HARRY HUGHES, Governor

3445

(Senate Bill 997)

AN ACT concerning

Frederick County - Alcoholic Beverages
(Inspector's Salary)

FOR the purpose of altering the salary of the alcoholic
beverages inspector in Frederick County.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages

Section 149(b)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1981 Replacement Volume and 1981 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
read(s) as follows:

Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages

149.

(b) (1) The Governor shall also appoint for Frederick
County, by and with the consent of the Senate and in the
event there is no resident Senator, then by and with the
consent of the members of the Frederick County delegation to
the General Assembly, an alcoholic beverages inspector who
shall perform the duties provided below. The alcoholic
beverages inspector shall serve a term of four years from
May 1, 1967, and each succeeding term shall be for four
years. The salary of the alcoholic beverages inspector is
[$12,000] $14,500 annually, and he shall receive mileage at
the rate set by the County Commissioners for other county
employees who receive mileage, but mileage does not include
travel to and from the inspector's home and his office. The
alcoholic beverages inspector shall be: [(1)] (I) a resident
and a registered voter of the county for more than five
years immediately preceding the date of his appointment;
[(2)])(II) of high moral character and possess a sound
reputation for sobriety, honesty and integrity, and he shall
devote full time to the duties of his office.

(2) The inspector shall investigate all
applicants for an alcoholic beverage license or transfer of
license in Frederick County, enforce all alcoholic beverage
laws in the county; and investigate all violations of the
alcoholic beverage laws and report them to the commissioner.
The inspector has all the powers of a peace officer of the
State of Maryland in respect to the enforcement of the
alcoholic beverage laws of Frederick County and shall make