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the balance to the general purposes of the county or city,
as the case may be.

(1) (1) In Garrett County one half of such license fee
shall be paid by the clerk of the Circuit Court to the mayor
and council of the incorporated town in which such licensed
premises may be located.

(2) Exclusive of the $800 annual license fee
which shall be distributed as provided for in paragraph (1)
of this subsection, the amount collected from special Class
D licenses as the 10% surcharge on the gross purchase price
of all liquor and wine purchased by a licensee as required
under § 21(f-2) of this article shall be collected by the
clerk of the Circuit Court and distributed to the Garrett
County liquor control board. The clerk shall collect this
surcharge on a quarterly basis no later than 15 days after:
September 30, December 31, March 31, and the designated date
for renewal of this license; and the clerk is responsible
for keeping all records regarding the administration and
collection of this surcharge.

(3) THE HOLDER OF THE SPECIAL CLASS D LICENSE
SHALL PAY THE GARRETT COUNTY LIQUOR DISPENSARY THE FULL COST
OF THE PURCHASE AT THE TIME OF THE PURCHASE.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1980. is hereby declared to be an
emergency measure and necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public health and safety and having been
passed by a yea and nay vote supported by three-fifths of
all the members elected to each of the two Houses of the
General Assembly, the same shall take effect from the date
of its passage.

Approved April 8, 1980.

CHAPTER 110

(House Bill 1375)

AN ACT concerning

Somerset County -
Fire Department Appropriations

FOR the purpose of altering the sums appropriated to the
fire companies of Somerset County; repealing the
provisions which provide funds in additional amounts to
certain fire companies in that County; providing that
the moneys may be appropriated if they are used for the
operation of fire equipment and apparatus under certain
conditions; providing that the moneys be placed in a