J. MILLARD TAWES, GOVERNOR                            1231

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1961.

Approved May 3, 1961.

CHAPTER 731

(House Bill 832)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 20 (h-1)
of Article 2B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1960 Supple-
ment) , title "Alcoholic Beverages", sub-title "Beer, Wine and
Liquor Licenses", providing for issuance of a Class C beer, wine
and liquor license to clubs in Howard County composed exclusively
of members who served in the Armed Forces, subject to certain
restrictions, setting a fee for such license and relating generally
to the issuance of such licenses to such veterans' clubs in Howard
County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 20 (h-1) of Article 2B of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1960 Supplement), title "Alcoholic Beverages", sub-title "Beer,
Wine and Liquor Licenses" be and it is hereby repealed and re-
enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

20.

(h-1) In Howard County such a license may be issued to a country
club or to the owner or owners thereof, regardless of whether said
club is operated for profit or not, but provided that said club has a
bona fide annual limited membership and which shall have at the
time of issuance of the license a regular or championship golf course
adjacent to the premises for which a license is sought of eighteen
holes and other club facilities. The annual fee for such a license shall
be one thousand dollars ($1,000.00). In Howard County, such a
license may be issued to a club composed exclusively of members who
served in the armed forces of the United States, which is affiliated
with a national organization, and having seventy-five or more bona
fide members paying such dues as required by its national organiza-
tion the year immediately preceding the year for which such license
is issued. At least seventy-five percent (75%) of the members of such
club shall have resided in Howard County for at least two years im-
mediately preceding the date of application for said license and said
club shall also have maintained a post in said county for at least three
years preceding the date of said application. The annual fee for such
a license shall be two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00).

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1961.

Approved May 3, 1961.