ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 973

issue the license, provided always that the applicant or
applicants have complied with the requirements of this
sub-title. If it be impracticable for the clerk to give the
notices aforesaid upon the dates specified, he shall give said
notices as soon thereafter as possible.

416. If any person residing in Baltimore County, on or
before the dates mentioned in the preceding section, shall
file in writing with the clerk of said court any reason why
the license applied for should not be granted, such clerk
shall forthwith present the application and certificate and
objections to a judge of the Circuit Court for said County,
and such judge shall proceed to hear and determine the
question or matter of the issuing of the license applied for
upon all the testimony adduced with respect thereto, after
giving such notice to the applicant or applicants and ob-
jector or objectors, as such judge shall deem reasonable;
and if upon said hearing it be proved upon the testimony or
shall -appear to the satisfaction of the court, or the presid-
ing judge or judges thereof, that the applicant or applicants
has or have permitted gambling upon his, her, or its prem-
ises, or has knowingly sold spirituous, fermented or
intoxicating liquors or any beer, ale, porter, wine or liquor
of any kind having a greater percentage of alcohol by
volume than one-half of one per cent for beverage purposes,
to minors or has knowingly sold or permitted any such liq-
uors to be bartered or sold on Sunday or on any general or
primary election day or has or have knowingly permitted
disorderly or immoral conduct or practices upon his, her,
their or its premises, no license shall be granted, and his,
her, their or its application shall be refused. It shall be
the duty of the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Baltimore
County within five days after receipt of filing of any appli-
cation for a license hereunder to furnish to the presiding
judge or judges of said court, the name or names of the
applicants for such license, place where the business is to
be carried on thereunder, the names of the signers recom-
mending that the license referred to be issued and such
other matters set forth in said application as the clerk in
any particular case may deem it proper for the court to
know; and it shall be the duty of the judge or judges pre-
siding in said court, regardless of the fact whether any
protest or objection shall or shall not have been filed as
aforesaid, to refuse to grant or issue any license or to
order the same to be issued, upon any application unless
the said judge or judges shall be satisfied that the appli-