Ch. 852                            MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                 1743

CHAPTER 852
(House Bill 1210)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 41 (b-2), and Section (i)
Article 2B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1968 Replacement Volume and
1972 Supplement) title "Alcoholic Beverages," subtitle "General Provisions on
Issue of Licenses"; and to add new Section 41 (j) to this Article and subtitle, to
follow immediately after Section 41 (i) thereof, to [[remove]] change certain
restrictions on issuance of alcoholic beverage licenses to hotels [[and apartment
houses]] in Baltimore City [[and Anne Arundel County]] and relating to the
issuance and holding of certain alcoholic beverages licenses for hotels and
restaurants in Worcester County.

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 41(b-2), and Section(i) of Article 2B of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1968 Replacement Volume and 1972 Supplement),
title "Alcoholic Beverages," subtitle "General Provisions on Issue of Licenses," be
and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, and that a new Section
41(j) be and it is hereby added to this Article and subtitle, to follow immediately
after Section 41(i) thereof, and all to read as follows:

41.

(b-2) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, in Baltimore City
the holder of a Class B (on sale—hotels and restaurants) beer, wine and liquor
license under this article, by making application in the regular manner and paying
the usual fee, may obtain additional Class B (on sale-hotels and restaurants) beer,
wine and liquor licenses for premises operated as a public hotel and having one
hundred or more rooms, or as an apartment house having one hundred fifty or
more apartments [[[]],provided, however, that no [ [such ]] APARTMENT
HOUSE licensee may obtain or hold at any one time more than three Class B (on
sale-hotels and restaurants) beer, wine and liquor licenses[[ ]. ]] , AND THAT
NO PUBLIC HOTEL LICENSEE MAY OBTAIN OR HOLD AT ANY ONE
TIME MORE THAN FIVE CLASS B (ON SALE-HOTELS AND
RESTAURANTS) BEER, WINE AND LIQUOR LICENSES.

[[(i) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section do not apply to Anne
Arundel County to licenses issued under this article for premises operated as
motel-restaurant complexes or hotel-restaurant complexes having one hundred
(100) rooms or. more. NO LICENSEE MAY HOLD AT ANY ONE TIME
MORE THAN FIVE (5) LICENSES. LICENSES MAY BE HELD IN ONLY
ONE CORPORATE NAME WITH NO ASSIGNMENT. TRANSFER, OR
USE OF LICENSES TO RELATED OR SUBSIDIARY PARTS OF THE
LICENSEE ALLOWABLE. THERE SHALL BE NO. TRANSFER OF THE
LICENSES IN THIS SUBSECTION FROM THE LOCATION IT IS ISSUED
FOR TO ANOTHER LOCATION.]]

41.

(J) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS
SECTION IN WORCESTER COUNTY, THE HOLDER OF A CLASS B, (ON
SALE-HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS) BEER, WINE AND LIQUOR
LICENSE UNDER THIS ARTICLE BY MAKING APPLICATION IN THE
REGULAR MANNER AND PAYING THE USUAL FEE MAY OBTAIN AN
ADDITIONAL CLASS B, (ON SALE-HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS)
BEER, WINE AND LIQUOR LICENSE FOR PREMISES USED AND
OCCUPIED AS A BONA FIDE RESTAURANT, AS MAY BE DEFINED BY
THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE BOARD OF LIQUOR
LICENSE COMMISSIONERS FOR WORCESTER COUNTY, PROVIDED
THAT SAID RESTAURANT HAS A MINIMUM CAPITAL INVESTMENT
OF $150,000.00 FOR RESTAURANT FACILITIES, WHICH SUM SHALL