J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor 557
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 37 (c) SECTIONS 37 (C) AND 52B of Article 2B of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition and 1965 Supple-
ment), title "Alcoholic Beverages", subtitleS "Local Licenses and
License Provisions", AND "GENERAL PROVISIONS ON ISSUE
OF LICENSES", RESPECTIVELY, be and it is THEY ARE hereby
repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:
37.
(c) In Montgomery County it is unlawful for any person, corpora-
tion, club, or organization conducting a profit making business on
his or its premises or on premises under his or its possession or
control, if these premises constitute a restaurant, tavern, hotel, club,
place of public entertainment, or premises open to the public, to sell,
give, serve, dispense, [or] keep, or permit to be kept on the said
premises any alcoholic beverages other than as specifically permitted
and provided in this article. WHERE A CORPORATION, CLUB OR
ORGANIZATION IS OWNED OR CONTROLLED, TO THE EX-
TENT OF THE MAJORITY INTEREST THEREIN, BY THE
SALARIED EMPLOYEES OF THE CORPORATION, CLUB OR
ORGANIZATION, SUCH CORPORATION, CLUB OR ORGANIZA-
TION SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A PROFIT MAKING BUSI-
NESS FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SUBSECTION. UPON THE
REQUEST OF AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS OF MONTGOMERY
COUNTY, ANY PERSON, CORPORATION, CLUB OR ORGANI-
ZATION CLAIMING EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS
OF THIS SUBSECTION ON THE BASIS OF CONDUCTING A
NON-PROFIT-MAKING BUSINESS SHALL MAKE ALL THE
BOOKS AND RECORDS OF SUCH BUSINESS OPEN TO IN-
SPECTION BY THE REPRESENTATIVE OF SAID BOARDS.
52B.
IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, THE BOARD OF LICENSE
COMMISSIONERS SHALL NOT APPROVE ANY LICENSE TO
SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES WITHIN SEVEN HUNDRED
AND FIFTY FEET OF ANY SECONDARY OR ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL, CHURCH, OTHER PLACES OF WORSHIP, PUBLIC
LIBRARY OR YOUTH CENTER SPONSORED OR CONDUCTED
BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY. MEASUREMENT OF
THE REQUIRED DISTANCE SHALL BE MADE FROM THE
NEAREST POINT OF THE BUILDING OF THE PROPOSED
ESTABLISHMENT FOR WHICH SAID LICENSE IS RE-
QUESTED TO THE NEAREST POINT OF THE BUILDING OF
THE SCHOOL, CHURCH, OR OTHER PLACE OF WORSHIP,
PUBLIC LIBRARY OR YOUTH CENTER. THE BOARD OF
LICENSE COMMISSIONERS MAY WITHIN THEIR DISCRE-
TION AND BY UNANIMOUS ACTION OF THE BOARD AP-
PROVE THE APPLICATION FOR ANY LICENSE TO SELL
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES WITHIN SEVEN HUNDRED AN©
FIFTY FEET Off MORE THAN THREE HUNDRED FEET
FROM ANY ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL,
CHURCH, OTHER PLACE OF WORSHIP, PUBLIC LIBRARY,
OR YOUTH CENTER SPONSORED OR CONDUCTED BY ANY
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY PROVIDED THAT THE LAND
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