J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                        99

modity donated by the United States or for any unauthorized
recipient to convert such food to his own use or benefit.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Section 191A be and it is hereby added to Article 27 of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition), title "Crimes and Pun-
ishments," to follow immediately after Section 191 thereof and to be
under the new subtitle "Fraud—Unlawful Use of Food Commodities
Donated by the United States," and to read as follows:

Fraud—Unlawful Use of Food Commodities Donated by the

United States

191A.

Any person who with intent to defraud makes any unauthorized
disposition of any food commodity donated under a program of the
United States Government, or any person, not being an authorized
recipient of any food commodity donated under any program of the
United States Government, who converts to his own use or benefit
any such food commodity is guilty of a misdemeanor; upon conviction
thereof he shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred
dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment for not more than six (6)
months, or both, in the discretion of the court.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1966.

Approved March 23, 1966.

CHAPTER 74
(House Bill 309)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 51 (a) of
Article 2B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition),
title "Alcoholic Beverages," subtitle "General Provisions on Issue
of Licenses," to change the units of population within the election
districts of Frederick County which determine the number of beer
and wine licenses for hotels and restaurants which may be issued
in the county, and to provide for the effect of this change on existing
licenses or renewals.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 51 (a) of Article 2B of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1957 Edition), title "Alcoholic Beverages," subtitle "General Pro-
visions on Issue of Licenses," be and it is hereby repealed and re-
enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

51.

(a) In Frederick County there shall not be issued more than one
Class B on sale beer license, nor more than one Class B on sale beer
and light wine license, for each unit of [five hundred] one thousand
people, or major fraction thereof, in any one election district. There
shall not be issued more than one Class A off sale beer, wine and liquor