J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                     1311

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1965.

Approved May 4, 1965.

CHAPTER 824
(House Bill 976)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 74 (b)
of Article 2B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition,
1964 Supplement), title "Alcoholic Beverages," subtitle "Rights
and Duties of Licensees," providing for fees to be charged for
transfers of licenses and procedures and limitations on such trans-
fers in Prince George's County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 74 (b) of Article 2B of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1957 Edition, 1964 Supplement), title "Alcoholic Beverages,"
subtitle "Rights and Duties of Licensees," providing for fees to be
charged for transfers of licenses and procedures and limitations on
such transfers in Prince George's County, be and it is hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

74.

(b) Prince George's County.—[In Prince George's County the
fee for assignment and/or transfer of a license shall be two hundred
dollars ($200.00). No transfer of a license shall be approved or
issued for a transfer from one location to another, except in cases
where the board determines it is reasonable for continuance of the
business of the license holder and the needs of the community where
it is proposed to relocate such business, and such new location is
within 6 miles of the location for which such license was originally
issued. A transfer of location under the provisions hereof shall not
be approved except for and to a license holder who has held such a
license for more than two years, and no transfer of location or
ownership shall be approved when a transfer of location has been
authorized for a license within two years. The provisions hereof
shall not be construed to bar or prohibit a transfer of ownership for
continuance of a business in the same location, unless there has been
a transfer of location for such license within two years. A receiver
or trustee for the benefit of creditors of a licensee, or the personal
representative of a deceased licensee, may, within six months of
appointment as such receiver or trustee or within six months of the
death of the license holder, transfer a license, subject to the approval
of the board, for continuance of a business at the original licensed
location.] In Prince George's County the fee for assignment and/or
transfer of a license shall be two hundred dollars ($200.00). No
transfer of a license shall be approved or issued for transfer from
one location to another unless the Board first determines that the
transfer to the proposed new location is necessary for the accom-
modation of the public. No transfer of location or ownership shall
be approved when a transfer of location has been authorized for
a license within two (2) years. The provision hereof, shall not be