458 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 252

thereto to said Circuit Court which shall fix a day as early
as practicable for the hearing thereof and notice of same shall
be given to the applicant and those filing remonstrances. Said
Circuit Court shall in its discretion direct said Clerk not to
issue said license whenever in its opinion (whether a remon-
strance shall have been filed or not) any petitioner or peti-
tioners is or are an unfit person or persons to be granted such
a license or in the discretion of the Circuit Court when the
place for which the license is applied for is not a proper one
with reference to the public peace and general welfare of the
neighborhood or to the character of its inhabitants, due regard
being given to the number of said licenses issued for said
neighborhood as well as all specific restrictions and conditions
set forth in this Act. If, after the hearing as herein provided,
the Circuit Court shall determine that the license applied for
shall be issued, then they shall issue an order to the Clerk
authorizing him to issue the same; provided that no license
under this Act shall be issued to any applicant therefor until
the license fee and the Clerk's fee of one dollar for issuing said
license shall have been paid and the bond herein provided for
shall have been given, filed and approved by the Clerk and all
other provisions of this Act complied with. At the time of
the filing the application for said license, the applicant shall
pay to the Clerk of the Circuit Court such sum of money as
may be necessary to provide for the payment of the costs relat-
ing to the publication and notice.

No remonstrance against the issuing of any license here-
under shall be considered by said Circuit Court unless the same
shall be filed by at least five reputable citizens, voters, or prop-
erty holders residing or owning property in the vicinity of
the place for which such license is applied for, and who shall
in said remonstrance set forth the ground or reason upon
which said remonstrance is filed. At any time after the li-
cense has been granted a remonstrance of like character against
the continuance of the same may be filed with the Circuit
Court and thereupon the matter shall be set for hearing before
the Circuit Court at such time as they may determine and
notice thereof shall be given by them to the party concerned,
and the Circuit Court shall have the power to revoke such
license or to refuse to revoke the same and if such license shall
be revoked no license shall thereafter be granted to such li-
censee or for the place or premises whereat the person whose
license is so suppressed for a period of two years from the date
of such revocation.

337D. No license shall be granted to any person or persons
until such person or persons shall have executed a bond to the
State of Maryland in the penal sum of Twenty-five Hundred