Theodore R. McKeldin, Governor                  1373

ERAGES ARE DELIVERED TO THE PURCHASER AT A PLACE
DESIGNATED BY THE PURCHASER OTHER THAN THE
PREMISES OF THE LICENSEE and no manufacturer or whole-
saler shall sell any beer to any retail dealer except for cash on delivery.
Cash deposits for returnable containers shall be required at the time
of delivery or sale. For the purposes of this section, in addition to
currency, checks accepted for payment which are not postdated and
are promptly deposited for collection by the licensee shall also be
deemed to be cash. No suit or action ex contractu to enforce or collect
any claim for credit extended, or to enforce payment of any check
given for payment for alcoholic beverages in violation of this section,
shall be maintained in this state. Any check given in payment for
alcoholic beverages to any licensee coming under the terms of this
section, which shall be returned uncollected, shall be deemed prima
facie evidence in any civil case of a violation of this section.

THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY "HOTEL", AS
THAT TERM IS DEFINED BY SECTION 2 (0) OF THIS
ARTICLE, WHICH IS THE HOLDER OF A CLASS B BEER,
WINE AND LIQUOR LICENSE; NOR SHALL IT APPLY TO ANY
"CLUB" AS DEFINED BY SECTION 2 (N) OF THIS ARTICLE
WHICH IS THE HOLDER OF A CLASS C BEER, WINE AND
LIQUOR LICENSE.

Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be subject
to a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or to im-
prisonment for not more than six months in the House of Correction
or Jail, or both fined and imprisoned.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1957.

Approved April 15, 1957.

CHAPTER 757
(House Bill 83)

AN ACT to add Section 669A to Article 66C of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1951 Edition), title "Natural Resources", sub-title
"Water Resources", to follow immediately after Section 669 thereof,
requiring a permit for certain work having to do with any conduit,
pipe line, wire, cable, trestle or other device, structure or apparatus,
in, under, through or over the bed or waters of the Potomac River,
and relating generally to such permit and to the use and holding
thereof.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That a new section be and it is hereby added to Article 66C of the

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[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.