1602                             Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 849

LICENSE ISSUED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
ARTICLE IF WITHIN A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS ANY LICEN-
SEE IS CONVICTED TWICE FOR VIOLATING IN OR ON THE
LICENSED PREMISES ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
ARTICLE CONCERNING AN ILLEGAL SALE OF ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES ON SUNDAY, OR IF WITHIN SAID PERIOD
THERE ARE TWO CONVICTIONS OF THE SAME CLERK,
AGENT, EMPLOYEE OR SERVANT OF A LICENSEE UNDER
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE, FOR ANY VIOLATION
IN OR ON THE LICENSED PREMISES CONCERNING ILLEGAL
SALES OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ON SUNDAY. FURTHER,
THE BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS SHALL REVOKE
OR SUSPEND ANY LICENSE ISSUED UNDER THE PROVI-
SIONS OF THIS ARTICLE FOR ANY CONVICTION OF THE
LICENSEE OF ANY VIOLATION IN OR ON THE LICENSED
PREMISES OF ANY OF THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MARY-
LAND CONCERNING GAMBLING OR GAMING, OR FOR ANY
TWO CONVICTIONS OF ONE OR MORE OF THE CLERKS,
AGENTS, EMPLOYEES OR SERVANTS OF A LICENSEE UN-
DER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE OF VIOLATIONS
IN OR ON THE LICENSED PREMISES CONCERNING GAM-
BLING OR GAMING, WHICH OFFENSES OCCURRED WITHIN
A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS. THE WORD "CONVICTION" AS
USED IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO INCLUDE
A VERDICT OR PLEA OF GUILTY, OR PLEA OF NOLO CON-
TENDERE, OR THE FORFEITURE OF A BOND OR COLLAT-
ERAL ACCEPTED ON ANY CHARGE, WARRANT OR INDICT-
MENT, BEFORE ANY JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, TRIAL MAGIS-
TRATE OR CIRCUIT COURT BEFORE WHICH ANY SUCH
CHARGE, WARRANT OR INDICTMENT MAY BE PENDING.

For the purpose of this sub-section two or more violations against
the same licensee, agent, servant or employee or affecting the same
premises occuring on the same day shall be deemed and considered
as one offense,, AND FURTHER, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
ACT SHALL BE APPLICABLE ONLY TO VIOLATIONS AND
OFFENSES OCCURRING AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE
HEREOF.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1957.

Approved April 17, 1957.

CHAPTER 849
(House Bill 829)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 93 of
Article 2B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1956 Supplement),

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.