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(i) (1) In Harford County, the liquor control board shall employ
one full time chief inspector and such other inspector or inspectors
as in its discretion shall be required from time to time. Provided,
however, that neither the Sheriff, any deputy sheriff or any constable
or municipal peace officer in Harford County shall be eligible to be
appointed or to serve as the chief inspector or as an inspector. The
person appointed to be chief inspector shall have had at the time of
appointment at least three years' experience in bookkeeping and
accounting or shall have a degree in accounting from a recognized
college or university. After appointment, the chief inspector shall
serve as such and shall be discharged only for cause involving
dishonesty, incompetency or immoral conduct; and prior to his
discharge, he shall be given a list of the charges against him
and an opportunity to reply thereto in an open hearing either
in person or by counsel. The chief inspector with the approval
of the liquor control board shall be empowered to contract with or
hire any independent accounting firm to audit the books and accounts
of any licensee. The liquor control board is authorized to establish
and change from time to time such reasonable compensation for the
chief inspector or any other inspector or inspectors as is warranted
by their respective duties and responsibilities. Nothing in this sub-
section shall be construed to relieve from the responsibility of en-
forcing the provisions of this article in Harford County the several
peace officers' listed in Section 187 of this article.

(i) (2) In Harford County the liquor control board shall appoint
a general manager, who shall act as secretary-treasurer of the board
and who shall be the chief business administrative officer of the board
under its control and supervision. No board member shall be eligible
to fill said position while retaining his membership on the liquor
control board. The manager so appointed shall hold office during
good behavior and shall be discharged only for cause involving dis-
honesty, incompetency, or immoral conduct after opportunity for
hearing.

(i) (3) The salaries of all employees of the liquor control board
shall be fixed by the liquor control board, subject to the approval of
the County Commissioners. The County Commissioners shall also
review the adequacy of the fidelity bonds required of the employees
by the liquor control board for the protection of the County,

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1959.

Approved March 3, 1959.

CHAPTER 120
(Senate Bill 147)

AN ACT to repeal Sections 29 and 30 of Article 7 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title "Carroll

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