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period not to exceed one year, for any of the following grounds: (1)
Sale of alcoholic beverages to a minor, (2) possession on the
licensed premises by any person of any liquor or wines not purchased
from the Garrett County liquor control board, (3) sale of alcoholic
beverages on Sunday. The decision of the board in such cases shall
be conclusive.

137.

In addition to the Maryland tax on beer there shall be levied
and collected on all beer sold or delivered into Garrett County a
tax of two cents (2¢) for each 12-ounce container or less and five
and one third cents (5⅓¢) for each container in excess of 12 ounces
but not in excess of 32 ounces, and six cents (6¢) per gallon or
fraction for each container in excess of 32 ounces, which additional
tax shall be paid to the [Board of County Commissioners] Liquor
Control Board of Garrett County for the general use of the county
before any beer shall be delivered into Garrett County. The pay-
ment of such tax shall be evidenced by the use of tax paid crowns or
stamps and the method to be used shall be approved by the Comp-
troller. In order to sell draft beer, any establishment regularly
licensed to sell beer shall be required to obtain a special license
from the liquor control board of Garrett County and the fee for
said license shall be seventy-five dollars ($75.00).

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

Approved April 23, 1971.

CHAPTER 81
(Senate Bill 394)

AN ACT to add a new Section 448A to the Code of Public Local Laws
of Harford County (1965 Edition, being Article 13 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland), title "Harford County," sub-
title "Metropolitan Commission," to follow immediately after
Section 448 and to provide the Commission with authority to
impose an alternate system of benefit assessments and estab-
lish sanitary sub-districts under certain conditions in Harford
County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Section 448A be and it is hereby added to the Code of
Public Local Laws of Harford County (1965 Edition, being Article
13 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland), title "Harford
County," to follow immediately after Section 448 thereof, and to
be under the subtitle "Metropolitan Commission," and to read as
follows:

448A.

In any area where the Commission determines there is already a
high density of homes and commercial buildings, or where public