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TALBOT COUNTY

expiration

Every license issued under the provisions of this
act shall be upon forms prescribed and shall be dated as
of the date of issue and shall expire on April 30, next
after its issuance; except temporary licenses and special
licenses, which shall expire as otherwise provided.

SECTION 22. Pro rata license fees

The fee for every license issued for a period of
less than one year (except temporary or special licenses)
shall be subject to the annual fee if issued during the
first three (3) months of the license year, three—fourths
of the annual fee if issued during the second quarter of
the license year, one—half of the annual fee if issued
during the third quarter of the license year, and
one—fourth of the annual license fee if issued during the
fourth quarter of the license year.

SECTION 23. Refusal to issue license

If a license is refused, except as herein provided,
no further application shall be considered for the
applicant or for the premises as the case may be, for a
period of six (6) months; and if a subsequent application
by the same applicant or for the same premises is refused
within the two (2) year period immediately following the
date of the first refusal then no further application
shall be considered from such applicant or for such
premises as the case may be until the two (2) year period
above provided for has elapsed; provided, however, that
this section shall not hold against an applicant where a
license was refused on the grounds it was not necessary
for the accommodation of the public, or because the
premises were not suitable to the sale of alcoholic
beverages under the license applied for. Neither shall
such restriction hold against such premises set forth in
an application where the license applied for was refused,
because the applicant personally was determined not to be
a proper person to be issued the license applied for.

RENEWAL OF LICENSES

SECTION 24. General procedure

(a) Application for renewal — The holder or
holders of any expiring license other than special
licenses issued under the provisions of this act shall,
not less than thirty (30) nor more than sixty (60) days
before the first day of May of each and every year, file
a written application duly verified by oath for the
renewal of such license with the official authorized to
approve the same. Such renewal application shall state