200 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 54

THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO AU-
THORIZE ANY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, BY ANY
AMENDMENT OR ADDITION TO ITS CHARTER, TO
PERMIT ANY ACT WHICH IS PROHIBITED BY THE
LAWS OF THIS STATE CONCERNING THE OBSERV-
ANCE OF THE SABBATH DAY OR THE MANUFAC-
TURE, LICENSING OR SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVER-
AGES.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the aforegoing
Article hereby proposed as an amendment to the Constitu-
tion of Maryland, shall, at the election to be held in No-
vember, 1954, be submitted to the qualified voters of the
State of Maryland for their adoption or rejection in pur-
suance of the directions contained in Article XIV of the
Constitution of Maryland, and at the said general election
the vote on the proposed amendment to the Constitution
shall be by ballot, and upon each ballot there shall be printed
the words "For Constitutional Amendment" and "Against
Constitutional Amendment", as now provided by law, and
immediately after said election due returns shall be made
to the Governor of the vote for and against said proposed
amendment, as directed by Article XIV of the Constitution
and further proceedings had in accordance with said Ar-
ticle XIV.

Approved March 12, 1954.

CHAPTER 54
(House Bill 96)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section
171 of Article 66 1/2 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1951 Edition), title "Motor Vehicles", sub-title "Opera-
tion of Vehicles Upon Highways", providing that every
person convicted of being under the influence of liquor
or narcotic drugs while driving a motor vehicle shall be
punished by imprisonment OF NOT MORE THAN ONE
(1) YEAR and/or by fine.

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