JOHN LEE CARROLL, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR

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CHAPTER 302.

AN ACT to repeal the Act of the General Assembly

of Maryland, passed at January session, eighteen

hundred and seventy-four, chapter four hundred

and thirty-nine, in so far as the same relates to

Harford county, and to re-enact the following in

lieu thereof, to apply to Harford county.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

Maryland, That the act passed at January session,

Repealed and

eighteen hundred and seventy-four, chapter four

enacted .

hundred and thirty-nine, entitled an act to regulate

the issuing of licenses, for the sale of spirituous and

fermented liquors in this State be, and the same is

hereby repealed, in so far as the same relates to Har-

ford county, and the following sections enacted in

lieu thereof, to apply to Harford county.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That no license shall be

granted to any person to sell spirituous or fermented

No license

liquors or lager beer in Harford county, until the

granted.

person applying therefor shall file with the Clerk of

the Circuit Court for said county, a petition signed

by at least twelve freeholders, residing within three

miles of the proposed place of business of such ap-

plicant, praying that such license may be granted,

nor until the person applying for such license shall

file with said clerk a bond, with security approved by

File bond.

said clerk, in the penal sum of one thousand dollars,

for the payment of all fines and penalties and costs,

to which the person obtaining such license may be-

come liable, for any yiolation of any of the License

Laws of this State relating to the sale of spirituous

or fermented liquors or lager beer.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That' no license to sell

spirituous or fermented liquors or lager beer in Har-

No license to
sell.

ford county, shall be granted to any applicant, who

has complied with the preceding section of this act,

until said applicant, in addition to the sum or sums

of money now required, or which may hereafter be

required to be paid, by the General License Laws

of this State, shall also pay to said clerk a sum equal

in amount to be paid by said clerk to the Board of