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LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1831.

or schemes of a lottery or lotteries, granted by any of the states
of this Union, or by the United States of America, and which
scheme or schemes last mentioned shall be submitted to, and
approved by the said commissioners ; and the tickets intended
to be sold in this state shall be stamped or signed by said com-
missioners, before any tickets therein shall be sold by any person
or persons so as aforesaid licensed, in virtue of such license ;

Conditions.

Further
conditions.

Provided however, that the person or persons who may be so
licensed shall pay to the said commissioners for the said license
or licenses, the sum of five thousand dollars, to the use of the
state, in case the number of said licenses shall not exceed
twenty ; and the additional sum of two hundred and fifty dol-
lars for every such license granted above that number ; And
provided also, that some one or more of the persons who shall
be so licensed, shall, at or before the time of obtaining the said
license or licenses, contract with the said commissioners for the
right to draw a scheme or schemes of a lottery or lotteries,
within the year for which the said license or licenses shall be
granted, and which scheme or schemes shall produce the sum
of fifteen thousand dollars at least, to the use of the state,
within the said year, and accrue to the said use, at a rate which
the said commissioners may deem as favourable to the state as
five per centum would be on the amount of the tickets that the
person or persons who may be licensed as aforesaid, shall sell
in the scheme or schemes, that, for the purpose of raising the
said sum of money, or any further amount, to the use of the
state, shall have been formed by, or submitted to, and approved
of by the said commissioners.

Restric-
tions.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the aforegoing provisions of
this act shall not be construed to modify any law of this state,
except in behalf of any person or persons who shall have been
licensed as herein before provided, and be entitled to the use of
such license or licenses, and such other person or persons as
may rightfully claim and enjoy the privileges conferred by such
license or licenses, under an assignment thereof, made with the
knowledge and approbation of the said commissioners; which
said knowledge and approbation are hereby made necessary as
conditions precedent to the validity of any and every such as-
signment; nor shall the said provisions be construed to modify
any law of this state in behalf of any person or persons so
licensed or entitled to the use of such license, any further than
the true intent, object, and meaning of the license or licenses,
that shall be granted as aforesaid, should be rightfully deemed
or considered as necessarily modifying the same.

Penalty for
offence.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That if any person shall commit
any offence, or cause any offence to be committed, that is cre-
ated and forbidden by any law of this state, having any refer-