HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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[(5)](E)[(s)](1) In Prince George's County a
person francheser, franchisee, chain store operation,
partnership, firm or corporation may not have any interest
in more than one license, whether held or controlled by
direct 01 indirect ownership, by franchise operation, by
chain store operation by stock ownership, interlocking
directors or interlocking stock ownership, or in any other.
manner, directly or indirectly. It is the intention of this
subsection to prohibit any such persons, franchiser,
franchisee, chain store operation, firm, partnership or
corporation from having any interest, directly or
indirectly, in more than one license.

[(b)] (2) This subsection does not apply to
licenses issued under the provisions of [§ 19 (i) (2) or §
19 (i) (5)] §§ 19(S)(2), 19(S)(5), or [§] 25 of this article
or to club licenses.

[(c)](3) The board of license commissioners may
permit an individual, partnership, or corporation to have
not more than two BH licenses.

[(d)] (4) If the board of license commissioners
for Prince George's County, after conducting a hearing,
determines that any person, franchiser, franchisee, chain
store operation, partnership, firm or corporation has any
interest in more than one license issued in contravention
with the provisions above, the board shall revoke any
license theretofore issued to a licensee where conflict of
interest is determined.

[(6)] (F) In Prince George's County, if an existing
license has been issued to individuals for the use of a
corporation or club and thereafter the licensee desires to
substitute one or more of the officers of such corporation
or club, such substitution may be requested by filing with
the board of license commissioners for said county a
petition setting forth the necessary information for such
substitution or substitutions without the necessity of
filing a formal application for transfer of license as
otherwise provided in this article Said petition for
substitution of officers shall be approved by the said board
upon a proper showing that the licensee would still meet the
requirements of the law as set forth elsewhere in this
article, provided that not more than ten percent of the
stock in said corporation shall have been transferred since
the last transfer of the license.

[(7)] (G) In Prince George's County no alcoholic
beverage license with an off-sale privilege of any class,
except by way of renewal, shall be transferred or issued to
any business establishment of the type commonly known as
chain stores, supermarkets, discount houses or their
franchisors and franchisees or concessionaires except,
however, that those establishments holding an alcoholic
beverage license at the time of enactment of this section
may continue to hold such license, and may, at the