920                              Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 341

118.

(a-1) Worcester County.—No licensee under the provisions of this
article, or any of his employees, in Worcester County, shall sell or
furnish any alcoholic beverages at any time to a minor under twenty-
one years of age, either for his own use or for the use of any other
person, or to any person who at the time of such sale, or delivery, is
visibly under the influence of alcoholic beverages. Any licensee or
employee of a licensee who is to be charged with a violation of this
offense may be proceeded against in Worcester County either upon a
[warrant duly issued by a trial magistrate] a charging document
duly issued by the District Court for Worcester County or by an in-
dictment duly returned by the grand jury of said county. Any person
violating any of the provisions of this subsection shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and, upon the conviction thereof, shall suffer the pen-
alties provided by Section 200 of this Article. However, any person
charged with selling or furnishing alcoholic beverages to a minor
under twenty-one years of age shall not be found guilty of a violation
of this subsection if such person establishes to the satisfaction of the
jury or court sitting as a jury that he used due caution to establish
that such minor under twenty-one years of age was not, in fact, a
minor under twenty-one years of age. If any licensee shall be found
not guilty, or placed on probation without a verdict, of any alleged
violation of this subsection, such finding shall operate as a complete
bar to any proceeding by any alcoholic beverage law enforcement or
licensing authorities on account of such violation. This subsection
shall apply solely to Worcester County and shall stand in place and
stead of subsection 118 (a) of this article as said subsection applies
generally to the counties of this State.

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

Approved May 5, 1972.

CHAPTER 341
(House Bill 1498)

AN ACT to add new Section 25 (j-1) to Article 2B of the An-
notated Code of Maryland (1968 Replacement Volume and 1971
Supplement), title "Alcoholic Beverages," subtitle "Special and
Temporary Licenses," to follow immediately after Section 25(j)
thereof to provide in St. Mary's County for a special one day,
on-sale beer, wine and liquor permit which the board of license
commissioners may issue to a bona fide religious, charitable and
related organizations, and relating generally thereto.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Section 25 (j-1) be and it is hereby added to Article 2B
of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1968 Replacement Volume AND
1971 SUPPLEMENT), title "Alcoholic Beverages," subtitle "Special
and Temporary Licenses," to follow immediately after Section 25(j)
thereof and to read as follows: