HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 1495

23. Refunds. No holder of any class of license shall be
entitled to a refund of the unearned portion of the fee paid
for a license, upon the surrender thereof, except:

(1) in the event of receivership or bankruptcy of the busi-
ness, and in such case the refund shall be made for the bene-
fit of the creditors of such licensee, or

(2) in the event of the death of the license holder, and in
such case the refund shall be made for the benefit of the
estate of such deceased license holder, or

(3) in the event that the licensee has volunteered for or
been called into the armed forces of the United States or the
regular State Militia, or

(4) in the event that a license holder of one class surrenders
his license and obtains a license of another class carrying a
higher fee, in which ease the refund shall be deducted from
the amount of the fee to be paid for the newly obtained
license, or

(5) in the event that a licensee, against whom charges are
pending at the time he renews his annual license, is found
guilty of such charges and his license is revoked after he has
paid his fee for the renewal thereof, in which case he shall be
entitled to a refund of the unearned portion of his annual fee
from the date the revocation becomes final.

27. Licenses—Renewals. The holder or holders of any
expiring license, other than special licenses issued under the
provisions of this Article, shall, not less than thirty (30) nor
more than sixty (60) days before the first day of May of each
and every year, file a written application, duly verified by
oath, for the renewal of such license with the official author-
ized to approve the same. Such renewal application shall
state that the facts in the original application are unchanged,
and shall be accompanied by a statement signed by the owner
of the premises consenting to renewal of the license and to
search and seizure as in the case of original applications;
and upon the filing of such renewal application, and upon pay-
ment of the annual fee herein prescribed, the holder or holders
of such expiring license shall be entitled to a new license for
another year without the filing of further statements or the
furnishing of any further information unless specifically
requested by the official authorized to approve such license.
Provided, however, that no license by way of renewal shall be
approved without a hearing before such official if a protest
signed by not less than ten residents or real estate owners of
the precinct or voting district in which the licensed place of
business is located, or instituted by the licensing board on its
own initiative, has been filed against the granting of such
new license at least thirty (30) days before the expiration of