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and the Acts of 1910, Chapter 200; and to re-enact the
same with amendments.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Section 175C of Article 1 of the Code of Pub-
lic Local Laws of Maryland, title "Allegany County, " under
sub-title "Intoxicating Liquors, " as enacted by the Acts of the
General Assembly of 1894, Chapter 140; and the Acts of
1904, Chapter 57; and the Acts of 1906, Chapter 176; and
the Acts of 1908, Chapter 628; and the Acts of 1910, Chapter
296; be and the same is hereby repealed and re-enacted with
amendments, the same to read as follows:

175C. There shall be annexed to said petition a certifi-
cate signed by at least six reputable citizens residing or doing
business in the neighborhood in which the petitioner or peti-
tioners applies or apply for a license to do business, stating
the full name, residence or place of business of each person,
certifying that they have been acquainted with the petitioner
or petitioners for one year preceding said application for said
licenses, and that they have good reason to believe and do
believe that all the statements contained in said petition are
true, and that they therefore pray that the prayer of said peti-
tioner be granted and that the licenses be issued as prayed for.
If after the notice provided for in this Act, there be no re-
monstrances filed with said Clerk against the issuing of any
licenses prayed for, said Clerk shall issue such license upon
said petitioner filing with said Clerk a bond as hereinbefore
provided, to be approved by said Clerk, and paying said Clerk
for license to keep an oyster house, cook shop, victualling
house; tavern, lager beer saloon, or any ordinary license to
sell spirituous or fermented liquors, the sum of one hundred
dollars; fifty dollars of which shall be paid to the State, and
fifty dollars shall be paid to the Treasurer of Allegany County
for county purposes; and paying for licenses to sell spirituous
or fermented liquors by retailers, under Article 56, Sections
55 to 66, inclusive, as aforesaid, the license fee required by
said Article 56, Sections 55 to 66, inclusive. And the County
Commissioners shall set aside ten per cent of the license fees
paid to be Treasurer of Allegany County as such license fees,
to be used in the discretion of the State's Attorney in discov-
ering all violations of the laws and securing evidence thereof;
provided, however, that if there be any remonstrance against
the issuing of such license to anyone petitioning therefor, the
said Clerk shall not issue the same, and the Circuit Court for