1704 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 740

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Sub-section (a) of Section 44 of Article
2B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1951 Edition),
title "Alcoholic Beverages", sub-title "General Provision
on Issue of Licenses", be and it is hereby repealed and re-
enacted, with amendments, and that a new sub-section be
and it is hereby added to said section, said new sub-section
to be known as Sub-section (c), to follow immediately after
Sub-section (b) of said section, and to read as follows:

44. (Anne Arundel County. ) (a) In Anne Arundel
County no new license shall be granted to sell alcoholic
beverages in any building located with one thousand (1000)
feet of the grounds of a church or school, but the license
of any person now holding a license for any building located
within such distance of the grounds of a church or school
may be renewed or extended for the same building. This
section does not apply to the City of Annapolis. This sec-
tion shall not apply to any transfer or assignment of a
license located within such distance nor shall this section
apply to the issuance of a license for a place of business
established for the sale of alcoholic beverages prior to
June 1, 1939. [Provided, however, that this section shall
not apply to Class LP, Off Sale, Package Goods, license. ]
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT AFTER JANUARY 1,
1954, THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO CLASS LP,
OFF SALE, PACKAGE GOODS, LICENSES.

(c) In Anne Arundel County the Board of License Com-
missioners shall not approve any license for an establish-
ment if an application for a license to sell alcoholic bever-
ages for said establishment has been refused within one
year immediately previous.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1953.

Approved April 27, 1953.

CHAPTER 740
(House Bill 828)

AN ACT to add a new section to the Code of Public Local
Laws of Prince George's County (1943 Edition), being

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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.