1576                             Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 588

ment Volume), title "Alcoholic Beverages," subtitle "Rights and
Duties of Licensees" to provide IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY
for an increase in the transfer of license fee and to provide that
no change of location or ownership shall be approved for a newly-
issued license within a period of two (2) years except at the discre-
tion of the board.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 74(b) of Article 2B of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1968 Replacement Volume), title "Alcoholic Beverages," sub-
title "Rights and Duties of Licensees" be and it is hereby repealed
and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

74.

(b) Prince George's County.—In Prince George's County, the
fee for assignment and/or transfer of a license shall be [two] three
hundred dollars [($200.00)] ($300.00). No transfer of a license
shall be approved or issued for transfer from one location to another
unless the board first determines that the transfer to the proposed
new location is necessary for the accommodation of the public. No
transfer of location or ownership shall be approved when a transfer
of location has been authorized for a license within two (2) years
except at the discretion of the board. The provision hereof shall not
be construed to bar or prohibit a transfer of ownership for con-
tinuance of a business in the same location, unless there has been
a transfer of location for such license within two (2) years. Not-
withstanding any other provisions of this section, a receiver or trus-
tee for the benefit of creditors of a licensee, may, within six (6)
months of appointment as such receiver or trustee, or within six
months of the death of the license holder, transfer ownership and
location of a license, subject to the approval of the board.

Sex:. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1972.

Approved May 26, 1972.

CHAPTER 588
(House Bill 1125)

AN ACT relating to The Maryland-National Capital Park and Plan-
ning Commission to repeal Section 75 of Chapter 780 of the Laws of
Maryland, 1959, as amended, and to enact new Section 75 (a) and
(b) in lieu thereof (being also Section 70-86 of the Montgomery
County Code 41965), and Section 59-80 of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Prince George's County (1963 Edition) and 1967
Supplement, as amended), being Articles 17 and 16, respectively,
of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, titles "Prince
George's County" and "Montgomery County," subtitle "Park and
Planning Commission") to provide for the designation of District
Councils for the Maryland-Washington Regional District within
Prince George's and Montgomery Counties and for a Bi-County