HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 1495

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Sections 78, 79 and 80 of Article 2B of the
Code of Public General Laws of Maryland (1939 Edition),
title "Alcoholic Beverages", sub-title "Harford County",
be repealed and re-enacted with amendments to read as
follows:

78. Harford County. The County Commissioners of
Harford County shall the first Monday in April, 1941,
appoint a Liquor Control Board consisting of three mem-
bers, all of whom shall be residents and taxpayers of Har-
ford County. The said Board shall hold office for a term
of three years, but of those first appointed, one shall serve
for one year, one for two years and one for three years, or
until their successors shall be duly appointed and qualified.
Beginning with the year 1942 and annually thereafter the
said County Commissioners shall appoint one member of
said Board for a term of three years in the place of a mem-
ber of the Board whose term has expired, provided that
such member shall be eligible for reappointment. In case
of a vacancy it shall be filled for the unexpired term by
the said County Commissioners, the members of said Board
shall each give a bond to Harford County in an amount
to be prescribed from time to time by the County Com-
missioners for the faithful performance of the duties of
their office, the premium on said bond to be paid by the
Board from the gross receipts derived from the operation
of said Dispensaries. The Board shall immediately upon
their appointment organize and elect its Chairman and
Secretary-Treasurer. The members of said Board shall
receive a salary of Nine hundred Dollars ($900. 00) per
annum, one-half of said salaries to be paid from the gross
proceeds derived from the operation of said dispensaries.
The Board shall hold at least fifty meetings each year.
Said Board shall also be known as the Board of License
Commissioners of Harford County, upon which shall
devolve all the duties and rights as outlined in other sec-
tions of this Article.

The Board shall have power and authority to establish
and maintain in Aberdeen, Bel Air and Havre de Grace
stores to be known as "Liquor Dispensaries" for the sale
of sparkling or fortified wine and any other alcoholic bev-
erages containing more than ten per centum (10%) of alco-
hol by volume, in sealed packages or containers, which
packages or containers shall not be opened nor their con-
tents consumed upon the premises where said dispensaries
are located.

The building in which any dispensary is located must
have a glass front opening on a public street and must be