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tion the affidavit of at least ten reputable citizens,
voters and taxpayers residing in the election district or
ward in which the applicant lives, certifying that each of
them has been personally acquainted with the applicant
for one year at least, knows him to be a person of good
moral character, knows that the statements of fact con-
tained in the applicant's petition for a license are true,
and verily believes that the assurances in such applica-
tion will be faithfully fulfilled.

104H: The Clerk of. the Court of Common Pleas of
Baltimore City or the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the
County, as the case may be, shall cause the said applica-
tion to be advertised at least once during a period of one
week in some newspaper or newspapers published or gen-
erally circulated in the community in which the licensed
establishment is proposed to be located.

On or before the expiration of said period of one week
any ten or more reputable citizens, voters and taxpayers
residing in the election district or ward in which the
business sought to be licensed is to be carried on, may
file with the Clerk written objections to the granting of
such license on the ground that the same is not necessary
for the accommodation of the public, or that the appli-
cant is not a fit person to receive such license, or has
made a false statement in his application or has violated
some law of the State or of the United States, or that
fraud has been practiced in the application for such
license.

If such objections are filed, then the application, the
objections and any other papers or documents apper-
taining thereto shall be forthwith transmitted by the
Clerk of Court to the Bureau of State Licenses, which, for
the purpose of administering this Act, shall comprise the
Chief Inspector, provided for by Section 7, of Article 56
of the Annotated Code, and not more than two assistants to
be appointed by the Comptroller, subject only to the ap-
proval of the Governor, and the said Bureau, after due
notice to the applicant and to the objectors, shall proceed
to hear and determine the said objections, and

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