950 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 501

vided, however, that when such licenses are issued for a period
of six months, one-half only of the annual fee herein provided
for shall be charged.

60. REFUSAL TO ISSUE LICENSE, (a) GENERALLY. If
a license is refused, except as herein provided, no further
application shall be considered from the applicant or for the
premises, as the case may be, for a period of six months,
and if a subsequent application by the same applicant or for
the same premises is refused within the two-year period imme-
diately following the date of the first refusal, then no further
application shall be considered from such applicant or for
such premises, as the case may be, until the two-year period
above provided for has elapsed; provided, however, this sec-
tion shall not hold against an applicant where a license was
refused on the grounds it was not necessary for the accommo-
dation of the public or because the premises were not suitable
to the sale of alcoholic beverages under the license applied
for; neither shall such restriction hold against such premises
set forth in an application when the license applied for was
refused because the applicant personally was determined not
to be a proper person to be issued the license applied for.

(b) EXCEPTIONS. This section shall not apply to Baltimore
City or to Anne Arundel, Montgomery or Prince George's
counties.

(c) ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY. If an application for a license
in Anne Arundel County is refused, no further application for
a license for the same premises shall be made until a year
shall expire from the date of such refusal. If a license for
certain premises in Anne Arundel County is twice refused, no
license shall be granted for the sale of alcoholic beverages
upon such premises, for a period of two years from the date
of such second refusal.

RENEWAL OF LICENSES

61. GENERAL PROCEDURE, (a) The holder or holders
of any expiring license, other than special licenses issued under
the provisions of this Article, shall, not less than thirty (30)
nor more than sixty (60) days before the first day of May of
each and every year, file a written application, duly verified
by oath, for the renewal of such license with the official au-
thorized to approve the same. Such renewal application shall
state that the facts in the original application are unchanged,
and shall be accompanied by a statement signed by the owner
of the premises consenting to renewal of the license and to
search and seizure as in the case of original applications; and
upon the filing of such renewal application, and upon pay-