Ch. 594

1993 LAWS OF MARYLAND

one hundred (100) persons and dues of not less than five dollars ($5.00) per annum per
person, and owning or operating a home or clubhouse principally for the use of its
members and their guests when accompanied by such members, and not directly or
indirectly owned or operated as a public business; the fee for such a license shall be four
hundred dollars ($400.00) annually. Such a license shall authorize the holder thereof to
keep for sale and to sell at retail any alcoholic beverages to any member or guest when
accompanied by a member for consumption on the licensed premises and shall be subject
to all the provisions of this article relating to beer, wine and liquor licenses, Class C, in
Anne Arundel County.

[(iii)] (4) In Anne Arundel County a special Class C (yacht club) license
shall be issued[, upon the approval of] BY the Board of License Commissioners, UPON
ITS APPROVAL OF THE APPLICATION, to any yacht club in said County applying therefor
which has fifty (50) or more bona fide members paying dues of not less than seventy-five
dollars ($75.00) per annum per member, which maintains at the time of application for.
the license a clubhouse with a seating capacity sufficient to accommodate at one time at
least one hundred (100) persons, slips or berths for seventy-five (75) boats or more and at
least five (5) acres of ground. Such a license shall authorize the holder thereof to keep for
sale and to sell at retail any alcoholic beverages, to any member or guest when
accompanied by a member at the place described in said license, for consumption on the
licensed premises only and shall be subject to all the provisions of this article relating to
beer, wine and liquor licenses, Class C, in Anne Arundel County. The annual fee for such
a license shall be fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500.00). The application for any such license
filed on behalf of any such yacht club in Anne Arundel County shall be signed by at least
one officer of said club, who shall be a resident, registered voter and taxpayer of Anne
Arundel County.

[(iv) 1.] (5) (I) A special Class C (golf and country club) license shall be
issued[, upon approval] by the Board of License Commissioners of Anne Arundel
County, UPON ITS APPROVAL OF THE APPLICATION, to any golf and country club in the
County applying therefor which has 200 or more bona fide members paying dues of not
less than $75 per annum per member, which maintains at the time of the application for
the license two or more tennis courts, a swimming pool at least 30 feet by 80 feet in size,
and a regular or championship golf course of nine holes or more. The license authorizes
the holder to keep for sale and to sell at retail any alcoholic beverages to any customer at
the place described in the license for consumption on its premises. The annual fee for this
golf and country club license is $1,500, which shall be paid to the [clerk] BOARD before
any license is issued. The application for any license filed on behalf of any such golf and
country club in Anne Arundel County shall be signed by at least one officer of the club,
who is a resident, registered voter and taxpayer of Anne Arundel County. The golf and
country club license is subject to all the provisions of this article, except that any
restrictions against the sale of alcoholic beverages on Sundays, appearing elsewhere in
this article, do not apply to any licensee holding the special Class C (golf and country
club) license. A special Class C (country club) license may also be issued in Anne Arundel
County to a country club meeting the aforementioned requirements other than the
requirements for a regular or championship golf course of nine holes or more; but which
country club instead shall be required to have, in addition to the other requirements, not
less than 15 acres of ground for the licensed premises and used in connection therewith.
An annual fee of $625 is to be paid to the [clerk] BOARD before issuance of a special

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