238 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

club is either the owner of real estate situated in Washington
County, Maryland, of an assessed valuation of not less than five
thousand dollars, in which case the application is to be accom-
panied by a certificate of the Clerk to the Board of County Com-
missioners of Washington County, under the seal of said board,
certifying the assessed valuation of the real estate of said club
applicant, or that said club applicant is a subordinate lodge of
an American fraternal organization, giving the name of said
organization which owns real estate as aforesaid. The above
application shall be signed by the executive officer of said club
and shall be verified by the affidavit of the said executive officer,
and one other officer made before a justice of the peace or no-
tary public. No licensee under this Act shall sell spirituous or
fermented liquors to any person or persons except a bona fide
member of said club or his guest duly accredited.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That, if after notice provided
for in this Act, there be no remonstrance filed with said clerk
against the issuing of any license applied for, said clerk shall
issue such license to such club petitioner, after its filing with
said clerk a bond as hereinafter provided for, when required
by the provisions of this Act, and paying to said clerk for a
license to sell ale and beer with other liquors, the sum of one
hundred dollars where the membership of said club applicant
does not exceed one hundred and the sum of one hundred and
fifty dollars where the membership of said club exceeds one
hundred members, and for a license to sell ale and beer alone
the sum of fifty dollars where the membership of said club ap-
plicant does not exceed one hundred, and the sum of seventy-
five dollars where the membership of said club applicant exceeds
one hundred, as well, in each case, as the further sum of fifty
cents as a fee to the clerk; provided, that if there be any remon-
strance filed against the issuing of such license to any club peti-
tioning therefor, the said clerk shall not issue the same, and the
Circuit Court for Washington County shall fix the date as
early as practicable when said petition and remonstrance shall
be heard, and the said court shall whenever the said club peti-
tioner has not complied with all the pre-requisites of this Act.
direct said clerk not to issue the same, but if said court shall
find that said club petitioner has complied with said prerequi-
sites, said court shall order the clerk to issue said license, and
the judge hearing said petition and remonstrance shall place
the costs of such hearing as he may deem equitable and just,
provided that no license under this Act shall be issued to any
applicant there for until the license fee hereinbefore provided