32 LAWS OP MARYLAND [CH. 8

session laws for 1954 as Chapter 7 of 1954, together with
appropriate references concerning the three vetoed items, as
directed in a ruling made by the Attorney General of Maryland
on February 17, 1954.

CHAPTER 8
(House Bill 24)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sec-
tion 1 of Article 2B of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1951 Edition), title "Alcoholic Beverages", sub-title
"General Purposes", stating general State policy with
respect to the power of the political sub-divisions of this
State to impose taxes on alcoholic beverages; to repeal
and re-enact, with amendments, Section 126 of Article
2B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1951 Edition),
title "Alcoholic Beverages", sub-title "Taxation", in-
creasing the rate of tax to be levied and collected on dis-
tilled spirits in this State, as defined in said section; to
enact a new section to Article 2B of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1951 Edition), title "Alcoholic Beverages",
said new section to be known as Section 126A, and to
follow immediately after Section 126 of said Article, re-
lating to the distribution of the tax on distilled spirits,
as defined in said section, to Baltimore City and to the
several counties of this State; and to enact a new section
to Article 2B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1951
Edition), title "Alcoholic Beverages," said new section to
be known as Section 126B and to follow immediately
after 126A of said Article, providing that no political
sub-division shall have the power to tax alcoholic bever-
ages in this State with the exception of such powers as
are contained in Section 128 (a) of Article 2B of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1951 Edition) on July 1,
1955.

WHEREAS, Three political subdivisions of this State now
have the power to impose or share in the proceeds from
excise taxes upon certain alcoholic beverages as defined
by Article 2B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1951
Edition) ; and

EXPLANATION : Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.