698 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 406

Sheriff. All General or Local Laws inconsistent with the pro-
visions of this Act. be and the same are hereby repealed.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect from the first day of June, 1920.

Approved April 16, 1920.

CHAPTER 406.

AN ACT providing for the revocation of the license of any
business operation in connection with a place of prostitu-
tion or assignation.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland:

SECTION 1. The Mayor and Council, or the duly authorized
legislative authority in and for any incorporated city or town
in this State, except the City of Baltimore, the Board of
County Commissioners in and for the counties of this State
outside of any incorporated cities or towns and the Board of
Police Commissioners in and for the City of Baltimore, shall
have authority to revoke licenses granted by State, county or
municipal authority to any person for the conduct of any busi-
ness, should such person be shown to be operating or con-
nected with a place of prostitution or assignation, in connec-
tion with or under the guise of the business for the conduct of
which the license was granted.

SECTION 2. The revocation of any license under Section 1 of
this Act shall be based upon investigation made or caused to
be made by the revoking authority, or upon the written com-
plaint of three or more citizens and after a public hearing
within fifteen days after such investigation or complaint.

SECTION 3. Upon the revocation of any license, as provided
in Section 1 and Section 2 of this Act, the revoking authority
shall certify the revocation of said license to the authority by
whom such license was issued and no license shall be granted
to any person whose license has been revoked under the pro-
visions of Sections 1 and 2 of this Act within a period of six
months following such revocation, unless the application there-
for shall have been approved by the revoking authority.

SECTION 4. Any person affected by the revocation or the
withholding of the issuance of any license, under the provi-
sions of the Act shall have the right of appeal to the Circuit