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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, in which he
shall state: First, the name and residence of the appli-
cant and how long he has resided there ; second, that
he is a citizen of the United States and has been for
twelve months next preceding the filing of such applica-
tion, a bona fide resident of the State of Maryland, and for
three months preceding the tiling of snch application a bona
fide resident of Baltimore county ; third, the place of birth of
applicant, and if a naturalized citizen, when and where he was
naturalized ; fourth, the name of the owner of the premises
upon which the business licensed is to be carried on ; fifth,
that the applicant is not, or if the application is by a firm,
that none of the applicants, are in any manner pecuniarily
interested in the profits of any business conducted at
any other place in said county, where any spirituous
or fermented liquors are sold or kept for sale ; sixth,
the kind of license desired, whether to sell in quantities
not less than a pint and not to be drunk on the premise, or by
the drink, and in quantities not more than a quart; seventh,
the particular place where the business is to be conducted
under the license sought, specifying the same by definite desig-
nation and description ; eighth, that no person except the
applicant or applicants is in any manner pecuniarily interested
in the business petitioned to be licensed, and that no other per-
son shall be in any manner pecuniarily interested therein during
the continuance of the license asked for; ninth, that the appli-
cants have not nor has any of them had a license for the sale
of intoxicating or spirituous or fermented liquors in this State
revoked, nor have they nor any of them been convicted of any
felony within two years preceding the filing of said petition ;
and which said application shall be verified by the affidavit,
made before the clerk of the court, to whom the application is
made; and if any false statement is made in any part of said
application, the applicant or applicants shall be deemed guilty
of perjury, and upon indictment and conviction shall be pun-
ished accordingly, and any license issued upon such application
shall be suppressed.

14. And be it enacted, That if any person having a license

Penalty.

under the provisions of this Act shall violate any of the pro-
visions of this Act, upon conviction thereof, except in the
cases enumerated in the next preceding section, he shall, for
the first offense, pay a tine of not less than tifty dollars nor
more than two hundred dollars, and on conviction for a second
offense he shall pay a tine of not lees than one hundred dollars