1014                             Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 462

in certain circumstances in Washington County , TO PROVIDE
FOR AN ADDITIONAL ANNUAL FEE FOR SUNDAY SALES;
and to correct certain language therein.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 90 (b) of Article 2B of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1968 Replacement Volume, 1970 Supplement), title "Alcoholic
Beverages," subtitle "Hours and Days for Sale," be and it is hereby
repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

90.

(b) (1) In the jurisdictions in which this subsection is applicable,
it shall be unlawful for anyone to sell or for any licensed dealer to
deliver, give away or otherwise dispose of any alcoholic beverages
on Sunday. Any person selling or any licensed dealer delivering,
giving away or otherwise disposing of such beverages in such juris-
dictions on Sundays shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon con-
viction thereof, shall be fined not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00) for
the first offense and for each succeeding offense shall be fined not
exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00), or imprisoned in the county
jail for not more than thirty (30) days, or be both fined and im-
prisoned, in the discretion of the court.

(2) This subsection shall be applicable and have effect in Caroline,
Cecil, Dorchester, Garrett, Harford, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset,
Talbot, Washington, Wicomico, and Worcester (except as otherwise
provided herein) counties, provided that it shall not apply to or
affect special Class C licenses issued under the provisions of this
article, nor shall it apply to Special Class C licenses issued in Washing-
ton County for temporary use. Nothing in this section shall require the
holder of any Class A (off-sale) beer license in Washington County
to close his place of business on Sunday provided such licensee shall
close that part of his place of business from which beer is sold.
Nothing in this section shall apply to any Class B beer, wine and
liquor license (on-sale) hotel and restaurant in Washington County
WHOSE TOTAL FOOD SALES COMPRISE AT LEAST 65% OF
ITS TOTAL SALES VOLUME, nor to any Class C beer, wine and
liquor license (on-sale) club in Washington County, under which
licensee AND UNDER EITHER OF SUCH CLASS OF LICENSES
it shall be lawful to keep for sale and to sell in Washington County for
consumption on the licensed premises, with meals ONLY, alcoholic
beverages on Sundays between the hours of 11 a.m. 12 NOON and 9
o'clock p.m. LICENSEES SELLING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
ON SUNDAY SHALL PAY AN ANNUAL FEE OF TWO HUN-
DRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($250.00) IN ADDITION TO THEIR
ANNUAL LICENSE FEE. Nothing in this section shall apply to
any Class C beer, wine and liquor license (on-sale) club in Kent
County under which it shall be lawful to keep for sale and sell in
Kent County for consumption on the licensed premises alcoholic
beverages on Sunday between the hours of 2:00 o'clock p.m. and
midnight. Nothing in this section shall apply to holders of "special
Sunday licenses" issued in Queen Anne's County pursuant to Section
103A. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this article it is
lawful for Class A beer licensees in Caroline County to sell alcoholic
beverages between the hours of 12 o'clock noon and 12 o'clock mid-
night on Sunday, and for Class C (clubs) beer, wine and liquor