S.B. 668

VETOES

agency granting] LOCAL COLLECTING AGENT COLLECTING A FEE FOR a license under
[the provisions of] this subsection shall [divide into equal portions the license fee
collected by him, less a fee of one dollar ($1.00) for the issuance thereof, in lieu of
commissions, and shall] remit equal portions OF THE FEE to the [clerks of the two
courts] LOCAL COLLECTING AGENTS in the [jurisdictions of which such premises lie]
COUNTIES OR COUNTY AND CITY WHERE THE PLACE LIES.

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(b) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, every new application for a
license shall be made to the board of license commissioners [or the clerks of court] upon
forms prescribed by the Comptroller and sworn to by the applicant. Every application for
a license shall contain the following statements:

(1)     The class of license desired;

(2)     The name and residence of the applicant and how long he has resided at
that address;

(3)     Except in Baltimore and Howard Counties, a statement that the
applicant is a citizen of the United States;

(4)     (i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, a
statement that the applicant has been for two years next preceding the filing of his
application a resident of the county or of the City of Baltimore in which he proposes to
operate under the license applied for. The Board of License Commissioners of Prince
George's County shall apply the residency requirements as specified in § 40 of this article;

(ii) In Dorchester County the residency requirement is 1 year;

(iii) In Carroll County, in addition to the applicant's residential
statement required under this section, the license shall remain valid only for as long as
the resident applicant remains a resident of the county;

(5)     The age and sex of the applicant;

(6)     Except in Baltimore and Howard Counties, the place of birth of the
applicant, and if a naturalized citizen, when and where he was naturalized;

(7)     The particular place for which a license is desired, designating the same
by street and number if practicable; if not, by such other apt description as definitely
locates it and also a description of the portion of the building in which the business will
be conducted;

(8)     The name of the owner of the premises upon which the business sought
to be licensed is to be carried on;

(9)     (i) A statement that the applicant has never been convicted of a
felony and a further statement as to whether he has ever been adjudged guilty of violating
the laws governing the sale of alcoholic beverages or for the prevention of gambling in the
State of Maryland.

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