1064 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 510

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; provided, how-
ever, that the aggregate sum advanced to or borrowed by the
Liquor Control Board shall at no time exceed the sum of
Five Thousand Dollars ($5, 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 six per centum
per annum, and shall be repaid, together with the interest
thereon, out of the receipts from sales made at the County
Liquor Dispensaries or branch dispensaries.

The Liquor Control Board shall have full power and author-
ity:

(1) To appoint such employees as may be necessary to con-
duct such County Liquor Dispensaries or branch dispensaries,
fix their compensation and require such bonds for the faith-
ful performance of their duties as the Board may, in each
case, determine.

(2) To purchase in sealed packages only from any licensed
wholesaler or manufacturer any sparkling or fortified wine
or any other alcoholic beverage containing more than four-
teen per centum of alcohol by volume, upon which the tax im-
posed by this Article has been paid, and to purchase from any
non-resident producer or dealer any such alcoholic beverage
and import the same for resale, as hereinafter provided; but
such importations shall not be resold until the excise tax has
been paid.

(3) To sell such alcoholic beverages in such sealed contain-
ers or packages purchased as above provided, at such prices
as may be determined by the Board, which prices shall be uni-
form in all stores in the said County and shall in no case be
less than the cost of such alcoholic beverages.

(4) To refuse to sell any such alcoholic beverages to any
person or persons, who, in the judgment of the Board, is not a
suitable person to purchase or consume such beverages.

(5) To make any and all contracts, rules and regulations
which they may deem necessary or desirable to carry out the
powers conferred upon them by this Article.

(6) To sell and ship outside of Somerset County any con-
tainers or packages of alcoholic beverages kept for sale in the
dispensaries or branch dispensaries, provided that such ship-
ment is not prohibited by law applicable in the place where
shipment is consigned.

48H. The Liquor Control Board shall keep accurate rec-
ords of all purchases of alcoholic beverages, which records
shall be open to inspection by the Comptroller or any of his