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licensees in Caroline County to sell alcoholic beverages between the
hours of 12 o'clock midnight and 2 o'clock a.m. and between 12
o'clock noon and 12 o'clock midnight on Sunday. Notwithstanding
the other provisions of this section and Section 95B of this article,
it is lawful for Class C (on-sale) clubs beer, beer and light wine,
or beer, wine and liquor licensees in Cecil County to permit the use
and consumption of alcoholic beverages between the hours of 1
o'clock p.m. and 7 o'clock p.m. on Sunday. In Worcester County the
prohibition of this section shall not be applicable to Class B beer,
wine and liquor licenses regulated by the provisions of Section 106 of
this article.

(3) Except that in Talbot County it shall be lawful between the
hours of 2:00 o'clock p.m. and 10:00 p.m. on Sunday for a Class B
or C, beer licensee to sell beer and Class B or C, beer, wine, and
liquor licensee to sell beer, wine and liquor, provided that these
alcoholic beverages are consumed on the premises in the course of
a meal.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1971.

Approved May 17, 1971.

CHAPTER 463
(Senate Bill 517)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 700A
(a) of Article 27 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1971 Re-
placement Volume), title "Crimes and Punishments," subtitle
"III. Places of Reformation and Punishment," subheadings "Divi-
sion of Correction" and "Prisoners" to provide that a prisoner
on the "work release" program may engage in public employment.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 700A (a) of Article 27 of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1971 Replacement Volume) title "Crimes and Punishments,"
subtitle "III. Places of Reformation and Punishment," subheadings
"Division of Correction" and "Prisoners" be and it is hereby
repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

700A.

(a) The Department of Correction is authorized to establish a
"work release" program under which prisoners sentenced to the
jurisdiction of said Department may be granted the privilege of
leaving actual confinement during necessary and reasonable hours
for the purposes of working at gainful private or public employment
or attending school as part of a work release program in this State.
Such program may also include, under appropriate conditions, re-
leases for the purpose of seeking such employment.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1971.

Approved May 17, 1971.