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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 720

(1976 Replacement Volume and 1978 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

Article 2B — Alcoholic Beverages

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(b) If the application is made for a corporation, or a
club, whether incorporated or unincorporated, the license
shall be applied for by and be issued to three of the
officers of that corporation or club, as individuals, for
the use of the corporation or club, at least one of whom
shall be a registered voter and taxpayer of the county or
city, or State of Maryland when the application is filed
with the Comptroller, and shall also have resided there for
at least two years prior to the application. In Harford
County, one officer as applicant shall be a bona fide
resident at the time of filing the application and shall
remain a resident as long as the license is in effect. The
applicant is not required to be a registered voter. The
application shall also set forth the names and addresses of
all of the officers of the corporation or club and shall be
signed by the president or vice-president, as well as by
three officers to whom the license shall be issued. The
application for every license shall disclose the name and
address of the corporation, partnership or association, as
well as the name and address of the applicant. Provided,
however, that in the case of an application for any Class E,
Class F or Class G license, the application may be made by
any three officers or employees residing in this State, duly
authorised by the corporation to apply for the license. The
provisions of this subsection with reference to an applicant
being a registered voter, taxpayer or resident of the State
of Maryland shall not apply when three principal officers of
a corporation make application for a Class G license.
Nothing in this section shall apply to "race track licenses"
or to "beach and amusement park licenses" issued in Anne
Arundel County. In the case of a close corporation OR A
CORPORATION[,] where there are less than three officers or
directors of the corporation, all officers or directors
shall make the application as provided in this section. In
the event there are no officers or directors of [the] A
CLOSE corporation, at least one stockholder may make the
application as provided in this section, if there is an
affirmative vote of the stockholders holding a majority of
the stock.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1979.

Approved May 29, 1979.