MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

2585

Beverages, of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1968

Replacement Volume     and 1974 Supplement) be and it is

hereby repealed and   re—enacted, with amendments, to read
as follows:

Article 2B — Alcoholic Beverages

158.

(a) In Cecil County, the board of license
commissioners [may] SHALL employ one full—time alcoholic
beverages inspector[. The board of license
commissioners, subject to the approval of the County
Commissioners, is authorized to establish and change from
time to time seasonable compensation for the inspector as
is warranted by his respective duties and
responsibilities.] AND FIX HIS COMPENSATION AT NOT LESS
THAN $8,750 NOR MORE THAN $15,000 ANNUALLY. THE
INSPECTOR SHALL BE REIMBURSED FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES
INCURRED BY HIM IN THE MANNER SET BY THE BOARD OF LICENSE
COMMISSIONERS. THE COMPENSATION AND TRAVEL EXPENSES SHALL
BE PAID BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. After appointment,
the 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 inspector shall investigate all applicants for
an alcoholic beverage license or transfer of license in
Cecil County, enforce all alcoholic beverage laws
therein, and investigate all violations of the alcoholic
beverage laws and report the same to the liquor control
board. The inspector shall have all the powers of a
peace officer of the State of Maryland in respect to the
enforcement of the alcoholic beverage laws of Cecil
County and shall make an oath, as provided in the
Constitution of Maryland, to faithfully perform the
duties entrusted to him. The inspector shall visit and
inspect at unannounced times every licensed premise in
Cecil County at least every ninety days. The inspector
shall make monthly reports in writing to the liquor
control board covering his activities, setting forth any
complaints, and listing any violations that may have been
observed by him or reported to him. No person shall
accept appointment or continue as an inspector if either
he or any member of his immediate family has any personal
or financial interest either directly or indirectly in
any license or in any licensed premises under the
provisions of this article.