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shall show the gross revenue of each dispensary and also the net
revenue derived therefrom. After setting aside at each dispensary
the necessary reserve for the proper conduct thereof, the said
board shall, as often as it may deem to the best interests of the
county, town and city, and at least semiannually make a distri-
bution of the net proceeds as follows: To the County Commissioners
of Harford County, fifty per cent (50%) of the net proceeds derived
from each of said liquor dispensaries; to the towns of Aberdeen and
Bel Air, one-half of the net proceeds from the liquor dispensaries lo-
cated therein; and to the City of Havre de Grace, one-half of the
net proceeds from the liquor dispensary located therein; to be used
by said county, town and city for debt service, operating expenses
or for whatever other purposes may be deemed best. No advertising
of said dispensaries, or of liquors sold therein, shall be done by said
liquor control board, in any manner in Harford County. Provided,
however, that the liquor control board shall pay over to the Board
of County Commissioners of Harford County all of the net proceeds
derived from the liquor dispensary in the first election district.

In the event that the Edgewood Sanitary District is legally created

under the provisions of Harford County Sanitary District law, then

the Board of County Commissioners shall pay one-half of the profits

so received from the First District dispensary to the Harford County
tary District in the construction of public sanitary facilities pro-

vided in the said sanitary district law in the First Election District

of Harford County.

THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONER SHALL PAY ONE-
HALF OF THE PROFITS SO RECEIVED FROM THE FIRST
DISTRICT DISPENSARY TO THE HARFORD COUNTY METRO-
POLITAN COMMISSION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, MAINTE-
NANCE, OR SUPPORT OF PUBLIC SANITARY FACILITIES
IN THE FIRST ELECTION DISTRICT UNDER AND PURSUANT
TO THE HARFORD COUNTY SANITARY DISTRICT LAW.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1959.

Approved March 24, 1959.

CHAPTER 224
(House Bill 54)

AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section 40A of Article 3 of the
Constitution of Maryland, title "Legislative Department", to pro-
vide an optional procedure for land acquisition in Baltimore
County, Maryland, and to submit this amendment to the qualified
voters of the State for adoption or rejection.

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.