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6IB. (Special Wholesaler's and Vending Machine Operator's
Cigarette License). No person, except manufacturers of cigarettes,
shall engage in the business of selling cigarettes to wholesalers as
defined in Section 115B (c) of Article 83, or to retailers as defined
in Section 115B (b) of Article 83, or shall engage in the business of
a vending machine operator as defined in Section 115B (d) of Article
83, without a special annual license from the Comptroller which shall
be in addition to any other license required by law. The license shall
expire on the thirtieth day of April in each year. The fee for such
license shall be $250.00 per year.

61C. (Purchase for resale from Unlicensed Persons Prohibited).
No person holding any license, as provided in Section 61A or Section
61B of this Article shall purchase cigarettes, except from the manu-
facturer thereof, for the purpose of resale in this State at whole-
sale as defined in Section 115B (g) of the Unfair Cigarette Sales
Act, or at retail as defined in Section 115B (f) of said Act, from a
person not having a license as provided for in Section 61B of this
Article.

61D. (Disposition of License Fees). The license fees provided by
Sections 61A and 61B of this Article shall be paid over to the General
Treasury of the State, and it is intended that the said fees are to be
used to cover the expenses of administration of the licensing pro-
gram and the enforcement of the Unfair Cigarette Sales Act.

61E. (Grant of Licenses; Rules). Any applicant shall be entitled
to a special cigarette vendor's license upon payment of the required
fees and compliance with rules and regulations of the Comptroller
respecting prosecution of the application, except as provided in
the following section. The Comptroller shall make reasonable rules
and regulations relating to applications, licenses, licensing, hearings
and any other phases of the special cigarette licensing law he deems
advisable.

6IF. (Suspension or Revocation of Licenses), (a) The Comp-
troller is empowered to suspend or revoke the special wholesaler's
or retailer's cigarette licenses required by Sections 61A and 6IB of
this Article, upon a finding by him that the licensee has failed to
comply with the Unfair Cigarette Sales Act or any rule or regulation
promulgated by the Comptroller with reference to said Act, or that
the licensee has violated the provisions of Section 61C of this Article.
Such suspension or revocation shall be made only after notice to the
licensee and a hearing by the Comptroller or such officer as may be
prescribed by the Comptroller. At such hearing the licensee shall
have the right to be represented by counsel, to present evidence, to
cross-examine and to present argument, but the technical rules of
evidence shall not apply. In the case of a first offender, the Comp-
troller shall suspend said wholesaler's or retailer's special cigarette
license or licenses for a consecutive period containing not less than
five nor more than twenty business days (i.e., days other than
Sundays or legal holidays); and, in case of second or subsequent
violations, for a consecutive period containing not less than 20 busi-
ness days nor more than 6 months; and, in case of wilful and per-
sistent violation, the Comptroller shall revoke such special cigarette
licenses. Any suspension or revocation by the Comptroller pursuant