1244 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 714

SEC. 2. And l>e it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1941.

Approved May 26, 1941.

CHAPTER 714.
(House Bill 864)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 22
of Article 2B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1939
Edition), title "Alcoholic Beverages", sub-title "Licenses'
relating to the disposition of the alcoholic beverage license
fees in Calvert, Carroll, Wicomico and Worcester Counties.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 22 of Article 2B of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1939 Edition), title "Alcoholic Beverages", sub-title
"Licenses", be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments to read as follows:

22. License Fees—Computation and Disposition, (a) The
fee for each license issued for a full period of one year shall
be as hereinbefore provided, and the fee for every license issued
for less than one year (except temporary or special licenses)
shall be calculated from the date of issue until April 30th,
next, after its issuance, both inclusive. The Comptroller shall
be entitled to retain from the license fees collected by him for
the use of the State of Maryland, such sums as may be neces-
sary to pay refunds on licenses issued by him and the ex-
penses incurred by him and the Bureau of State Licenses, in
the discharge of the duties imposed by this Article.

(b) In Baltimore City the Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas shall forthwith remit to the Mayor and City Council of
Baltimore all license fees collected by him, less a fee of One
Dollar ($1. 00) for the issuance of said license, in lieu of com-
missions, and the said Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
shall pay from such receipts all refunds as hereinafter pro-
vided, the salaries and expenses of the Board of License Com-
missioners of Baltimore City, and its employees as approved
by the State Comptroller, and devote the balance to the general
purposes of the City.

(c) In Baltimore County the Clerk of the Circuit Court for
said County shall retain such portion of each license fee col-
lected by him, for his commissions, for the use of his office, as
shall be determined by the County Commissioners of said
County; such Clerk's commissions, however, shall not exceed