1786 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 996

proper authority or authorities of the United States to sell
alcoholic beverages on a Federal Reservation in this State,
for consumption only on the premises where sold, without
payment of the taxes on wine and liquor; and in the case of
beer upon which the tax has been paid at the time of purchase,
a refund of the tax shall be made by the Comptroller upon
proper application therefor.

44A. GENERAL REGULATIONS. DISTRIBUTION OF ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES. In order to eliminate the undue stimulation of the
sale of alcoholic beverages and the practice of manufacturers
and wholesalers in granting secret discounts, rebates, allow-
ances, free goods or other inducement to selected licensees
which contribute to a disorderly distribution of alcoholic bev-
erages, it shall be unlawful for any person licensed hereunder
as a manufacturer or wholesaler to discriminate directly or
indirectly in price, discounts or the quality of merchandise
sold, between one dispensary and another dispensary, between
one wholesaler and another wholesaler or between one re-
tailer 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 alco-
holic beverages to or through manufacturers, wholesalers or
county dispensaries in this State. This section shall not re-
strict a manufacturer or wholesaler or non-resident dealer
from limiting 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 promulgate such rules and regulations that are necessary
to carry out the purpose of this section.

50A. WAR PROVISIONS. Notwithstanding the provisions of
any inconsistent section of this Article, the Comptroller may
where deemed expedient, reasonable and necessary to the
prosecution of the present War, to save transportation and
mileage, permit wholesalers or beer wholesalers to obtain an
additional location for the distribution of beer; and in order
to save manpower hours adopt in lieu of methods now used in
the collection of excise taxes on alcoholic beverages, another
method for the collection of such taxes provided such method
would safeguard the collection of all such taxes justly due to
the State.

The provisions of this section shall act to suspend and sub-
stitute any inconsistent section of this Article as herein pro-