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shall not apply to dealers who sell in quantities not less than a
pint, and not to be drunk on the premises.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That upon the filing of such appli-
cation and certificate, the applicant or applicants shall pay to
clerk with whom the same are filed, the sum of two dollars to be
applied to paying the expense of advertising as hereinafter pro-
vided for, and thereupon such clerk shall, upon the first day of
April, if such license is for twelve months; upon the first day
of July, if such license is for nine months; upon the first day
of October, if such license is for six months, or upon the first
day of January, if such license is for three months, publish a
notice in some newspaper published in said county, for two
successive weeks, giving notice that the applicant or applicants
have filed such application, specifying the kind of license ap-
plied for, and the place where the business is to be conducted,
and stating that, unless cause to the contrary is shown in
writing on or before the 15th day of April, July, October or
January next ensuing, as the case may be, the license applied
for will be issued, and if no such cause be shown, it shall be the
duty of the court to issue the license, provided the applicant or
applicants have complied with the requirements of this Act;
but no objections or reasons against the granting of the license
shall be received by the clerk, or considered by the court, filed
after the dates above named; and if it be impracticable for the
clerk to give the notices upon the dates specified, he shall give
said notices as soon thereafter as possible.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That if any person residing in.the
neighborhood in Baltimore county of the premises for which
the license is applied for, 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 deter-
mine the question upon the testimony only of witnesses re-
siding in the neighborhood of the premises for which the
license is applied for; this provision not to apply to any officer
of the law, as to whether the license applied for shall be issued
or not; after giving such notice to the applicant or applicants,
and objector or objectors, as such judge shall deem reasonable,
and if upon said hearing it be proved upon the testimony of
witnesses residing in said neigborhood, or upon testimony of
officers1 of the law, to the satisfaction of the court, or the judge
thereof, that the applicant or applicants has knowingly per-
mitted gambling' upon his, her or its premises, or has knowingly
sold to minors, or has knowingly sold, or permitted spiritu-