WM. PRESTON LANE, JR., GOVERNOR. 941

license, the said Board shall cause a notice of such application
to be published two times in two successive weeks, in three
newspapers of general circulation in Baltimore City, if the
applicant proposes to do business in said City, and if the
applicant proposes to do business in any of the counties, in
two newspapers of general circulation in said county where
two newspapers are published, and if not, then in one news-
paper having a general circulation in said county; the said
notice shall specify the name of the applicant, the kind of
license applied for, and the location of the place of business
proposed to be licensed, and the time and place fixed by the
Board for hearing upon the application "which shall be not less
than seven, nor more than thirty days after the last publi-
cation. At the time fixed by the notice for hearing upon the
application or upon any postponement of such time, any per-
son shall be heard on either side of the question. If the Board
of License Commissioners for said City or any County de-
termines that the granting of the license is not necessary for
the accommodation of the public or that the applicant is not a
fit person to receive the license applied for, or has made a
material false statement in his application, or has practiced
fraud in connection with said application, or that the opera-
tion of the business, if the license is granted, will unduly dis-
turb the peace of the residents of the neighborhood in which
the place of business is to be located, or that there are other
reasons, in the discretion of the Board, why the license should
not be issued, then the application shall be disapproved and
the license applied for shall be refused. If no such findings
are made by the Board, then the application shall be approved
and the said Board shall issue its certificate of approval for
presentation to the Clerk of the Court of the County in which
the place of business is to be located, or to the Clerk of the
Court of Common Pleas in Baltimore City, as the case may
be, and the said Clerk shall issue the license applied for
upon presentation of said certificate, and the payment of the
fee required.

(b) NOTICE ON THE PREMISES. If the application be in Balti-
more City, or in Allegany, Baltimore, Washington, or Prince
George's Counties, the Board shall cause a suitable sign or
notice to be posted in a conspicuous place upon the premises
described in the application, at least ten days before action
upon such application, and said notice shall also specify the
time and place fixed by the Board for hearing upon the appli-
cation.

(b-1) ALLEGANY COUNTY. In Allegany County (1) The
Clerk shall cause notice of each application to be published
once in each week for two consecutive weeks in at least one