1190                             Laws of Maryland                       [Ch. 696

19.

(f-1) Harford County. (1) In Harford County the annual fee for
such a license shall be Fifteen Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) for a
restaurant and Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for a hotel.

(2)   Such a license may be issued in the first, second, third, and
sixth election districts of Harford County to a bona fide hotel which
(i) is an establishment for the accommodation of the public, providing
services ordinarily found in hotels, (ii) is equipped with no fewer
than 25 rooms, a lobby with a registration and mail desk and seating
facilities, and a dining room which serves full-course meals at least
twice daily. This license in a hotel does not permit sale at bars or
counters, or for consumption off the premises.

(3)   Such a license may be issued in the first, second, third, and
sixth election districts of Harford County to a restaurant which meets
the following requirements and conditions: (i) serves full-course
meals at least twice daily; (ii) has a regular seating capacity of
tables, not including seats at bars or counters, for sixty or more per-
sons, (iii) has been in full-time operation as a restaurant for not
less than three TWO years immediately preceding the time the appli-
cation is made for license; (iv) serves alcoholic beverages only during
or in connection with meals to patrons seated at tables or at a bar; (v)
has had daily average receipts from the sale of food in excess of sales
of alcoholic beverages during the twelve-month period immediately
preceding the application for license; (vi) has an applicant for the
license who has, or applicants who have, been a bona fide resident or
residents of Harford County for not less than five TWO years im-
mediately preceding the filing of the application, and who has or have
been a registered voter or voters of Harford County for not less than
one year immediately preceding the filing of the application. This
license in a restaurant does not permit sale at bars or counters nor for
consumption anywhere except inside the building in which the meals
are prepared and served.

(4) A license under this section does not permit sales at a dance,
and in no event shall the licensee sell alcoholic beverages in that
portion of the premises where dancing is in progress, or knowingly
sell alcoholic beverages to be consumed in said portion of the premises
where dancing is in progress.

(5) Provided, that such restaurant or hotels shall purchase such
liquor or spirituous beverages sold by them from the Harford County
Liquor Control Board, and shall be charged therefore the invoice price
of the Liquor Control Board plus A SUM NOT EXCEEDING freight
charges thereon and plus 20% of such aggregate invoice price and
freight charges from time to time. This subsection shall not be con-
strued to limit the powers of the Liquor Control Board to control the
number of licensees under Section 42 and Section 184 of this Article,
and provided further, that this subsection shall not contravene the
provisions of Section SECTIONS 56, 57 AND 99 of this Article, as
said several sections may be amended from time to time.

(n) Applicability.—Such licenses shall only be issued in Baltimore
City, and Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Cecil, Dorchester,
Harford, Kent, Montgomery, Prince George's, Queen Anne's, Talbot,
Washington, Wicomico and Worcester counties.