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a statement that such agreements are not contracts of sale or
purchase.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Section 102 be and it is hereby added to Article 21 of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1966 Replacement Volume), title
"Conveyancing," subtitle "Miscellaneous," to follow immediately
after Section 101 thereof, and to read as follows:

102.

(a)    A lease option agreement, for the purposes of this section,
shall be defined as any lease agreement which contains a clause
that confers on the lessee some power, either qualified or unqualified,
to purchase the lessor's interest in the real property.

(b)    No lease option purchase of residential real property with or
without a ground rent, shall be valid in this State, unless it con-
tains a clear statement that it is not a contract of sale or purchase
and a clear statement of its purpose and effect with respect to the
ultimate purchase of the property which is the subject of the lease
option. The form of the statement shall be as prescribed by the
Real Estate Commission of Maryland.

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

Approved May 6, 1971.

CHAPTER 411
(House Bill 757)

AN ACT to add new subsection (h) to Section 92 of Article 2B
of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1968 Replacement Volume),
title "Alcoholic Beverages," subtitle "Hours and Days for Sale,"
to follow immediately after subsection (g) thereof, to allow
the Board of License Commissioners for Anne Arundel County
to permit certain bowling alleys to stay open for bowling and
serving food until a specified hour, TO REQUIRE THAT ALCO-
HOLIC BEVERAGES BE KEPT UNDER LOCK AND KEY
DURING CERTAIN HOURS. Forbidding certain persons on the
premises between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. and providing for the

cost thereof.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new subsection (h) be and it is hereby added to Section 92
of Article 2B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1968 Replacement
Volume), title "Alcoholic Beverages," subtitle "Hours and Days
for Sale," to follow immediately after subsection (g) thereof, and
to read as follows:

92.

(h) The Board of License Commissioners for Anne Arundel
County may, in its discretion, permit any bowling alley holding a