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Maryland, to engage in such sale or barter, who shall directly
or indirectly give or offer to anyone visiting the premises of
such licensed person, where spirituous, malt or intoxicating
liquors of any kind are sold or bartered, or offered for sale or
barter, any viands, food or lunch of any character, except as
hereinafter provided, for the purpose of inducing, procuring
or influencing the person to whom the same may be offered,
to purchase in any quantity, spirituous, malt or intoxicating
liquor to be drunk on the 'premises of such licensed person,
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction,
shall be punishable by a fine of not more than ten dollars
for each offense; provided, however, that this section shall not
operate to prohibit the placing on the counters of such licensed
person, pretzels, cheese or crackers for the use, without cost
thereto, of the patrons of such licensed person; and provided
further, that the placing by such licensed person of any viands,
food or lunch, other than hereinbefore excepted at any place
on his premises for the free use of his patrons, shall be prima
facie evidence of a violation of this section.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1945.

Approved January 31, 1945.

CHAPTER 28.
(House Bill 4)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sub-section
(3) of Section 7 of Article 2B of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1943 Supplement), title "Alcoholic Beverages",
sub-title "Special Licenses", relating to special license to
permit disposition of stock of alcoholic beverages where the
renewal of license has been denied or where a renewal
license has been granted by the Local Board and the Court
on" appeal has reversed the board's decision.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Sub-section (3) of Section 7 of Article 2B of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1943 Supplement), title "Alco-
holic Beverages", sub-title "Special Licenses", be and it is
hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as
follows:

7. (3) Special license of any class, which shall entitle the
holder thereof to exercise the privilege of such license for a
period not exceeding ten consecutive days at a fee of Five