24 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 2

OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS. Before the Board of
License Commissioners for Baltimore City or any County,
except Washington, shall approve any license, the said
Board shall cause a notice of such application to be pub-
lished two times in two successive weeks, in three news-
papers of general circulation in Baltimore City, if the appli-
cant proposes to do business in said City, and if the appli-
cant purposes to do business in any of the counties, in two
newspapers of general circulation in said county where two
newspapers are published, and if not, then in one newspa-
per having a general circulation in said county; the said
notice shall specify the name of the applicant, the kind of
license applied for, and the location of the place of busi-
ness proposed to be licensed, and the time and place fixed by
the Board for hearing upon the application which shall be
not less than seven, nor more than thirty days after the last
publication. If the application be in Baltimore City or Bal-
timore, Washington, or Prince George's County, the Board
shall cause a suitable sign or notice to be posted in a con-
spicuous place upon the premises described in the applica-
tion, at least ten days before action upon such application,
and said notice shall also specify the time and place fixed
by the Board for hearing upon the application. The ex-
penses of all such publications and the posting of such
notice shall be borne by the applicant and every applicant
shall be required to pay to the Board of License Commis-
sioners a sufficient sum to cover the cost of such publication
and notice before any such publication and notice. At the
time fixed by the notice for hearing upon the application
or upon any postponement of such time, any person shall
be heard on either side of the question, and in Balti-
more City if it shall appear that more than fifty
percent (50%) in number of the owners of real or
leasehold property situated within 200 feet of the
place of business for which application is made are
opposed to the granting of the license, or if the Board of
License Commissioners for said City or any County
determines that the granting of the license is not
necessary for the accommodation of the public or
that the applicant is not a fit person to receive the
license applied for, or has made a material false statement
in his application, or has practiced fraud in connection with
said application, or that the operation of the business, if
the license is granted, will unduly disturb the peace of the
residents of the neighborhood in which the place of business
is to be located, or that there are other reasons, in the dis-
cretion of the Board, why the license should not be issued,