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salary in lieu of fees, as the County Commissioners, in their
discretion, may determine; provided, however, that the pro-
visions of this Section shall not apply to the counties of Fred-
erick, Carroll, Kent, Montgomery, Wicomico, Prince George's,
Harford, Cecil and Calvert, and in Anne Arundel the County
Commissioners may appoint two constables at salaries of not
more than Six Hundred Dollars ($600. 00) per year.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1943.

Approved May 4, 1943.

CHAPTER 447.
(House Bill 384)

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 2B of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1939 Edition), title "Alcoholic Bever-
ages", sub-title "Regulations and Restrictions", said new
section to be known as Section 42-B and to follow immedi-
ately after Section 42-A of said Article, making it unlawful
to sell or for any licensed dealer to give alcoholic bever-
ages in Kent County between the hours of midnight on Sat-
urday and 6 A. M. on Monday.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That a new section be and it is hereby added to Article
2B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1939 Edition), title
"Alcoholic Beverages", sub-title "Regulations and Restric-
tions", said new section to be known as Section 42-B, to follow
immediately after Section 42-A of said Article and to read
as follows:

42-B. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or for any
retail dealer to give alcoholic beverages in Kent County be-
tween the hours of midnight on Saturday and 6 A. M. on
Monday, any other provisions in this Article or in any other
law to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person selling or
any retail dealer giving alcoholic beverages in Kent County
between the hours of midnight on Saturday and 6 A. M. on
Monday shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon convic-
tion thereof, shall be fined not exceeding fifty dollars ($50. 00)
for the first offense, and for each succeeding offense shall be
fined not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100. 00) or impris-
oned in the County Jail for not more than thirty (30) days
or be both fined and imprisoned, in the discretion of the court.