PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH, GOVERNOR. 1697

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 1st, 1908, and a sum equal
to one-half of said sum of five hundred dollars shall be paid
for a six months' retail grocer's license; provided, however,
that none but a bona fide retail grocer who shall make appli-
cation to said Board therefor, shall receive a retail grocer's
license, and no such retail grocer's license shall be given to
anyone except on complying with the conditions of this Act,
and such license shall only entitle such licensees to sell wines,
spirituous or fermented liquors, as aforesaid, in quantities or
packages of not less than one pint; but in no case to be drunk
on the premises; nor shall such retail grocer's license to sell
wines, spirituous or fermented liquors, as aforesaid, be given
to any applicant who, or whose concern generally keeps on hand,
or in case of applications for the first time, expects to generally
keep on hand, at the principal season of sale, an amount of stock
of wines, spirituous or fermented liquors in excess of thirty per
centum of the total amount of stock of goods, wares and mer-
chandise generally kept on hand by him, or the said concern,
at the principal season of sale; and every applicant for such
retail grocer's license shall, in addition to the statement on oath,
now required by law of applicants for trader's license, as to
their total stock of goods, wares and merchandise, state to the
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas; on oath to be administered
by the Clerk, the amount of said applicant's stock of wines,
spirituous or fermented liquors generally kept on hand by Mm,
or the concern in which he is engaged at the principal season
of sale, or if said applicant shall not have previously engaged
in such trade or business, the amount of such stock he expects
to keep, as aforesaid. In no case shall a license to sell intoxi-
cating limiors by the drink be granted to any person who shall
obtain a license to sell goods, wares or merchandise other than
intoxicating upon the said premises, when such intoxicating
liquors are licensed to be sold, but licensed saloon keepers may
also sell tobacco and non-alcoholic beverages; provided, further,
that no retail licenses shall be issued to any distiller or brewer.

Approved April 21 st, 1914.

CHAPTER 854.

AN ACT to provide for the construction, purchase and mainten-
ance of sewerage and drainage systems in Baltimore County,