WM. PRESTON LANE, JR., GOVERNOR. 965

95. WASHINGTON COUNTY. In Washington County the
hours during which the privilege conferred by every class
of on sale license may be exercised shall be from 6 A. M. to
12 midnight; provided, however, that nothing in this section
shall apply to holders of Class E licenses.

RESTRICTIONS UPON LICENSEES

96. TIED HOUSES PROHIBITED. No holder of a manu-
facturer's or wholesaler's license, and no distiller, brewer,
rectifier, blender or bottler of alcoholic beverages or the owner
of any interest in any distillery, brewery, rectifying, blending
or bottling plant shall be permitted to enter into any agree-
ment with any retail dealer, the effect or purpose of which is
to limit the purchases or sales of any such retail dealer to the
products of any one or more of such producers, it being the
intent and purpose of this Article that every retail dealer shall
at all times, be and remain free to purchase the alcoholic
beverages sold by him, from any holder of a manufacturer's
or wholesaler's license issued under the provisions of this
Article.

97. DISTRIBUTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. In

order to eliminate the undue stimulation of the sale of alco-
holic beverages and the practice of manufacturers and whole-
salers in granting secret discounts, rebates, allowances, free
goods or other inducement to selected licensees which con-
tribute to a disorderly distribution of alcoholic beverages, it
shall be unlawful for any person licensed hereunder as a manu-
facturer or wholesaler to discriminate directly or indirectly
in price, discounts or the quality of merchandise sold, between
one dispensary and another dispensary, between one whole-
saler and another wholesaler or between one retailer and
another retailer purchasing alcoholic beverages bearing the
same brand and trade name and of like age and quality. It
shall be unlawful for any non-resident dealer or non-resident
unlicensed manufacturer to use or promote the use of any
such practices for the sale or distribution of alcoholic bever-
ages to or through the manufacturers, wholesalers or county
dispensaries in this State. This section shall not restrict a
manufacturer or wholesaler or non-resident dealer from limit-
ing the quantity of alcoholic beverages to be sold to any licensee
under a voluntary or compulsory plan of ration and the word
"purchase" shall not imply that a manufacturer, wholesaler
or non-resident dealer shall be required to sell all licensees
from whom they receive orders. The Comptroller may pro-
mulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry
out the purpose of this section.