Ch. 5

1993 LAWS OF MARYLAND

2.        [(2) the] THE application has been made at least 60 days
prior to the date that the specific athletic event is to take place;

3.        [and (3) the] THE Board has granted the permission
requested in the application.

(III) An employee of the country club may not have guests at the
country club for the purpose of the consumption of alcoholic beverages during the
employee's normal working hours.

[(j-2)] (4) (I) Any corporation, club or organization which is a country club as
defined in this [article] SUBSECTION or eleemosynary and is a local post, chapter, lodge,
council or branch of a national organization having a membership of more than 300,000
and which [said] THE local post, chapter, lodge, council or branch has a minimum
dues-paying membership of more than 200 members may, upon receiving this license,
allow alcoholic beverages to be consumed on its premises.

(II)     This license [provided for above shall permit] PERMITS the
consumption of alcoholic beverages by a bona fide member or his guest on the premises
of the country club or eleemosynary corporation, club or organization if [said] THE
alcoholic beverages are supplied by a bona fide member. [The hours during which the
privileges conferred by this license may be exercised, shall be from 11:00 a.m. of one day
to 1:00 o'clock a.m. on the following day.]

(III)   The annual LICENSE fee [for such a license shall be] IS $300.
[(j-3)] (5) (I) THERE IS A VETERANS LICENSE.

(II)     THE ANNUAL LICENSE FEE IS $1,000.

(III)    [In addition, such a] THE license may be issued to any local unit
of a nationwide bona fide nonprofit organization composed solely of members who served
in the armed forces of the United States[, having] THAT:

1.        HAS a charter from a national veterans' organization and in
existence and operating in Montgomery County prior to the time of making application
for [such a] THE license;[, and having]

2.        HAS a bona fide membership of not less than 200 persons;
[and]

3.       HAS dues of not less than $5 per person[, which organization
owns]

4.        OWNS or operates, solely for the use of its own members and
their guests when accompanied by members, a clubhouse principally used for no other
purpose, and not directly or indirectly owned or operated as a public business. [The fee
for this license is $1,000 a year.]                                                                                     

(IV)    [A license authorizes the holder to] THE LICENSEE MAY keep for
sale and [to] sell at retail any alcoholic beverages to any member or guest when
accompanied by a member and is subject to all other provisions of this article relating to
beer, wine and liquor licenses, Class C, in force in Montgomery County, except the

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