SPIRO T. AGNEW, Governor                       611

CHAPTER 267
(House Bill 628)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 19
(f-½) (3) of Article 2B of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1966 Supplement), title "Alcoholic Beverages," subtitle "Beer,
Wine and Liquor Licenses," to change requirements for the is-
suance of beer, wine and liquor licenses to restaurants in Fred-
erick County, and correcting an error therein.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 19(f-½) (3) of Article 2B of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1966 Supplement), title "Alcoholic Beverages," subtitle
"Beer, Wine and Liquor Licenses," be and it is hereby repealed
and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

19.

(f-½) (3) Such a license may be issued to a restaurant which
meets the following requirements and conditions: (i) Serves full-
course meals at least twice daily; (ii) has a regular seating
capacity at tables (not including seats at bars or counters) for
fifty (50) or more persons and (iii) is operated in a physical plant
which has a valuation for purposes of State and local assessment
and taxation of not less than [twenty-five thousand dollars ($25-
000)] fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) TWENTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($20,000) and which has a valuation of personal property
for purposes of State and local assessment and taxation of not less
than three thousand dollars ($3,000) and (iv) has annual gross
receipts from the sale of food (as otherwise provided herein) which
exceeds annual gross receipts from the sale of alcoholic beverages,
all as certified by an audit as is required in paragraph (4) of this
subsection. This license in a restaurant does not permit sales [at
bars or counters or sales] for consumption anywhere except on the
premises on which meals are prepared and served, except in the case
of consumption of beverages with an alcoholic content of not more
than (12%) by volume. This license is not transferable.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1967.

Approved April 14, 1967.

CHAPTER 268
(House Bill 655)

AN ACT to authorize the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to
create a debt, and to issue and sell its certificates of indebtedness
as evidence thereof, to an amount not exceeding twenty million
dollars ($20,000,000.00), the proceeds derived from the sale of the
certificates of indebtedness to be used for the acquisition, by pur-
chase, condemnation or any other legal means, of land or property,
or any rights therein, in the City of Baltimore, and constructing