1192                             Laws of Maryland                       [Ch. 696

(n) Applicability.—Such licenses shall only be issued in the City
of Baltimore; in Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Cecil, Frederick,
Harford, Howard, Kent, Montgomery, Prince George's, Queen Anne's,
Talbot, Washington, Wicomico and Worcester counties, in the towns
of North Beach and Chesapeake Beach in Calvert County and in
Cambridge election district No. 7 and Linkwood election district No.
14 in Dorchester County.

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

June 1, 1961.

SEC. 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, THAT THE CON-
TINUED EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
ACT SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A REFERENDUM OF THE
LEGALLY QUALIFIED VOTERS IN THE FIRST, SECOND,
THIRD AND SIXTH ELECTION DISTRICTS OF HARFORD
COUNTY AT THE GENERAL ELECTION IN NOVEMBER 1962.
THERE SHALL BE PRINTED ON THE BALLOT OR THE BAL-
LOT LABELS TO BE USED AT SAID ELECTION IN EACH OF
THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD OR SIXTH ELECTION DIS-
TRICTS THE TITLE OF THIS ACT AND UNDERNEATH SAID
TITLE, ON SEPARATE LINES, A SQUARE OR BOX TO THE
RIGHT OF AND OPPOSITE THE WORDS: "FOR CONTINU-
ANCE OF LICENSED SALE OF MIXED DRINKS" AND A COR-
RESPONDING SQUARE OR BOX TO THE RIGHT OF AND
OPPOSITE THE WORDS: "AGAINST CONTINUANCE OF
LICENSED SALE OF MIXED DRINKS", SO THAT THE VOTERS
OF EACH OF THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD OR SIXTH ELEC-
TION DISTRICTS SHALL BE ABLE TO DESIGNATE HIS OR
HER DECISION FOR OR AGAINST THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
ACT. IF A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST IN THE SAID
ELECTION DISTRICTS SHALL BE "FOR CONTINUANCE OF
LICENSED SALE OF MIXED DRINKS" THEN THE PROVI-
SIONS OF THIS ACT SHALL CONTINUE TO BE EFFECTIVE,
BUT IF A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST IN THE ELECTION
DISTRICTS SHALL BE "AGAINST THE CONTINUANCE OF
LICENSED SALE OF MIXED DRINKS" THEN THE PROVI-
SIONS OF THIS ACT SHALL BE OF NO EFFECT AND SHALL
BE NULL AND VOID, IN WHICH CASE ONE-HALF OF THE
TOTAL LICENSE FEES FOR THE LICENSE YEAR OF 1962
AND PAID UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT SHALL
BE REFUNDED TO THE LICENSEE.

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

HOUSES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THE SAME SHALL

TAKE EFFECT FROM THE DATE OF ITS PASSAGE.

SEC. 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, THAT THIS ACT
SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON JUNE 1, 1961.

Approved May 3, 1961.