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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 820

(3)  No B-D-7, beer, wine and liquor licenses other
than as provided in subsection (2) shall be issued until
June 1, 1967, at which time the procedure in issuing such
licenses other than as set forth in subsection (2) shall be
prescribed by rule or regulation of the board of license
commissioners and shall conform as near as practicable to
the procedure prescribed in § 60 of this article. No such
license shall be authorized to be issued by the board of
license commissioners unless the said license is in the
judgment of the said board reasonably necessary for the
convenience of the public. In determining what is
reasonably necessary for the convenience of the public, the
board shall consider the number of beer, wine and liquor
outlets in any given area and the number of days such
outlets are open rather than the nature of the beer, wine
and liquor licensed outlets.

(4)  Licenses issued under the authority of this
section shall be subject to all the provisions of this
article relating to licenses in Baltimore City to the extent
that said provisions are not inconsistent with this section.

(5)  All such licenses shall be issued by the clerk of
the [Court of Common Pleas] CIRCUIT COURT FOR BALTIMORE CITY
upon certification of the board of license commissioners of
Baltimore City. The annual fee for such license shall be
twelve hundred dollars ($1,200).

60.

(a) Before the board of license commissioners for
Baltimore City or any county approve any license, the board
shall cause a notice of such application to be published two
times in two successive weeks, in three newspapers of
general circulation in Baltimore City, if the applicant
proposes to do business in the city, and if the applicant
proposes to do business in any of the counties, in the two
newspapers of general circulation in the county where two
newspapers are published, and if not, then in one newspaper
having a general circulation in the county. The notice
shall specify the name of the applicant, the kind of license
applied for, the location of the place of business proposed
to be licensed, and the time and place fixed by the board
for hearing upon the application. The hearing shall be not
less than seven, nor more than 30 days after the last
publication. At the time fixed by the notice for hearing
upon the application or upon any postponement of such time,
any person shall be heard on either side of the question.
If the board of license commissioners for the city or any
county determines that the granting of the license is not
necessary for the accommodation of the public or that the
applicant is not a fit person to receive the license applied
for, or has made a material false statement in his
application, or has practiced fraud in connection with the