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the preceding sections of this Act, he, she, it or they, shall,
upon each and every conviction, forfeit and pay a fine of
not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100. 00) nor more
than Two Thousand Dollars ($2, 000. 00), and the cost of
prosecution, and be confined in the Maryland House of
Correction for not less than three months nor more than
two years or both fine and imprisonment in the discretion
of the Court.

571M. The Liquor Control Board for Montgomery
County appointed and organized in conformity with Chap-
ter 2 of the Acts of the Extraordinary Session of the
General Assembly of 1933, shall be immune from all suits
for damages and shall be subject to suit only for the en-
forcement of contracts made by it. The Board of License
Commissioners for said County is hereby authorized to ap-
prove the application for a license filed on behalf of any
country club in Montgomery County, if the same be signed
by one or more officers of the club, and such officer or offi-
cers shall not be required to be a registered voter and tax-
payer or resident of Montgomery County, and the pro-
visions of Section 20 of Chapter 2 of the Acts of the
Extraordinary Session of the General Assembly of 1933
requiring such an application to be applied for by, and the
license issued to, three of the officers of a club as individ-
uals, one of whom shall be a registered voter and taxpayer
of the county and shall have resided therein for at least
two years prior to said application, shall have no applica-
tion in Montgomery County.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That should any
section or part of a section of this Act be held to be invalid
for any reason, such holding shall not be construed as af-
fecting the validity of any remaining section or part of a
section of this Act, it being the Legislative intent that the
remainder of this Act shall stand, notwithstanding the in-
validity of such section or part of a section.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act is
hereby declared to be an emergency law and necessary for
the immediate preservation of the public health and safety,
and having been passed upon a yea and nay vote, supported
by three-fifths of all of the members elected to each of the
two Houses of the General Assembly, the same shall take
effect from the date of its passage.

Approved December 15, 1933. o T" \/ O