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diately following the semi-colon, insert the following: "clarifying the
application of the law concerning public accommodations;".

Which amendment was read and adopted.

Amendment No. 10—In line 6 of Section 11 on page 1 of the printed
bill immediately following the period insert the following:

"Nothing in this section shall be construed or interpreted to prohibit
the proprietor of any establishment, or the employees thereof, from the
right to deny service to any person for failure to conform to the usual
and regular requirements, standards, and regulations for the establish-
ment, so long as the denial is not based upon discrimination on the
grounds of race, color, creed, or national origin."

Which amendment was read and adopted.

Senator Dean, then offered the following amendments, from the floor.

Amendments to Senate Bill No. 15
By Senator Dean, from the floor:

Amendment No. 11—In line 4 of the title of the printed bill, imme-
diately following the word "repeal" insert the following: "and re-enact
with amendments".

Which amendment was read and adopted by yeas and nays as
follows:

Affirmative

Senators—

Bertorelli, Dean, Derr, Graham, Hall, Hepbron, Hodges, Hughes (G.), Hughes (H.),
Mach, Malkus, Nock, Parran, Pine, Roney, Sanford, Snyder, Weant.             Total 18.

Negative

Senators—

President, Alton, Clark, Curran, Gude, Phoebus, Raley, Welcome, Wheatley—Total 9.

Amendment No. 12—In line 11 of the title of the printed bill, imme-
diately following the word "County" add the following: "; and con-
tinuing the exemption from these subtitles for Queen Anne's County".

Which amendment was read and adopted by yeas and nays as
follows:

Affirmative

Senators—

Bertorelli, Dean, Derr, Graham, Hall, Hepbron, Hodges, Hughes (G.), Hughes (H.),
Mach, Malkus, Nock, Parran, Pine, Roney, Sanford, Snyder, Weant.             Total 18.

Negative

Senators—

President, Alton, Clark, Curran, Gude, Phoebus, Raley, Welcome, Wheatley—Total 9.

Amendment No. 13—In line 6 of Section 1 on page 1 of the printed
bill, immediately following the word "Commission' ", strike out the word
"and" and insert in lieu thereof the following: "be and it is hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted with amendments, and that".