ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 175

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

(i) Baltimore City - The Board of License Commissioners shall
issue a certificate of approval for presentation to the Director of Finance, who may not
issue a license unless and until there is presented to the Director also a certificate,
issued by the Bureau of Assessments, that shows that there are no unpaid taxes due
the City or State on the merchandise, fixtures, and stock of the applicant.

(ii) Caroline County - If it approves the application, the Board of
License Commissioners, rather than the clerk, shall issue the license after the
applicant pays the fee.

(iii) Carroll County - If it approves the application, the Board of
License Commissioners, rather than the clerk, shall issue the license after the
applicant pays the fee.

(iv) Howard County - If it approves the application, the Board of
License Commissioners, rather than the clerk, shall issue the license after the
applicant pays the fee to the Director of Finance.

(v) 1. Prince George's County- 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 certificate and payment of the required fee to the County
Treasurer, and the Board shall maintain a record of licenses issued.

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