Ch. 81

1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(4) The certificate shall be deemed proof of notice.

(5) Failure of any owner to receive the mailed copy does not invalidate the
proceedings.

(6) The date of hearing shall be set at least 10 and not more than 30 days
after the clerk to the county commissioners shall have completed publication and service
of notice as provided in this section.

(7) After the hearing, the county commissioners may vote to create the
special taxing district and set the tax levy for the district.

(d) Any amendment to the boundaries or stated purpose of the special taxing
district or to the amount of levy set for the district shall be made only in accordance with
the procedures set forth in this section for original creation of the special taxing district.

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

October 1, 1997.

Approved April 8, 1997.

CHAPTER 81
(House Bill 195)

AN ACT concerning

Howard County - Alcoholic Beverages
(Fines)

Ho. Co. 4-97

FOR the purpose of altering the fine that the Board of License Commissioners of
Howard County may impose; permitting the Board to both impose a fine and
suspend a license; clarifying language; and generally relating to alcoholic beverages
in Howard County.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages
Section 16-507(o)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1996 Replacement Volume)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages

16-507.

(o) (1) [In] THIS SUBSECTION APPLIES ONLY IN Howard County [, the].

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