WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 5

(B)     (1) THE LICENSE AUTHORIZES the owner or operator of any steam,
DIESEL, or electric railway or club, parlor, buffet, observation, sleeping or dining cars
[upon] ON the lines of any steam, DIESEL, or electric railway in this State[,] to keep for
sale and to sell beer and light wines [upon] IN any of [such] THOSE cars, for
consumption [upon such] IN THE cars[, and every such].

(2) THE license [shall be good] IS VALID throughout the State.

(C)     The annual LICENSE fee [for such license shall be sixty dollars ($60.00)] IS
$60. [, and]

(D)     THE FEE shall be [payable] PAID to the Comptroller for the use of the State
before [any such] THE license is issued.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

This section is revised for clarity of language and structure. In addition, "diesel" is
included to recognize a third form of energy that powers railroad engines.

18.

(a) (1) A Class A beer, wine and liquor license shall be issued by the clerk of
the circuit court of the county in which the place of business is located. [, and shall
authorize] THE LICENSE AUTHORIZES the holder to keep for sale and to sell all
alcoholic beverages at retail, in any quantity, at the place [therein] described IN THE
LICENSE. [, and to] THE LICENSEE SHALL deliver the [same] ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES in a sealed package or container [which] AND THE package or container
may not be opened nor its contents consumed on the premises where sold. The annual
LICENSE fee [for this license is $500, except as otherwise provided in this section, and in
all cases the fee] shall be [payable] PAID to the clerk before [any such] THE license is
issued, for distribution as [hereinafter] provided.

[(b)](2) A license may not be issued for any drugstore unless the applicant
[has]:

(I)      HAS been doing business at the location applied for, for at least
one year prior to the date of the application for the license, or [unless the applicant is]

(II)     IS the assignee of a business established for that length of time at
the location applied for, or [unless the applicant has]

(III)   HAS been actually engaged in the retail drug business for a period
of not less than three years.

[(c)] (B) (1) In Allegany County the annual license fee is $600. [, and the]

(2) THE package or container may not be opened nor its contents consumed
on any premises in which the licensee has any direct or indirect interest.

[(d)](C) In Anne Arundel County the annual license fee is $600.

[(f)] (D) In Baltimore City the annual license fee is $650.

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