WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                         Ch. 373

Board of the fee required. For purposes of this article, in Caroline and Carroll Counties
the term "clerk" shall be deemed to mean "Board of License Commissioners". In Prince
George's County, the certificate of approval may not be presented to nor payment made
to the cleric of the court. If no such findings are made by the Board, then the application
shall be approved and the Board shall issue the license applied for, after payment of the
required fee to the Treasurer of Prince George's County, and the Board shall maintain a
record of licenses issued. In Howard County, if the Board of License Commissioners
approves the application, the Board shall issue the license after payment of the required
fee to the Director of Finance of Howard County. In addition, in Baltimore City, a license
may not be issued by the Clerk of the Circuit Court unless and until there is presented to
him a certificate, issued by the Bureau of Assessments, showing that there are no unpaid
taxes on the merchandise, fixtures and stock of the applicant due to the City of Baltimore
or the State of Maryland.

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(a) (3) The provisions of this paragraph apply to the subdivisions listed and
supersede conflicting provisions elsewhere in this subsection:

(v) 1. [In] Prince George's County[, the] - THE certificate of
approval may not be presented to nor payment made to the clerk of the court.

2.       THE APPLICATION SHALL BE APPROVED AND THE
LICENSE FOR WHICH APPLICATION IS MADE SHALL BE GRANTED IF AT LEAST THREE
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS DETERMINE THAT:

A. THE GRANTING OF THE LICENSE IS NECESSARY FOR THE
ACCOMMODATION OF THE PUBLIC;

B. THE APPLICANT IS A FIT PERSON TO RECEIVE THE
LICENSE FOR WHICH APPLICATION IS MADE;

C.       THE APPLICANT HAS NOT MADE A MATERIAL FALSE
STATEMENT IN THE APPLICATION;

D.      THE APPLICANT HAS NOT PRACTICED FRAUD IN
CONNECTION WITH THE APPLICATION OR THE OPERATION OF THE BUSINESS;

E.       THE OPERATION OF THE BUSINESS, IF THE LICENSE IS
GRANTED, WILL NOT UNDULY DISTURB THE PEACE OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD IN WHICH THE PLACE OF BUSINESS IS TO BE LOCATED; AND

F.       THERE ARE NO OTHER REASONS, IN THE DISCRETION OF
THE BOARD, WHY THE LICENSE SHOULD NOT BE ISSUED.

3.       IF THESE FINDINGS ARE MADE BY AT LEAST THREE
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THEN THE APPLICATION SHALL BE APPROVED AND THE
BOARD SHALL ISSUE ITS CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL. THE BOARD SHALL ISSUE THE
LICENSE FOR WHICH APPLICATION IS MADE UPON PRESENTATION OF THE

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