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AND NECESSARY FOR THE IMMEDIATE PRESERVATION
OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, AND HAVING BEEN
PASSED BY A YEA AND NAY VOTE SUPPORTED BY THREE-
FIFTHS OF THE MEMBERS ELECTED TO EACH OF THE TWO
HOUSES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THE SAME SHALL
TAKE EFFECT FROM THE DAY OF ITS PASSAGE.

Approved April 11, 1955.

CHAPTER 362
(House Bill 386)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 167 of
Article 2B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1951 Edition),
title "Alcoholic Beverages", sub-title "Appeals", providing for
the operation of a licensee's restaurant pending the appeal within
thirty (30) days from adverse decision of the Liquor Control
Board.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 167 of Article 2B of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1951 Edition), title "Alcoholic Beverages", sub-title "Appeals", be
and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read
as follows:

167. (Harford County.) In Harford County, notwithstanding any
other provisions in this sub-title, (a) the Liquor Control Board may
elect to have any appeal tried before a jury; and (b) in the case
of an appeal where the license has been suspended or revoked by the
Board, the applicant [or licensee shall not be permitted to operate
pending the appeal, unless the Court, after a hearing, shall stay the
action of the Board, pending the final determination of the appeal.]
or licensee shall be permitted to operate pending the appeal, pro-
vided he takes his appeal within five (5) days and the case is dis-
posed of within thirty (30) days by the Court on appeal failure of
the licensee to prosecute his appeal to final determination within
thirty (30) days will cause the suspension or revocation to become
operative.

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SEC. 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, THAT THIS ACT
IS HEREBY DECLARED TO BE AN EMERGENCY MEASURE
AND NECESSARY FOR THE IMMEDIATE PRESERVATION
OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, AND HAVING BEEN
PASSED BY A YEA AND NAY VOTE SUPPORTED BY THREE-
FIFTHS OF THE MEMBERS ELECTED TO EACH OF THE TWO
HOUSES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THE SAME SHALL
TAKE EFFECT FROM THE DAY OF ITS PASSAGE.

Approved April 11, 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.