HARRY W. NICE, GOVERNOR. 113

proper. For the purpose of establishing and operating
such dispensary and/or branch dispensaries, the Board of
County Commissioners of Wicomico County is hereby au-
thorized and directed to advance, from time to time, to the
Liquor Control Board, such sum or sums of money, not ex-
ceeding $8, 000. 00, as may be necessary to provide ade-
quate working capital for said Liquor Control Board, and
the said Board of County Commissioners is hereby au-
thorized and empowered to borrow, upon the credit of
said County, such sum or sums as may be necessary to
meet such advances, and the said Liquor Control Board
shall also be authorized to borrow money, from time to
time, upon the credit of said Board, from any banking in-
stitution; provided, however, that the aggregate sum ad-
vanced to or borrowed by the Liquor Control Board shall
at no time exceed the sum of $8, 000. 00. All sums ad-
vanced to the Liquor -Control Board by the County Com-
missioners, and all sums borrowed by the County Com-
missioners or the Liquor Control Board shall bear interest
not exceeding 6% per annum, and shall be repaid, together
with the interest thereon, out of the receipts from sales
made at the County Liquor Dispensary, or branch dis-
pensaries.

The Liquor Control Board shall have full power and
authority,

(1) To appoint such employees as may be necessary
to conduct such County Liquor Dispensary or branch dis-
pensaries, fix their compensation and require such bonds
for the faithful performance of their duties as the Board
may in each case determine.

(2) To purchase from any licensed wholesaler or
manufacturer any sparkling or fortified wine or any other
alcoholic beverage containing more than fourteen per
centum of alcohol by volume, upon which the tax imposed
by this Act has been paid, and to purchase from any non-
resident producer or dealer any such alcoholic beverages
and import the same for resale, as hereinafter provided;
but such importations shall not be resold until the excise
tax has been paid.

(3) To sell such alcoholic beverages in sealed contain-
ers, as above provided, at such prices as may be determined
by the Board, which prices shall be uniform in all stores
in the said County and shall in no case be less than the
cost of such alcoholic beverages.

(4) To refuse to sell any such alcoholic beverages to
any person or persons who, in the judgment of the Board,