SECTION  1.  The Select Board of the Town of Needham shall cause to be placed on the ballot at a regular or special election the following question:

"Shall the licensing authority in the Town of Needham be authorized to grant licenses for both the sale of all alcoholic beverages in packages not to be drunk on the premises and the sale of wine and malt beverages in packages not to be drunk on the premises in amounts up to the maximum number of such licenses authorized by section 17 of chapter 138 of the General Laws?"

Below the ballot question shall appear a fair and concise summary of the ballot question prepared by the town counsel and approved by the Select Board.

If a majority of the votes cast in answer to that question is in the affirmative, the licensing authority of the Town of Needham shall, notwithstanding anything contained in chapter 207 of the Acts of 2012 to the contrary, or in section 11 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, be authorized to issue licenses for both the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises and for the sale of wine and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises under section 15 of chapter 138 of the General Laws in amounts up to the maximum number of such licenses authorized by section 17 of said chapter 138.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage