1930

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 705

it, in its discretion, deems necessary in order to
establish that the requirements of this section relating
to the ratio of gross receipts from the sale of food to
those from the sale of alcoholic beverages have been met.
For the purposes of this section the term "dining area"
shall be defined as the area occupied by patrons for the
purpose of the consumption of food, and may include
service in a room of a registered guest in a hotel if the
hotel meets the minimum requirements as set forth in § 19
[(o)] (P) of this article, and may include also a
cocktail area where food need not be served provided
there is no separate outdoor entrance to the cocktail
area. A license issued under this subsection shall
authorize the holder thereof to keep for sale and sell
alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises only,
and no alcoholic beverages shall be served to patrons or
consumed at any bar, counter without seats, or other room
but in the dining area as above defined, and provided
further that the seats provided in such cocktail area may
not exceed 25 percent of the seats normally available for
the general public in the "dining area," including the
cocktail area portion thereof, but excluding special
banquet and private party facilities. No signs, visible
from the exterior of the building, advertising the sale
of alcoholic beverages shall be permitted in connection
with any restaurant or hotel holding a license issued
hereunder except the display of the menu then in use by
the licensee. The annual license fee for such a license
shall be $2,000.

98A.

In Garrett County, notwithstanding any other
provisions of this subtitle and except on Sundays and New
Year's Day, holders of any class licenses issued under
this article may not sell alcoholic beverages between the
hours of 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. on any day of the week or at
any time on Sunday after 2 a.m. However, this section is
subject to the provisions of § 89 [(i)] (J) of this
article regarding sales on New Year's Eve or New Year's
Day regardless of the day of the week on which December
31 and January 1 fall.

99.

In Harford County, notwithstanding any other
provision of this subtitle, licensees, under this article
shall only sell, offer for sale, or dispense the
beverages defined in this article, between the hours of 8
o'clock a.m. and 2 o'clock a.m. on Monday through
Saturday, and between the hours of 12:00 noon[,] on
Sunday and 2 o'clock a.m. on the day following and shall
not sell alcoholic beverages during any other hours or at
any other time on Sundays unless that Sunday is New
Year's Day. No beer or light wine shall be permitted to
be drunk on the premises of a licensee after fifteen (15)