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VETOES

Senate Bill No. 912 - Baltimore City Alcoholic
Beverages Licenses

AN ACT concerning

Baltimore City — Alcoholic Beverages
(License Transfer)

FOR the purpose of prohibiting certain transfers of
alcoholic beverage licenses in [[a certain area]]
certain areas of Baltimore City; [[making this Act
an emergency measure;]] and clarifying language.
May 17, 1976.

Honorable Steny H. Hoyer

President of the Senate

State House

Annapolis, Maryland 21404

Dear Mr. President:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17, of the
Maryland Constitution, I have today vetoed Senate Bill
912.

This bill authorizes the transfer of an alcoholic
beverages license (hereafter referred to as a liquor
license) within a legislative district in Baltimore City,
but prohibits a transfer into any of nine of the eleven
legislative districts in the City (Legislative Districts
39 through 47).

In addition to any existing statutory or regulatory
restrictions with regard to Baltimore City liquor
licenses, Senate Bill 912, if signed, would further
restrict the transfer of existing licenses. Assuming
that the prospective transfer of a license does not run
afoul of any other restriction, the transfer may only
take place if (1) it is a transfer between locations in
the same legislative district, or (2) it is a transfer to
a location in Legislative District 37 or 38, regardless
of the former location of the license.

The Board of Liquor License Commissioners for
Baltimore City is authorized to issue liquor licenses in
Baltimore City by virtue of Section 158 of Article 2B of
the Code. Pursuant to Section 184(a) of that Article,
the Board may adopt such reasonable rules and regulations
as necessary for the performance of its duties. Pursuant
to Section 42(a), the Board may further regulate the
number of licenses in a neighborhood and exercise certain
other powers related to the issuance of these licenses.