682                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                        [CH. 411

title "Alcoholic Beverages", sub-title "Enforcement" authorizing
the

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or attending,
refuse to testify, the said official issuing the summons shall report
the facts to the Superior Court of Baltimore City, or the Circuit
Court for the county, as the case may be, and said court is hereby
authorized and directed to proceed by attachment against said witness
in all respects as if neglect or refusal had been by a witness summoned
to appear in said court in a case pending before it. PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY AND BALTIMORE
COUNTY THE BOARDS OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS
AND/OR THE CLERKS OF THE SAID BOARDS OF LICENSE
COMMISSIONERS OF SAID COUNTIES ARE AUTHORIZED
TO SUBPOENA ANY RECORDS OR PAPERS PERTAINING TO
A LICENSED BUSINESS OR ESTABLISHMENT. IF ANY WIT-
NESS SHALL REFUSE TO PRODUCE ANY RECORDS OR
PAPERS SO SUBPOENAED BY THE SAID BOARDS OF LI-
CENSE COMMISSIONERS AND/OR THE CLERKS OF THE
SAID BOARDS OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS OF PRINCE
GEORGE'S COUNTY AND BALTIMORE COUNTY, THE CLERK
SHALL REPORT THE FACT TO THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY OR BALTIMORE COUNTY, AS
THE CASE MAY BE, AND SAID COURT IS HEREBY AUTHOR-
IZED AND DIRECTED TO PROCEED BY ATTACHMENT
AGAINST SAID WITNESS IN ALL RESPECTS AS IF THE RE-
FUSAL HAD BEEN BY A WITNESS SUMMONED TO APPEAR
IN SAID COURT IN A CASE PENDING BEFORE IT.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1955.

Approved April 11, 1955.