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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

tion of the same; that his or their certificate and re-

commendation was read by or to each signer thereof;

that the signatures are in the proper handwriting of

each; and if any have signed by a mark, he or they

shall so state and that he could not write, and that

he or they will not break, or permit to be broken by

his or their employees, any of the provisions of this

act.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That at the time said

Deposit with

application is filed, the applicant or applicants shall

clerk.

deposit with the clerk aforesaid the full price of said

license, and also one dollar for fees to said clerk.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That on the day ap-

pointed as aforesaid, after duly examining and consid-

ering the application and certificate and recommend-

ation accompanying the same, the clerk may or may

not, at his discretion, approve such application; and

"Satisfy himself.

in order to satisfy himself fully of the propriety of

approving the same, he shall receive remonstrances

and hear evidence and arguments for and against the

same, under such rules as he may think proper; and the

said clerk may establish general rules for that purpose.

If any application shall be approved as herein pro-

vided, the clerk shall endorse the word " approved "

thereon, and sign the same, with the date of such ap-

proval. If not approved, the said clerk shall endorse

thereon " not approved," and sign the same. And it

Duty of clerk.

shall be the duty of the clerk to issue the proper

license to any person or persons whose application he

may so approve, and to no other or others, to expire

on the first day of May next succeeding, except to those

who make application before the first day of May, in

which case the license shall run for a whole year, com-

mencing with the first day of May. And the decision

Proviso.

of the clerk shall be final; provided, that any one

aggrieved by his decision may take an appeal from

same to the circuit court of said, county, when said

application shall be held in abeyance until the decision

of said court is had in said matter.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That the clerk aforesaid

shall procure and keep a suitable docket for the pur-

pose, and shall enter therein all applications for

Clerk shall

license, and shall note the filing and the date of filing

keep docket.

of all papers and orders therein, and shall number such

applications consecutively as they are received and

carefully index the same, and such records shall be