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Howard County, and the said County Commissioners shall
grant or refuse such permit by an order in writing. Within
fifteen days, and not longer, after an order refusing an
application for a permit, the applicant shall be entitled
to appeal to the Circuit Court for Howard County, which
Court, sitting without a Jury, shall hear and determine
all matters relating to the application de novo, and the
decision of said Court shall be final. Such appeal shall be
instituted by filing in said Court a petition, a copy of
which shall be served on the County Commissioners of
Howard County, which said petition shall set forth in clear
and concise terms the grounds for the appeal. The County
Commissioners shall promptly certify and file a complete
transcript of the record in the case, upon payment of all
costs for preparation of same by the appellant.

(b) Any owner, agent, builder or contractor who shall
erect, construct, repair, alter, remodel, remove or demolish,
or who shall undertake the erection, construction, repair-
ing, altering, remodeling, removal or demolition of a build-
ing or structure of any kind, or any part thereof, in How-
ard County without having obtained a permit as aforesaid,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction
thereof, shall be fined not less than [$100. 00] $25. 00 nor
more than [$1, 000. 00] $200. 00, or imprisoned in jail for
not less than thirty days nor more than six months, or
both, at the discretion of the Court. No conviction here-
under shall in any manner relieve any person of any other
penalties or the necessity of securing and paying for a
permit hereunder and complying with all other applicable
rules, regulations and laws. Nothing contained in this
Act shall apply to farm buildings, other than dwellings.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1953.

Approved March 31, 1953.

CHAPTER 256
(House Bill 552)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section
109 of Article 6 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Mary-

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