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CHAPTER 255
(House Bill 537)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 18 (j) of
Article 2B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition and
1967 Supplement), title "Alcoholic Beverages," subtitle "Beer,
Wine and Liquor Licenses," to create seven day and six day Class A
(off sale) beer, wine and liquor licenses and specify the fees for
these two types of this license.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 18 (j) of Article 2B of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1957 Edition and 1967 Supplement), title "Alcoholic Bev-
erages," subtitle "Beer, Wine and Liquor Licenses," be and it is hereby
repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

18.

(j) In Howard County there shall be two Class A licenses; the
first shall be known as a Class A-1 license and shall be a seven-day
license and the license fee shall be nine hundred dollars ($900.00)
annually; the second shall be designated as a Class A-2 license and
shall be a six day license and its license fee shall be five hundred
dollars ($500.00) annually.

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

Approved April 10, 1968.

CHAPTER 256
(House Bill 539)

AN ACT to add new Sections 321 (b-1) and 322 to the Code of
Public Local Laws of Howard County (1965 Edition, being Article
14 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland), title "How-
ard County", subtitle "Transfer Tax," to follow immediately after
Section 321 (b) thereof, providing that the transfer taxes in
Howard County shall apply to certain recorded long term leases,
determining on what basis these leases shall be taxed, establish-
ing an additional transfer tax in that County and providing for
the distribution of the proceeds therefrom.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Sections 321 (b-1) and 322 be and they are hereby added
to the Code of Public Local Laws of Howard County (1965 Edition,
being Article 14 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland),
title "Howard County", subtitle "Transfer Tax," to follow imme-
diately after Section 321(b) thereof, and to read as follows:

321.

(b-1) This tax shall also be imposed, upon every lease for a
term of years above seven, not perpetually renewable, offered for