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doing business in the ward in which the petitioner asks to do
business, stating the residence or place of business of each per-
son, certifying and setting forth that they have been acquainted
with the petitioner or petitioners for (specifying the length of
such acquaintance), that they have good reason to believe that
all the statements contained in the petition are true, and they,
therefore, pray that the prayer of said petition be granted, and
the license issued as prayed for.

676. The said Board shall publicly hear petitions from resi-
dents of the ward or persons living or doing business in the
vicinity of the place for which license is prayed, in addition to
that of the petitioner, in favor of, and remonstrance against the
granting of said license; and in all cases shall refuse the same,
whenever, in the opinion of the said Board such license is not
necessary for the accommodation of the public, or the peti-
tioner or petitioners is or are not fit persons to whom such
license should be granted; and if sufficient cause shall at any
time be shown, or proof be made to the said Board, that the
party licensed was guilty of any fraud in procuring such license,
or has violated any law of the State relating to the sales of in-
toxicating liquor, the said Board shall, after giving notice to
the person so licensed, revoke said license; and the Criminal
Court of the City may in like manner revoke said license if the
party should be convicted before it of any such violation.

677. No license shall be issued to any person or persons
until he, she or they shall have paid the license fees provided for
in this sub-division of this Article.

678. If after the notice and hearing provided for in this
sub-division of this Article, the said Board should decide to
grant the license prayed for, they shall notify the applicant
of such decision in writing, and the applicant shall there-
upon pay to the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas the
sum of money specified below, to wit : For a hotel or res-
taurant, or other place in which distilled liquors or any
admixture of distilled liquors containing more than fifteen
per cent, of alcohol, or fermented liquors containing less than