1686 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 775

(14) A statement that the applicant will, if granted a
license, conform to all laws and regulations relating to the
business in which the applicant proposes to engage;

(15) A statement duly executed and acknowledged by
the owner of the premises in which the business is to be
conducted assenting to the granting of the license applied
for, and authorizing the Comptroller, his duly authorized
deputies, inspectors and clerks, the Board of License Com-
missioners of the County or City in which the place of
business is located, its duly authorized agents and em-
ployees, and any peace officer of such City or County, to
inspect and search, without warrant the premises upon
which the business is to be conducted, and any and all
parts of the building in which said business is to be con-
ducted, at any and all hours.

The application except when filed with the Comptroller
shall be supported by a certificate signed by at least
ten voters of the county or city in which the busi-
ness is to be conducted, who shall be owners of real estate
situated in said county or city, stating the voting residence
and place of business of each person, certifying and setting
forth the length of time each has been acquainted with the
applicant, or in the case of a corporation, with the individual
making the application; that they have examined the appli-
cation of the applicant and that they have good reason to
believe that all of the statements contained in said appli-
cation are true, and that they are of the opinion that the
applicant is a suitable person to obtain the license applied for.
This section shall not apply to applications for any Class E
or Class F licenses.

5B. Procedure in issue of licenses and permits by Comp-
troller. Before the Comptroller shall approve any license
or permit he shall cause an investigation to be made regard-
ing the applicant, the business to be operated and the facts
as set forth in the application. After the investigation, if
the Comptroller is of the opinion that the applicant is not
a fit person to receive the license or permit applied for,
or has made a material false statement in his application
or has practiced fraud in connection with said application
or that there are other reasons, in the discretion of the
Comptroller, why the license or permit should not be issued,
then the application shall be denied, and no such license
or permit shall be issued. If no such findings are made by
the Comptroller, then the application shall be approved and
the license or permit issued.

15. Refunds. No holder of any class of license shall be
entitled to a refund of the unearned portion of the fee paid