1120                             Laws of Maryland                       [Ch. 738

title "Alcoholic Beverages", sub-title "General Provisions on Issue
of Licenses", relating to the location of buildings to which al-
coholic beverage licenses will be granted in Prince George's
County and relating generally to alcoholic beverages in Prince
George's County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 53 (4) of Article 2B of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1957 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Provisions on Issue of Licenses", be and it is hereby repealed and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:

53.

(4) Location of buildings.—In Prince George's County no license
shall be granted to sell alcoholic beverages in any building located
within one thousand feet of a church or school building, provided
that this restriction shall not apply in the case of a church, as
to any Class A off sale license or to any license to sell beer, or
beer and wine, if the governing body of the church concerned shall
consent in writing to the granting of such license, which consent
shall be filed with the application, but the license of any person
or persons [now] or for the use of a corporation or unincorporated
association holding a license ISSUED for any building located within
such distance from a church or school building may be renewed or
extended for the same building. This section shall not apply to
any transfer or assignment of a license [now] located within the
aforesaid distance of one thousand feet to another place of business
within the aforesaid distance and/or to an assignee of said license
within said distance of the same church or school building, nor shall
this section apply to the issuance of a license for a place of business,
not having an alcoholic beverage license, to which an alcoholic
beverage license had been issued and was in force and effect on
April 30, 1955, as to a license of the same class which was in force
and effect as of said date, applied for in said place of business
nor to a renewal of a license of any establishment where, subsequent
to the original granting of said license a school or church building
was erected within 1000 feet. This section shall not apply to any
licenses or to any license issued under Section 19 (i) (2) or Section
25 of this Article. This section shall not apply in the case of a private
kindergarten or nursery school.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1959. IS 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 DATE OF ITS PASSAGE.

Approved April 28, 1959.

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.