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

Approved April 23, 1971.

CHAPTER 170
(House Bill 840)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 20 (h-3)
of Article 2B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1968 Replace-
ment Volume), title "Alcoholic Beverages," subtitle "Beer, Wine
and Liquor Licenses," establishing a new Class C beer, wine and
liquor license in Howard County for conference centers; making
provisions for the conditions for issuance of this license and estab-
lishing the licensing fee.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 20(h-3) of Article 2B of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1968 Replacement Volume), title "Alcoholic Beverages," sub-
title "Beer, Wine and Liquor Licenses," be and it is hereby repealed
and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

(h-3) In Howard County such a license may be issued to a coun-
try club or to the owner or owners thereof, regardless of whether
said club is operated for profit or not, but provided that said club
has a bona fide annual limited membership and which shall have
at the time of issuance of the license a regular or championship
golf course adjacent to the premises for which a license is sought
of eighteen holes and other club facilities. The annual fee for such
a license shall be fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500). In Howard
County, such a license may be issued to a club composed exclusively
of members who served in the armed forces of the United States,
which is affiliated with a national organization, and having seventy-
five or more bona fide members paying such dues as required by
its national organization the year immediately preceding the year
for which such license is issued. At least seventy-five percent (75%)
of the members of such club shall have resided in Howard County
for at least two years immediately preceding the date of applica-
tion for said license and said club shall have maintained a post in
said county for at least three years preceding the date of said appli-
cation. The annual fee for such a license shall be two hundred and
fifty dollars ($250.00). In Howard County such a license may be
issued to a conference center or to the owner or owners thereof,
whether or not operated for profit, having not less than seven thou-
sand (7,000) square feet of conference area with accommodations,
equipment, and facilities designed for holding meetings, seminars
and conferences. The annual fee for such a license shall be one thou-
sand ($1,000.00) SEVEN HUNDRED ($700.00) dollars.

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

Approved April 23, 1971.