78                                LAWS OF MARYLAND                       [CH. 66

CHAPTER 65
(House Bill 200)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 159(c)
of Article 2B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition
and 1966 Supplement), title "Alcoholic Beverages," subtitle
"County Liquor Boards and Dispensaries," amending the laws
concerning Liquor Control Boards to change the method of con-
firming appointments in the House of Delegates in certain cases.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 159(c) of Article 2B of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1957 Edition and 1966 Supplement), title "Alcoholic Bever-
ages," subtitle "County Liquor Boards and Dispensaries," be and it
is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as
follows:

159.

(c) The members of the respective boards shall be appointed by
the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. Provided,
that in Somerset County they shall be appointed by the Governor.
In Harford County they shall be appointed by the Board of County
Commissioners. In Garrett County, the members of the board shall
be appointed by the Governor. He shall appoint two members of
the board who are members of that political party which has elected
a majority of the members of the Board of County Commissioners
and one member of the board from that political party other than
the one electing a majority of the Board of County Commissioners.
The appointments shall be confirmed by [the members of] the
House of Delegates [elected from the county] if there is no resident
Senator elected from the county. In Kent County the County Com-
missioners shall be ex officio the members of the liquor control
board. In Harford County said board shall also be known as the
board of license commissioners of Harford County, upon which shall
be devolved all the duties and rights given elsewhere in this article.
In Montgomery County the director of the department of liquor con-
trol shall be appointed and removed by the county manager with the
approval of the County Council. If there is no resident Senator
from Caroline County in the Senate of Maryland at the time of the
appointment, the appointment in that county shall be with the advice
and consent of the House of Delegates of Maryland.

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

Approved March 24, 1967.

CHAPTER 66
(House Bill 4)

AN ACT to add new Section 700B to Article 27 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1957 Edition and 1966 Supplement), title