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fireworks shall be under the supervision of experts EXPERIENCED
AND QUALIFIED PERSONS who have previously secured written
authority from the State Fire Marshal. Prior to granting the said
permit, the State Fire Marshal shall require the applicant to furnish
a surety bond with corporate surety to be approved by him in such
penalty as the said State Fire Marshal may prescribe, or an approved
liability and property damage insurance policy in an amount pre-
scribed by said State Fire Marshal, conditioned upon the payment
of all damages to persons or property caused by reason of the dis-
charge of fireworks mentioned in said permit. The said bond or policy
shall be payable to the State and may be enforced by any person suf-
fering damage as aforesaid, by suit in the name of the State to his
own use. If claims under any bond or policy required under this sub-
title are established to an amount greater than the penal sum of the
bond, or amount of the policy, such claims shall be payable pro rata
to the amount of the penal sum of the bond or amount of the policy
and executions shall issue accordingly. The State Fire Prevention
Commission is hereby authorized and directed to establish such regu-
lations as may be necessary for the enforcement of this subtitle. The
State Fire Marshal is hereby authorized to deputize the chief or other
members of the fire department serving in any locality, or some other
suitable official, to act as his deputy for the purpose of making inspec-
tions and investigations and receiving applications for permits, and
may provide for the deposit with the application of a reasonable fee
to cover expenses incurred in investigation thereof.

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

Approved April 10, 1968.

CHAPTER 227
(House Bill 351)

AN ACT to add new Section 118 (a-1) to Article 2B of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1957 Edition, and 1967 Supplement), title
"Alcoholic Beverages," subtitle "Restrictions upon Licensees," to
follow immediately after Section 118(a) thereof to provide gen-
erally the restrictions as to sales of alcoholic beverages to minors
and intoxicated persons, the procedure by which a violating li-
censee may be proceeded against, and the penalties therefor, with
qualifications for sales by a licensee to one later determined to be
a minor upon the exercise of due caution by said licensee, all as
applied to Worcester County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Section 118 (a-1) 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 "Restrictions upon Li-
censees," to follow immediately after Section 118(a) thereof and to
read as follows:

118.

(a-1) No licensee under the provisions of this Article, or any
of his employees, in Worcester County, shall sell or furnish any