WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                      Ch. 98

Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages

Section 158(a)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1981 Replacement Volume and 1986 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages

24A.

(b) (1) In Carroll County, a Class H beer, wine and liquor
license shall be issued by the [clerk of the court of the county
in which the place of business is located] BOARD OF LICENSE
COMMISSONERS, and shall authorize the owner or operator of a
catering establishment to keep for sale and sell all alcoholic
beverages at retail at the premises described therein for
consumption on the premises. The annual fee for the license
shall be the amount established for a Class B beer, wine and
liquor license in Section 19 of this article and shall be payable
to the [clerk] BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS before any license
is issued, which fee shall be distributed as provided in this
article.

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 application, or that the operation of the
business, if the license is granted, will unduly disturb the
peace of the residents of the neighborhood in which the place of

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