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restaurants) Beer, Wine and Liquor License for premises used and
occupied as a bona fide restaurant, as may be defined by the Rules
and Regulations of the Board of Liquor License Commissioners for
Baltimore City, provided that said restaurant has a minimum capital
investment of $100,000.00 $150,000.00 for restaurant facilities, which
sum shall not include the cost of land or buildings, or if said restaurant
AND has a minimum seating capacity of 100 125 persons. Nothing
contained herein shall permit the issuance of more than three (3)
SUCH licenses to any person, or for the use of any partnership,
corporation or unincorporated association in Baltimore City. THE
GRANTING OF ADDITIONAL LICENSES HEREUNDER SHALL
BE LIMITED AND RESTRICTED TO THE PURPOSE OF PRO-
VIDING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES FOR CONSUMPTION ON
THE LICENSED PREMISES ONLY, WITH NO OFF SALE PRIV-
ILEGES TO BE EXERCISED THEREWITH.

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

Approved April 10, 1968.

CHAPTER 327
(House Bill 891)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 260 of
Article 93 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1964 Replacement
Volume), title "Testamentary Law," subtitle "Orphans' Court,"
to permit the operation of a motor vehicle by the surviving spouse,
son or daughter of a decedent until the expiration of the current
annual registration in the name of the deceased; and correcting
an error therein.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 260 of Article 93 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1964 Replacement Volume), title "Testamentary Law," subtitle
"Orphans' Court," be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

260.

When the only assets of a decedent's estate consists of not more
than two motor vehicles, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may,
upon proof satisfactory to him that all debts and taxes [owned]
owed by the decedent have been paid, transfer the title to such
motor vehicles to the person entitled thereto and, upon application
of such person, refund the amount of license fees for the unused
portion of the year, calculated on a semiannual basis; and, in such
case, no administration of the decedent's estate need be had.

If the person entitled to the motor vehicles is the surviving
spouse, son or daughter of the decedent, said person may operate
the motor vehicle or vehicles upon the highways of this State until
the expiration of the current annual registration in the name of the
deceased, without the necessity of applying for or obtaining the
registration and certificate of title required under the provisions of
Article 66½ of the Annotated Code of Maryland.