HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                       1073

(2)  The executed articles of incorporation and a
conformed copy;

(3)  The proposed bylaws;

(4)  Any other exhibits the [Board] DIVISION DIRECTOR
requires; and

(5)  A filing fee of [$750] $1,000.
9-206. Publication of filing; hearing set.

(a)  Notice and hearing.

(1)  On receipt of the items listed in § 9-205 of this
subtitle, the [Board of Commissioners] DIVISION DIRECTOR shall
publish a notice of the filing.

(2)  The notice shall state THAT:

(i) [The date, place, and time of a] A public
hearing[, which] may be [scheduled] HELD on [any] A date that is
at least 30 days and not more than 60 days after the filing;

(ii) [That written] WRITTEN protests to the
application shall be received no later than 10 days before the
scheduled hearing; and

(iii) [That the hearing may be canceled if] IF
the [Board] DIVISION DIRECTOR does not receive any written
protest within the time provided in the notice, THE HEARING MAY
BE CANCELED.

(b)  Publication.

The notice shall be published:

(1)   [At] FOR AT least [once each week for] 2
successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the
political subdivision where the principal office of the proposed
savings and loan association in this State is to be located; and

(2)  In the Maryland Register as provided in the State
Documents Law.

(c)  Testimony at hearing.

The [Board of Commissioners] DIVISION DIRECTOR may prohibit
testimony by any person who did not file a protest that complies
with subsection (a)(2)(ii) of this section.

9-207. [Board of Commissioners'] DIVISION DIRECTOR'S REVIEW.

The [Board of Commissioners] DIVISION DIRECTOR shall
determine from the available information if: