AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 176 OF THE REVISED CODE OF DELAWARE, 1935, IN REGARD TO THE ISSUING OF LIQUOR LICENSES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section 1. That Chapter 176 of the Revised Code of Delaware, 1935, be and the same is hereby amended by striking out all of 6150. Sec. 21 of said Chapter and inserting in lieu thereof a new section to be styled 6150. Sec. 21 as follows:
6150.Sec. 21. General Provisions in Regard to Licenses:--The Commission shall examine all applications for license as promptly as possible, and if it shall appear that any application should not be granted, the commission shall so notify the applicant, stating the cause for refusal and returning the amount paid by the applicant.
All applications for sale of Alcoholic Liquors received by the Commission shall be advertised in the County papers in which the application is made, at least twice, over a period of ten days and if there is no protest against the application, the Commission may consider the application upon their plan of procedure. Upon protest, signed by ten (10) property owners living in the community where said license is to operate then the Commission shall hold a hearing to consider said protest.