HARRY W. NICE, GOVERNOR. 947

but not exceeding $300. 00 per annum and, in addition there-
to, the Chairman of said Board shall receive a salary of
$200. 00 per year.

The said Board shall have full power and authority to
establish and maintain at Centerville, a store to be known
as "Queen Anne's County Liquor Dispensary, " for the sale
of any sparkling or fortified wine and any other alcoholic
beverage containing more than fourteen per centum of alco-
hol by volume, in sealed packages or containers, which pack-
ages or containers shall not be opened nor their contents
consumed upon the premises where sold. The said Board
shall have power to establish branch dispensaries at such
places in Queen Anne's County as it deems desirable and
proper. For the purpose of establishing and operating such
dispensary and/or branch dispensaries, the Board of County
Commissioners of Queen Anne's County is hereby author-
ized and directed to advance, from time to time, to the
Liquor Control Board, such sum or sums of money, not
exceeding $8, 000. 00, as may be necessary to provide ade-
quate working capital for said Liquor Control Board, and
the said Board of County Commissioners is hereby author-
ized and empowered to borrow, upon the credit of said
County, such sum or sums as may be necessary to meet
such advances, and the said Liquor Control Board shall also
be authorized to borrow money, from time to time, upon the
credit of said Board, from any banking institution; pro-
vided, however, that the aggregate sum advanced to or
borrowed by the Liquor Control Board shall at no time ex-
ceed the sum of $8, 000. 00. All sums advanced to the
Liquor Control Board by the County Commissioners, and
all sums borrowed by the County Commissioners or the
Liquor Control Board shall bear interest not exceeding 6%
per annum, and shall be repaid, together with the interest
thereon^ out of the receipts from sales made at the County
Liquor Dispensary, or branch dispensaries.

The Liquor Control Board shall have full power and
authority,

(1) To appoint such employees as may be necessary to
conduct such County Liquor Dispensary or branch dispen-
saries, fix their compensation and require such bonds for the
faithful performance of their duties as the Board may in
each case determine.

(2) To purchase from any licensed wholesaler or manu-
facturer any sparkling or fortified wine or any other alco-
holic beverage containing more than fourteen per centum
of alcohol by volume, upon which the tax imposed by this
Act has been paid, and to purchase from any non-resident