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[108.]

(b) The provisions of [Chapter 485 of the Acts of 1884 of the
General Assembly of Maryland, and the provisions of Chapter 395
of the Acts of 1888 of the General Assembly of Maryland, and the
provisions of Chapter 207 of the Acts of 1900 of the General Assem-
bly of Maryland, were not intended to apply and] Sections 103 and
104(a) of this article do not apply to leases or subleases of property
leased exclusively for business, commercial, manufacturing, mercan-
tile or industrial purposes, as distinguished from residence purposes,
where the term of such lease or subleases, including all renewals
provided for therein, shall not exceed ninety-nine years, provided
that a lease of property improved or to be improved by apartments
or other buildings for multiple-family use on one lot or parcel con-
stitutes a business and not a residential purpose. The term "multi-
ple-family use," for purposes of this section, shall not apply to
duplexes or single-family structures converted to multiple-dwelling
units.

SEC. 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, THAT THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT SHALL BE CONSTRUED ONLY
PROSPECTIVELY AND SHALL NOT BE APPLIED OR IN-
TERPRETED TO HAVE ANY EFFECT UPON OR APPLICA-
TION TO ANY LEASE CREATED PRIOR TO THE EFFEC-
TIVE DATE OF THIS ACT.

Sec. 2 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1971.

Approved May 24, 1971.

CHAPTER 683
(House Bill 134)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 411
SECTIONS 411 AND 412(B) of Article 41 of the Anno-
tated Code of Maryland (1970 Supplement), title "Gover-
nor—Executive and Administrative Departments," subtitle
"Greater Baltimore Consolidated Wholesale Food Market Au-
thority," to clarify the intention of the General Assembly to
authorize construction of ancillary and other facilities, including
rental and non-food facilities, as may be deemed necessary or ad-

visable to the overall success of the Consolidated Wholesale Food

Market DECLARE AND CLARIFY THE INTENTION OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO AUTHORIZE CONSTRUCTION OF
WAREHOUSE FACILITIES USED BY WHOLESALERS OR
RETAILERS, PRINCIPALLY ENGAGED IN THE SALE OF
FOOD, FOR STORAGE OF FOOD, BEVERAGES AND NON-
FOOD PRODUCTS AS MAY BE SOLD IN CONNECTION
WITH THE SALE OF FOOD AT RETAIL AND TO PROVIDE
FOR A RESIDENT OF HOWARD COUNTY TO BE ON THE
WHOLESALE FOOD MARKET AUTHORITY BOARD.