WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                   Ch. 491

the board. The director of the department of health or his
designee shall act ex-officio as secretary to the board and may
not receive extra compensation for the services.

(2)  No commissioner shall have any interest, direct
or indirect, either proprietary or by means of any loan, mortgage
or lien, or in any other manner, in or on any premises where
alcoholic beverages are manufactured or sold; nor shall he have
any interest, direct or indirect, in any business wholly or
partially devoted to the manufacture or sale of alcoholic
beverages, or own any stock in any corporation which has any
interest, proprietary or otherwise, direct or indirect, in any
premises where alcoholic beverages are manufactured or sold or in
any business wholly or partially devoted to the manufacture or
sale of alcoholic beverages, or hold any other public office or
employment, federal, State or local.

(3)  No commissioner or county employee shall solicit
or receive directly or indirectly any commission, remuneration or
gift whatsoever from any person, or corporation engaged in the
manufacture or sale of beer or other alcoholic beverages, nor
from any agent or employee of such person or corporation, or from
any licensee, licensed under the provisions of this article. No
person or corporation engaged in the manufacture or sale of beer
or other alcoholic beverages, nor any agent or employee of such
person or corporation, and no licensee licensed under the
provisions of this article, shall, either directly or indirectly,
offer to pay any commission, profit or remuneration or make any
gift to any commissioner or county employee or to anyone on
behalf of such commissioner or county employee.

(4)  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, THE MONTGOMERY
COUNTY BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS SHALL COLLECT THE LICENSE
FEES AND ISSUE IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
LICENSES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS ARTICLE.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1988.

Approved May 17, 1988.

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