ART. 4.] CITY OF BALTIMORE. 619

months' licenses shall be in the proportion of one-half to the
rates of the twelve months' licenses as hereinafter provided
by this sub-title of this article; provided, further, that nothing
in this section shall be construed to affect the transfer of licen-
ses as now provided in this law.

678. If, after the notice and hearing provided for in this
sub-division of this article the said board shall decide to grant
the license prayed for, they shall notify the applicant of such
decision in writing, and if the applicant shall, within thirty
days from the date when such license granted is to become
effective, produce to the clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
the said notification, and pay said clerk the sum of money here-
in specified for the particular license prayed for, the said clerk
shall thereupon issue to him the license granted to him by the
said board; but every grant of a twelve months' license upon
which no license has been actually taken out and paid for
prior to the first day of June in the year of its issue, and every
grant of a six months' license upon which no license has been
actually taken out and paid for prior to the first day of Decem-
ber in the year of its issue, shall be, after the said first day of
June or December, respectively, null and void, and no license
shall be issued thereupon. For a saloon or restuarant in which
distilled liquors or any admixture of distilled liquors contain-
ing more than fifteen per centum of alcohol, or fermented
liquors containing less than fifteen per centum of alcohol may
be sold by retail by the drink or in quantities or packages not
exceeding five gallons of any spirituous or fermented liquors
except lager beer, and not exceeding one keg of eight gallons
or less of lager beer, to be drunk on the premises, or not, as
desired by the purchaser, the sum of five hundred dollars shall
be paid for a twelve months' license for the twelve months
beginning on May 1, 1908; the sum of seven hundred and fifty
dollars for a twelve months' license for the twelve months
beginning on May 1, 1909; the sum of one thousand dollars for
a, twelve months' license for the twelve months beginning on
May 1, 1910, and for each succeeding term of twelve months,
beginning on the first day of May in each and every year there-
after, and a sum equal to one-half of said respective sums shall
be paid for a six months' license. For a hotel license the same
amounts shall be paid in the same manner. For a club license
the same amounts shall be paid in the same manner. For a
retail grocer's license the sum of five hundred dollars shall be
paid for a twelve months' license for each term of twelve
months, beginning on the first day of May in each and every
year, accounting from May 1, 1908, and a sum equal to one-
half of said sum of five hundred dollars shall be paid for a six