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tion to another except in cases where the licensee by operation of

law or by expiration of a term of a lease is required to vacate the

premises which the license was originally issued and, in such

event, only to a new location within the distance determined by the
Board to be reasonable for continuance of the business of the li-
censee in the community or area in which the licensed location was
originally approved; the provisions hereof shall not be construed to
bar or prohibit a transfer of ownership for continuance of a busi-

ness in the same location.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby declared

to be an emergency measure and necessary for the immediate preser-

vation of the public health and safety, and having passed by a yea

and nay vote, supported by three fifths of all the members of the two
houses of the General Assembly of Maryland, the same shall take
effect from the date of its passage.

SEC. 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, THAT THIS ACT
SHALL TAKE EFFECT JUNE 1, 1961 JANUARY 1, 1962.

Approved May 3, 1961.

CHAPTER 727
(House Bill 748)

AN ACT to add subsection (1) to Section 57 of Article 2B of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition and 1960 Supplement),
title "Alcoholic Beverages", sub-title "Application for License",
to follow immediately after subsection (k) of Section 57 thereof,
to require payment of an application fee upon the filing of an
application for an alcoholic beverage license in Prince George's
County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That a new subsection be and is hereby added to Section 57 of Article
2B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition and 1960 Sup-
plement), title "Alcoholic Beverages", sub-title "Application for
License", said new subsection to be known as subsection (1), to fol-
low immediately after subsection (k) of Section 57 thereof, and to
read as follows:

57.

(l) Prince George's County. In Prince George's County, the ap-
plication for a new license of any class shall be accompanied by
payment of a fee of two hundred ($200) dollars, payable to the Board,
which sum shall be in addition to any other fee required for a license
in Prince George's County, and which application fee provided for
herein shall not be returned whether the license is granted or denied;

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.