1568                            LAWS OF MARYLAND                       CH. 766

CHAPTER 765
(House Bill 1342)

AN ACT to add new Section 53B to Article 2B of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1957 Edition and 1967 Supplement), title
"Alcoholic Beverages," subtitle "General Provisions On Issue Of
Licenses," to follow immediately after Section 53A thereof to pro-
hibit the issuance of any new licenses for the sale of alcoholic
beverages except Class B licenses within the area of Baltimore City
bounded by Twenty fifth Street on the north, Center Street on

the south, Howard Street, on the west and Guilford Avenue on

the east PROVIDE THAT IN THE AREA OF BALTIMORE CITY
BOUNDED BY TWENTY-FIFTH STREET ON THE NORTH,
CENTER STREET ON THE SOUTH, HOWARD STREET ON
THE WEST AND GUILFORD AVENUE ON THE EAST, NO
NEW LICENSES FOR THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVER-
AGES EXCEPT CLASS B LICENSES SHALL BE ISSUED, NO
LICENSES OF ANY CLASS ALREADY IN EXISTENCE
SHALL BE TRANSFERRED INTO SUCH AREA OF BALTI-
MORE CITY, AND NO SPECIAL AMUSEMENT LICENSE
SHALL BE ISSUED TO ANY HOLDER OF A CLASS D BEER,
WINE AND LIQUOR LICENSE WITHIN SUCH AREA OF
BALTIMORE CITY.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Section 53B be and it is hereby added to Article 2B of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition and 1967 Supple-
ment), title "Alcoholic Beverages," subtitle "General Provisions On
Issue Of Licenses," to follow immediately after Section 53A thereof
and to read as follows:

53B.

In Baltimore City, within the area bounded by Twenty-fifth (25th)
Street on the north and Center Street on the south and Howard
Street on the west and Guilford Avenue on the east, no new licenses
for the sale of alcoholic beverages shall be issued except Class B
licenses, AND NO LICENSES FOR THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES OF ANY CLASS SHALL BE TRANSFERRED INTO
THIS AREA OF BALTIMORE CITY, FURTHER, THE BOARD
OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS OF BALTIMORE CITY SHALL
NOT AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF A SPECIAL AMUSE-
MENT LICENSE TO THE HOLDER OF A CLASS D BEER,
WINE AND LIQUOR LICENSE IN SUCH AREA OF BALTI-
MORE CITY.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1968.

Approved May 7, 1968.

CHAPTER 766
(House Bill 1294)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 304 (d)
of Article 77 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1965 Replace-