SECTION 1. Notwithstanding section 11 of chapter 138 of the General Laws or any general or special law to the contrary, the licensing authority in the town of Wellesley may grant to restaurants and function rooms with any seating capacity, licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises under section 12 of said chapter 138, subject to the maximum number of such licenses as authorized by section 17 of said chapter 138.
SECTION 2. In addition to those licenses authorized pursuant to section 1, notwithstanding section 11 of chapter 138 of the General Laws or any general or special law to the contrary, the licensing authority in the town of Wellesley may grant to restaurants and function rooms with any seating capacity not more than 6 licenses for the sale of wines and malt beverages to be drunk on the premises.
SECTION 3. The authority to grant licenses authorized by sections 1 and 2 shall be in addition to those licenses authorized in Chapter 635 of the Acts of 1982.
SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage. The passage of this act shall repeal Chapter 25 of the Acts of 2012; provided, however, that every valid license granted under Chapter 25 of the Acts of 2012 shall be deemed to have been granted under section 1 or 2 of this act.
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