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, or any other general or special law to the contrary, the licensing authority of the town of Winchester may grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises and 2 additional licenses for the sale of wines and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises under section 15 of said chapter 138. The licenses shall be subject to all of said chapter 138, except for section 17.