626                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                         [CH. 364

for the sale of so-called mixed drinks in clubs and restaurants in
Harford County, establishing licenses for such purposes, relating
generally to the licenses, fees and laws applicable to the sales of
alcoholic beverages at clubs and restaurants in Harford County and
making the effectiveness of this Act subject to a referendum.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 19 (e-1) and Section 20 (f-1) be and they are hereby
added to Article 2B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1951 Edi-
tion), title "Alcoholic Beverages", sub-title "Beer, Wine and Liquor
Licenses", and all to read as follows:

19.  (e-1) (Harford County)—In Harford County bona fide restau-
rants as defined for Harford County in this Article upon the payment
of an annual license fee of Seven Hundred and Fifty ($750.00) Dollars
may obtain A BEER, WINE AND LIQUOR LICENSE from the
Liquor Control Board of Harford County, and by such license
shall be entitled to sell beer, wines, and liquors for consumption on
the premises; provided that such restaurant shall purchase all
liquors or spirituous beverages sold by them from the Harford
County Liquor Control Board and shall be charged therefor the
invoice price to the Liquor Control Board plus freight charges thereon
and plus twenty per cent (20%) of such aggregate invoice price and
freight charges from time to time; provided that this sub-section shall
not be construed to limit the powers of the Liquor Control Board to
control the number of licenses under Section 40 and Section 175 of
this Article; and provided further, that this sub-section shall not
contravene the provisions of Section 95 of this Article.

20.   (f-1) (Harford County)—In Harford County the Liquor
Control Board is authorized to issue a license to be known as a "Club
and Organization License", covering "on sales" of beer, wine, and
liquor to the members and to the guests of the members of such clubs
and organizations. Such license shall be issued only to the following
clubs and organizations:

1.   A bona fide nationally chartered non-profit organization or club
composed solely of members who served in the Armed forces of the
United States in any war in which the United States has engaged,
which organization or club operates solely for the use of its own mem-
bers and their guests when accompanied by such members, and meets
in a club house principally used for no other purpose; and any lodge
or chapter of any bona fide non-profit and nationally chartered frater-
nal organization composed of members duly elected and initiated in
accordance with the rites and customs of such fraternal organization,
and operating a home or club house principally for the use of its mem-
bers and their guests when accompanied by such members, provided
that any such club or organization had one hundred or more bona fide
members paying such dues as was required by its National Organiza-
tion in the year immediately preceding the year for which such license
is issued.

2.   A bona fide yacht or boat club owning real estate in the county
and having a dues-paying membership of not less than one hundred
and fifty persons, not less than fifty of whom own yachts, boats or
other vessels.