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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 102

FOR the purpose of permitting the clerk of the circuit
court of Carroll County to collect certain costs
from persons appealing decisions of the local board
of alcoholic beverage license commissioners;
permitting the circuit court of Carroll County to
remand proceedings to the local board; and
clarifying language.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 2B — Alcoholic Beverages

Section 175(d) and (e)(4)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1968 Replacement Volume and 1975 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Sections 175(d) and (e) (4) of Article 2B -
Alcoholic Beverages, of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1969 Replacement Volume and 1975 Supplement) be and they
are hereby repealed and reenacted, with amendments, to
read as follows:

Article 2B — Alcoholic Beverages

175.

(d)    (1) In [Prince George's County and Howard
County] THE COUNTIES LISTED IN THIS SUBSECTION, the clerk
of the court before docketing an appeal shall first
collect, from the person or persons so appealing, all
court costs and a statement from the clerk to the board
of license commissioners that the costs for getting
records and transcripts of proceedings of the hearing
before the board have been paid. [In no case shall any
cost] COSTS MAY NOT be assessed against the board of
license commissioners.

(2)          CARROLL COUNTY.

(3)          HOWARD COUNTY.

(4)          PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY.

(e)    (4) (i) If the court reverses the action
of the local board it shall file with the papers a
written statement of the reasons [therefor]. The court
may modify, as well as affirm or reverse, the action of
the local board. Costs shall be awarded as in other
civil cases.

(ii) In Prince George's County, [and]
Howard County[,] AND CARROLL COUNTY, in addition to the
other powers of the court provided in this article, the
court may remand the proceedings to the local board.