HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 1491

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 conducted, at any and all hours.

The application except when filed with the Comptroller shall
be accompanied by a certificate signed in Baltimore City by
at least three and in the Counties by at least ten citizens who
shall be owners of real estate and registered voters of the
precinct in which the business is to be conducted, setting
forth the length of time each has been acquainted with the
applicant, or in the case of a corporation with the indivi-
duals making the application: that they have examined the
application of the applicant and that they have good rea-
son to believe that all of the statements contained in said
application are true, and that they are of the opinion that
the applicant is a suitable person to obtain the license applied
for, and that they are familiar with the premises upon which
the proposed business is to be conducted, and that they be-
lieve the premises are suitable for the conduct of the business
of a retail dealer in alcoholic beverages. This section shall not

apply to applications for any Class E or Class F licenses.

22. License Fees—Computation and Disposition. 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 30 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 necessary to pay
refunds on licenses issued by him and the expenses incurred
by him and the Bureau of State Licenses, in the discharge of
the duties imposed by this Act.

In Baltimore City the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
shall forthwith remit to the Mayor and City Council of Balti-
more all license fees collected by him, less a fee of one dollar
($1. 00) for the issuance of said license, in lieu of commissions,
and the said Mayor and City Council of Baltimore shall pay
from such receipts all refunds as hereinafter provided, the
salaries and expenses of the Board of License Commissioners
in Baltimore City and its employees, as approved by the State
Comptroller, and devote the balance to the general purposes
of the City.

In Baltimore County the Clerk of the Circuit Court for said
County shall retain such portion of each license fee collected
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 commission, however, shall not exceed fifteen
percentum (15%) and shall not be less than three percentum