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102-5. Same—Fee; issuance; contents.

A fee of three dollars to cover the cost of investigation of the applicant
for a license under this Chapter and processing of the application shall be
paid to the County when the application is filed, and shall not be return-
able under any circumstances. The County Executive, by written regulation
from time to time may change such fee to an amount not to exceed the
reasonable costs of licensing and enforcement under this Chapter. Unless,
after investigation, the Director of Inspection and Licenses shall find that
the applicant is not of good moral character, he shall issue a license upon
the posting of the aforementioned bond which shall show the name and ad-
dress of the solicitor and the date of issuance and expiration of the license,
and one of the photographs submitted by the solicitor shall be attached
to the license. No license shall be issued to any holder of a license pre-
viously issued under this Chapter within one year of a revocation. In
determining good moral character, the reputation of the applicant, his
criminal record, if any, and license history in this or other jurisdictions
shall be considered. Emphasis in reading a decision on moral character
shall be given to any convictions for crimes of violence, sex offenses,
violations of the gaming, narcotic, alcoholic beverage laws, and fraud. No
person shall be denied a license solely on the grounds of previous convic-
tions or penal servitude, if, in fact, his record, conduct and habits for a
period of three years after conviction or release from penal servitude,
whichever is later, shall indicate that he is a proper person to be li-
censed under the standards of this Chapter.

Section 11. Severability.

The provisions of this Act are severable and if any provision, sentence,
clause, section or part thereof is held illegal, invalid or unconstitutional or
inapplicable to any person or circumstances, such illegality, invalidity or
unconstitutionally, or inapplicability shall not affect or impair any of
the remaining provisions, sentences, clauses, sections or parts of the Act
or their application to other persons or circumstances. It is hereby declared
to be the legislative intent that this Act would have been adopted if such
illegal, invalid or unconstitutional provision, sentence, clause, section or
part had not been included therein, and if the person or circumstances to
which the Act or any part thereof is inapplicable had been specifically
exempted therefrom.

Section 12. Effective date.

This Act shall take effect on December 7,1970.

Chapter 9
(Bill No. 4-70)

An Act to amend Chapter 2, titled "Administration," of the Mont-
gomery County Code 1965, as amended, by repealing and re-enacting,
with amendments, Section 2-18, titled "War and emergency powers—
Transportation facilities; parking lots," Section 2-20, titled "Same—
Arms and ammunitions; civilian defense personnel; ordinances, etc.,"
Section 2-21, titled "Same—Borrowing money," and subparagraphs
1, 2 and 3 of subsection (b) of Section 2-22A to authorize the
County Executive to use or direct the use of any public facilities or