WM. PRESTON LANE, JR., GOVERNOR. 1021

Assembly of Maryland in its regular session of 1947, relating
to or in any way affecting Article 2B of the Annotated Code of
Maryland, title 'Alcoholic Beverages", or in any way amend-
ing or adding to said Article, as it existed prior to the passage
of this Act, or in any way inconsistent with this Act, shall not
be affected by the passage of this Act, but all such laws shall
have the same force and effect as if this Act had not been
passed.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That nothing in this Act
shall be construed to affect or invalidate any legal proceedings
pending on June 1, 1947, involving a violation or an alleged
violation of any law of the State of Maryland as to alcoholic
beverages, but any such legal proceedings shall be carried to an
end as if this Act had not been passed. Provided also, that
nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect or change any
application or hearing or petition or legal action of any kind
pending on June 1, 1947 an involving any law of the State of
Maryland as to alcoholic beverages existing immediately prior
to that date, but any such application or hearing or petition
or legal action of any kind shall be continued and completed
as if this Act had not been passed.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby
declared to be an emergency law and necessary for the imme-
diate preservation of the public health and safety, and having
been passed by a yea and nay vote, supported by three-fifths
of all the members elected to each of the two Houses of the
General Assembly of Maryland, the same shall take effect from
the date of its passage.

Approved April 16, 1947.

CHAPTER 502.
(Senate Bill 101)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections
3, 7, 8, 10, 11A and 14 of Article 78B of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1939 Ed. and 1943 Supp.), title
"Racing Commission", Sections 7 and 8 having been
amended by Chapter 3 of the Acts of the Special Session
of 1946, and Section 11A having been added by Chapter
961 of the Acts of 1945, and to repeal Section 5 of said
Article and to enact in lieu thereof a new Section to
follow immediately after Section 4 of said Article, relat-