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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 832

political party which has elected a majority of the
members of the Board of County Commissioners and one
member of the board from that political party other than
the one electing a majority of the Board of County
Commissioners. The appointments shall be confirmed by
the House of Delegates if there is no resident Senator
elected from the county. In Kent County the County
Commissioners shall be ex officio members of the liquor
control board. In Garrett and Harford counties [said]
THE board shall also be known as the board of license
commissioners of these respective counties, upon which
shall be devolved all the duties and rights given
elsewhere in this article. In Montgomery County, the
director of the department of liquor control shall be
appointed and removed by the county executive with the
approval of the County Council. In Montgomery County
there shall [also] be ALSO an advisory board which [shall
consist] CONSISTS of [three] FIVE members who shall be
appointed and removed by the county executive with the
approval of the County Council. All members [shall be]
ARE residents of Montgomery County, and of the [three]
FIVE members, ONLY one shall be a bona fide holder of
EITHER a CLASS B OR C BEER, WINE AND liquor license in
Montgomery County AND ONLY ONE SHALL BE A BONA FIDE
LICENSE HOLDER OF ANY OTHER CLASS LICENSE IN MONTGOMERY
COUNTY. [Of the other two members, one shall be a member
of one of the two major political parties in the State,
and the other of the opposite major political party in
the State.] The members of [said] THE board [shall] MAY
NOT receive [no] ANY compensation, but [shall be] ARE
entitled to necessary expenses in connection with their
duties. Of the members first appointed, one shall serve
a term of two years from June 1, [1967, one] 1976, TWO
shall serve a term of three years from June 1, [1967, the
third] 1976, TWO shall serve a term of four years from
June 1, [1967] 1976, and their successors shall fill the
unexpired portion of the term or four years for [such]
THE new term as the case may be. THE BOARD SHALL HAVE
THREE EX OFFICIO MEMBERS INCLUDING THE DIRECTOR OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF LIQUOR CONTROL, THE SUPERINTENDENT OF
POLICE AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF LICENSE
COMMISSIONERS. The advisory board shall report to the
county executive periodically but at least [semiannually]
QUARTERLY on recommendations for the improvement of the
[operations of county liquor dispensaries from the
standpoint of efficiency, profit and convenience to the
consumers. ] ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT
ACTIVITIES OF THE COUNTY AND OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE
DISPENSARY AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS FROM THE STANDPOINT
OF EFFICIENCY, SERVICE AND CONVENIENCE TO THE PUBLIC.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1976.

Approved May 17, 1976.