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208                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                        [CH. 143

between the hours of midnight and 8 A. M. on the following day on
every weekday.

149.

(ee). (Kent County.) In Kent County, the Board of License Com-
missioners shall have the power to suspend any alcoholic beverage
license for any violation of this Article for not less than 15 nor
more than 90 days. An appeal shall not stay the order of the Board
suspending a license. The Board shall hear and determine cases
within ten days of report of violation by Liquor Inspector or other
law enforcement officer.

152.

(c). (Kent County.) In Kent County the county liquor dispensa-
ries may be established and maintained in Chestertown, Rock Hall,
Betterton, Galena and any other towns where a dispensary may be
deemed necessary. All liquor and wines sold by Class B, C and D
(On Sale) Beer, Wine and Liquor licensees must be purchased from
the Kent County Liquor Dispensary and each bottle must be stamped
or otherwise designated "On Sale Only" by the Kent County Liquor
Dispensary. Any licensee having liquor in his possession on the
licensed premises which is not purchased from and stamped or other-
wise designated "On Sale Only" by the Kent County Liquor Dis-
pensary shall suffer the penalties set forth in Sub-section (bb) of
Section 190 of this Article.

179. (Inspections.) The Comptroller, his duly authorized
deputies, inspectors and clerks, the Board of License Commissioners
of the County or the City in which the place of business is located,
its duly authorized agents and employees, and any peace officer of
such county or city, or any of them, shall be fully authorized to
inspect and search, without warrant, at all hours, any building,
vehicle and premises in which any alcoholic beverages are authorized
to be kept, transported, manufactured or sold under a license or per-
mit issued under the provisions of this Article, and any evidence
discovered during any such inspections shall be admissible in any
prosecution for the violation of the provisions of this or any other
Article, or upon any hearing for revocation, suspension or restriction
of the license or permit. Any alcoholic beverages taken as evidence
;shall be returned to the license or permit holder if he be adjudged not
guilty; otherwise it shall be sold to license holders, turned over to
State institutions for medicinal use or destroyed. Receipts from such
sales shall be credited to the General Fund Account of the State,
County or Baltimore City as the case may be. Provided that in Kent
County, the Board of License Commissioners shall appoint a Liquor
Inspector and provide for his compensation and expenses and the
Inspector shall be subject to the supervision and authority of the
Board. The Inspector shall have all the powers of a Peace Officer
or a Constable or Sheriff of the State of Maryland, and shall make
oath to faithfully perform the duties entrusted to him, as provided
in Article I, Section 6 of the Constitution of the State of Maryland,
and he shall furnish bond in the penalty of Two Thousand Dollars
($2,000.00) to the Board of License Commissioners of Kent County,
conditioned "that said inspector shall well and faithfully execute the
said office in all things appertaining thereto." The cost of said bond


 

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