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the United States or the State of Maryland. In addition to his salary,
the County Commissioners shall provide him with such sum as may be
necessary to cover office and other expenses not exceeding [Fifteen
Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00)] Two Thousand One Hundred Dollars
($2,100.00) per annum. The Commissioner so appointed shall consti-
tute the Board of License Commissioners for Frederick County.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1955.

Approved April 1, 1955.

CHAPTER 247
(House Bill 515)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 48 (a)
of Article 2B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1951 Edition),
title "Alcoholic Beverages," sub-title "General Provisions on Issue
of Licenses," limiting and generally relating to the issuance
of Class A Off Sale Beer Licenses in Frederick County.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 48 (a) of Article 2B of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1951 Edition), title "Alcoholic Beverages," sub-title "General
Provisions on Issue of Licenses," be and it is hereby repealed and
re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

48. (Frederick County.) (a). In Frederick County there shall not
be issued more than one Class B On Sale Beer License, nor
more than one Class B on Sale Beer and Light Wine License,
for each unit of five hundred people, or major fraction thereof,
in any one election district. There shall not be issued more than one
Class A Off Sale Beer, Wine and Liquor License nor more than one
Class A Off Sale Beer License, for each unit of fifteen hundred popu-
lation, or major fraction thereof, in any one election district. for
the purposes of this section, the population of each election district
shall be as determined by the last Federal census. [, except in those
districts where, in the opinion of the Commissioner, there has been an
obvious change in population since the last Federal census, in which
case, the Commissioner shall, on application, hold a public hearing
to determine the approximate change in population in such district
since last Federal census.]

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1955.

Approved April 1, 1955.

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.