Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

Notwithstanding section 17 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, the licensing authority of the town of Middleborough may issue a license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises under section 15 of said chapter 138 to Cirelli Foods, Inc. The license shall be subject to said chapter 138 except section 17; provided, however, that the licensing authority shall not approve the transfer of the license to any other person, organization, corporation or location. The granting of this license shall reduce by 1 any increase in licenses granted due to census reapportionment under said section 17.