THEODORE R. McKELDIN, GOVERNOR                     627

8. A country club which has seventy-five or more bona fide members
paying dues of not less than $50.00 per annum, per member and which
maintains at the time of the application for license a regular or
championship golf course of nine holes or more, or, in lieu of said
golf course, a swimming pool at least twenty by forty feet in size and
at least six tennis courts.

Provided that said clubs and organizations shall purchase all liquor
and 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; and provided further that this subsection
shall not be construed to limit the powers of the Liquor Control Board
to control the number of licensees under Section 40 and Section 175 of
Article 2B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1951 Edition), as
amended from time to time.

Nothing in this section shall be construed to contravene the pro-
visions of Section 95 of this Article.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall be subject to
a referendum of the qualified voters of Harford County. The refer-
endum shall be conducted on June 27,1955, and shall be subject to the
general provisions of law contained in Article 33 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland for the conduct of State and County elections in
Harford County. The cost of the referendum shall be paid by the
Board of County Commissioners of Harford County. The Board of
County Commissioners and the Board of Supervisors of Elections of
Harford County shall do such things and perform such acts as may be
necessary and proper to conduct the special election as provided
herein. On the voting machine labels or on the paper ballots as the
case may be there shall be printed a summary of the provisions of this
Act together with the words "for Mixed Drinks in Bona Fide Clubs
and Restaurants" and "Against Mixed Drinks in Bona Fide Clubs and
Restaurants", with suitable provision made whereby the voter may
indicate his choice on said questions. If a majority of the persons
voting in said special election shall vote "for Mixed Drinks in Bona
Fide Clubs and Restaurants", the provisions of this Act shall become
effective immediately upon an official canvass of the votes and a
declaration to this effect by the Board of Supervisors of Elections of
Harford County. If a majority of the persons voting shall vote
"Against Mixed Drinks in Bona Fide Clubs and Restaurants", the
Board of Supervisors of Elections shall so declare and this Act shall
then be null and void and of no further effect whatsoever.

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SEC. 3. 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