Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same,
as follows:
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section seventeen of chapter one hundred and thirty-eight of the General Laws, the licensing authority of the city of New Bedford is hereby authorized to issue a license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises under the provision of section twelve of said chapter one hundred and thirty-eight to the Zeiterion Theatre, Inc. Said license shall be subject to all the provisions of said chapter one hundred and thirty-eight, except said section seventeen; provided, however, that the licensing authority shall not approve the transfer of said license to any other person, organization, corporation or location; and provided, further, that the issuing of this license shall reduce by one any increase in licenses issued due to census reapportionment under said section seventeen.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.