T. WATKINS LIGON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR

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engaged in such trade or business, the amount of
such stork he expects to keep as aforesaid; and if it
shall appear from such statement so made under oath
as aforesaid, that the amount of the applicant's stock
in trade does not or will not exceed five hundred dol-
lars, then the sum of six dollars shall be demanded
and received by said clerk from said applicant, be-
fore granting the license applied for, but no license
taken under this clause shall be construed to grant
the privilege of retailing spirituous or fermented liquors;
if more than five hundred, and not more than one
thousand dollars, then the sum of twelve dollars; if
more than one thousand dollars and not more than
two thousand dollars, then the sum of fifteen dollars;
if more than two thousand and not more than five
thousand dollars, then the sum of twenty dollars;
if more than five thousand dollars and not more than
ten thousand dollars, then the sum of forty dollars;
if more than ten thousand dollars and not more than
twenty thousand dollars, then the sum of sixty dol-
lars; if more than twenty thousand dollars and not
more than thirty thousand dollars, then the sum of
seventy-five dollars; if more than thirty thousand
dollars then the sum of one hundred and twenty-five
dollars, shall be demanded and received, by said
clerk before granting to the applicant the license ap-
plied for.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That from and after
the first day of May next, where any person or per-
sons, body or bodies corporate shall desire and pur-
pose to open, set up or keep an ordinary, tavern or
inn, or a victualling house, cook shop or oyster house
or any other place, at or in which, spirituous, or fer-
mented liquors or lager beer, may be sold or bartered
in quantities less than a pint at any one time, it shall
be the duty of such person or persons, body or bodies
corporate, to apply to the clerk of the circuit court of
the county in which such applicant may reside, or if
said applicant reside in the city of Baltimore, then
to the clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Bal-
timore, for a license therefor; and upon such appli-
cation, the said applicant shall state to said clerk, on
oath or affirmation, to be administered by said clerk,
the rate of rent or annual value of the house or place
in which the business to be authorized by the license,
may be done or be intended to be done; and if it
shall appear that the rate of rent or annual value of
said house or place does or shall not exceed one hun-

License to be
obtained.