HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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FINANCIAL INTEREST, EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN ANY
LICENSE, LICENSEE, OR IN ANY PREMISE LICENSED UNDER THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE.

(7) (I) AFTER APPOINTMENT, AN ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES INSPECTOR SHALL SERVE AS SUCH AND SHALL BE
DISCHARGED ONLY FOR CAUSE INVOLVING DISHONESTY,
INCOMPETENCE, OR IMMORAL CONDUCT WHILE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF
DUTY.

(II)  BEFORE THE DISCHARGE OF AN ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES INSPECTOR, THE BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS
SHALL GIVE THE INSPECTOR WRITTEN NOTICE OF ALL PENDING
CHARGES AND SHALL AFFORD THE INSPECTOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO
REPLY IN AN OPEN HEARING BEFORE THE BOARD, EITHER IN PERSON
ON OR BY COUNSEL.

(III)  THE BOARD SHALL GIVE NOTICE AND HOLD
THE HEARING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE
ACT.

190.

The Comptroller, his duly authorized deputies,
inspectors and clerks, the board of license commissioners of
the county or the city in which the place of business is
located, its duly authorized agents and employees, and any
peace officer of such county or city, or any of them, shall
be fully authorized to inspect and search, without warrant,
at all hours, any building, vehicle and premises in which
any alcoholic beverages are authorized to be kept,
transported, manufactured or sold under a license or permit
issued under the provisions of this article, and any
evidence discovered during any such inspections shall be
admissible in any prosecution for the violation of the
provisions of this or any other article, or upon any hearing
for revocation, suspension or restriction of the license or
permit. Any alcoholic beverages taken as evidence shall be
returned to the license or permit holder if he be adjudged
not guilty; otherwise it shall be sold to license holders,
turned over to State institutions for medicinal use or
destroyed. Receipts from such sales shall be credited to
the general fund account of the State, county or Baltimore
City as the case may be. [Provided that in Kent County, the
board of license commissioners shall appoint a liquor
inspector and provide for his compensation and expenses and
the inspector shall be subject to the supervision and
authority of the board. The inspector shall have all the
powers of a peace officer or a constable or sheriff of the
State of Maryland, and shall make oath to faithfully perform
the duties entrusted to him, as provided in Article I, § 6
of the Constitution of the State of Maryland, and he shall
furnish bond in the penalty of two thousand dollars
($2,000.00) to the board of license commissioners of Kent
County, conditioned "that said inspector shall well and