938 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 501

license he will produce all records required to be kept under
the provisions of this Article to the Comptroller or his deputies
or the sheriff of Allegany County or the police officers of any
municipal corporation therein, or as may be required in any
proceeding before the Circuit Court for Allegany County re-
lating to said license or said place of business; (3) The name
of two persons, or a bonding company, authorized under the
provisions of this Article, who will act as sureties upon the
bond required in Allegany County; (4) A statement of all
persons interested or to be interested, and, if the said license
is to be taken out for a corporation, partnership or unincor-
porated association, the name of such corporation, partnership
or unincorporated association; (5) A statement by the appli-
cant as a condition for the issue of said license he will produce
all records required to be kept under the provisions of this
Article to the Comptroller or his Deputies, or to the Sheriff of
Allegany County, or to the Police Officers of any municipal
corporation therein, or as may be required in any proceedings
before the Board or before the Court, relating to said license
or place of business. The petition shall be verified by
the affidavit of the applicant or applicants made before a Jus-
tice of the Peace, a Notary Public, or the Clerk of the Circuit
Court. There shall be annexed to the application a petition
signed by at least ten reputable citizens or voters or property
holders who have not signed any other petition for license
granted under this Article living or owning property in the
vicinity of the place for which license is applied, stating the
full name, residence, or property owned of each person and
certifying that they have been acquainted with the petitioner
or petitioners for more than one year preceding said applica-
tion for license, and that they have good reason to believe and
do believe that all the statements contained in said petition
are true, and they, therefore, pray that said petition be granted
and that the license be issued as prayed for.

(c) BALTIMORE CITY. In Baltimore City the certificate
shall be signed by at least three citizens who shall be owners
of real estate and registered voters of the City, setting forth
a statement that the applicant is personally known to them
and has been a resident of the City for two years preceding the
presentation to them of the application, and in the case of a
corporation at least one of the applicants is personally known
to them and has been a resident of the City for a period of at
least two years preceding the presentation to them of the
application and is a registered voter and taxpayer of the
City; and in the case of a partnership that all members of the
partnership have been residents of the City for at least a
period of two years preceding the presentation of the applica-
tion to them.