Ch. 675                                    LAWS OF MARYLAND

(4) A SUBSEQUENT HOLDER OF A LICENSE OF A DECEASED
LICENSEE IF THE SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS THE SPOUSE OR SIBLING OF THE
DECEASED LICENSEE.

(D) THE RENEWAL PERIOD FOR ALL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES LICENSES
SHALL BE FROM JULY 1 THROUGH JULY 15 JUNE 15 THROUGH JUNE 30 OF
EACH YEAR. ALL LICENSES SHALL BE DATED JULY 1. ANY LICENSE FEES
PAID IN ADVANCE OF JULY 1, 1987 FOR THE UPCOMING LICENSING PERIOD
SHALL BE CREDITED TOWARD THE ANNUAL FEE.

63.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the clerk
shall remit all license fees collected by him, less a commission
of 5 percent for the issuance of each license, to the board of
county commissioners for the county, or to the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore, as the case may be; and the board of county
commissioners or Mayor and City Council of Baltimore shall use
the portion of the receipts as may be necessary to pay refunds as
hereinafter provided, and devote the balance to the general
purposes of the county or city, as the case may be.

(1) [(1)] In Garrett County one half of such license fee OR
$500, WHICHEVER IS LESS, shall be paid by the clerk of the
Circuit Court to the mayor and council of the incorporated town
in which such licensed premises may be located.

[(2) Exclusive of the [$800] annual license fee which shall
be distributed as provided for in paragraph (1) of this
subsection, the amount collected from special Class D licenses as
the 10% surcharge on the gross purchase price of all liquor and
wine purchased by a licensee as required under § 21[(f-2)] (F-l)
of this article shall be collected by [the clerk of] the Garrett
County liquor control board.

(3)  The [clerk] BOARD shall determine the amount of
surcharge due and owing to the board by each licensee on
September 30, December 31, March 31, and the designated date for
the renewal of this license.

(4)  After the determination of the surcharge, the
[clerk] BOARD shall give the licensee written notice by certified
mail (return receipt requested). The notice shall take effect
immediately upon its delivery to the licensee and shall include:

(i) The amount of surcharge due and owing;

(ii) That the surcharge is payable no later
than 15 days after the effective date of the notice; and

(iii) The penalty for failure to pay on time.

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