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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF NEW BEDFORD TO GRANT AN ADDITIONAL LICENSE FOR THE SALE OF ALL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES TO BE DRUNK ON THE PREMISES

     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 section 17 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, the local licensing authority of the city of New Bedford may grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises pursuant to section 12 of said chapter 138 to Irmandade do Divino Espirito Santo do Pico, Inc. located at 2056 Acushnet avenue.  The license shall be subject to all of said chapter 138 except said section 17.  
     The licensing authority shall not approve the transfer of the license to any other person, corporation, organization or location and shall be clearly marked “nontransferable” on the face of the license.
     If the license granted under this section is cancelled, revoked or no longer in use at the location of original issuance, it shall be returned physically, with all of the legal rights, privileges and restrictions pertaining thereto, to the licensing authority.  If the license issued pursuant to this act is returned to the licensing authority, it shall not be reissued.
     SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved, July 29, 2014.