such extent and in such man-
ner as may be necessary.

(2) In such actions of appeal the local board or the local
licensing official involved may be represented by some qualified
attorney designated for such service by said board or official.

(3) The failure of the court to determine an appeal within
a period of 30 days after the record has been filed in court
by the local board as above provided, shall constitute an au-
tomatic affirmance of the local board's decision, unless the
time has been extended by the court for good cause shown.

(4) If the court reverses the action of the local board it
shall file with the papers a written statement of the reasons
therefor. The court may modify, as well as affirm or reverse,
the action of the local board. Costs shall be awarded as in
other civil cases.

(e) FINALITY OF APPEAL. The decision of the court thus
given shall be final and effective at once. No further appeal
shall lie to the Court of Appeals of the State, nor shall there
be any other remedy by which the local board's decision may
be reviewed in court, either by way of mandamus, injunction,
certiorari or otherwise. However, if any Judge of the Circuit
Court of any county, or the Baltimore City Court, shall in
any case finally decide a point of law at variance with any
decision previously rendered by any other Judge of the State
on the same question, an appeal may be taken from the decision
rendered to the Court of Appeals of Maryland. Any such ap-
peal shall be taken within 30 days from the date of the deci-
sion involved and shall not stay the action of the lower court.
The Court of Appeals shall only decide the question of law in-
volved in such an appeal and shall not pass upon any question
of fact.

153. HARFORD COUNTY. In Harford County, notwith-
standing any other provisions in this sub-title, (a) the Liquor
Control Board may elect to have any appeal tried before a
jury; and (b) in the case of an appeal where the license has
been suspended or revoked by the Board, the applicant or
licensee shall not be permitted to operate pending the appeal,
unless the Court, after a hearing, shall stay the action of the
Board, pending the final determination of the appeal.

154. APPEALS TO STATE LICENSE BUREAU. (a)
In the jurisdictions in which this section is applicable, within
ten days from the date of the decision of the Board of License
Commissioners and upon full payment of all the costs as