1084 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 861
CHAPTER 861.
(House Bill 860)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments Section 16
of Article 2B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1939
Flack's Edition), title "Alcoholic Beverages", sub-title "Beer,
Wine and Liquor Licenses", relating to Notice to Munici-
palities in Prince George's County.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 16 of Article 2B of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1939 Flack's Edition), title "Alcoholic Beverages",
sub-title "Beer, Wine and Liquor Licenses", be and it is here-
by repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as
follows:

16. (Procedure in Issue of Licenses in Baltimore City and
in Counties Having a Board of License Commissioners. ) Before
the Board of License Commissioners for Baltimore City or
any County shall approve any license, the said Board shall
cause a notice of such application to be published two times in
two successive weeks, in three newspapers of general circula-
tion in Baltimore City, if the applicant proposes to do business
in said City, and if the applicant purposes to do business in
any of the counties, in two newspapers of general circulation
in said county where two newspapers are published, and if not,
then in one newspaper having a general circulation in said
county; the said notice shall specify the name of the applicant,
the kind of license applied for, and the location of the place of
business proposed to be licensed, and the time and place fixed
by the Board for hearing upon the application which shall be
not less than seven, nor more than thirty days after the last
publication. If the application be in Baltimore City or Balti-
more, Washington, or Prince George's Counties, the Board
shall cause a suitable sign or notice to be posted in a con-
spicuous place upon the premises described in the application,
at least ten days before action upon such application, and said
notice shall also specify the time and place fixed by the Board
for hearing upon the application; provided however, that if the
applicant proposes to do business in an incorporated town in
Prince George's County, in addition to all other notices herein
provided, written notice of such application shall be. given to
the governing body of such municipalities. The expenses of all
such publications and the posting of such notice shall be borne
by the applicant and every applicant shall be required to pay
to the Board of License Commissioners a sufficient sum to cover
the cost of such publication and notice before any such publi-
cation and notice. At the time fixed by the notice for hearing