CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS 1259

1935, ch. 580, sec. 483J.

570. Nothing contained in Section 560 of this Article shall be con-
strued to prohibit or make unlawful the operation within the boundaries
of Montgomery County of a recreation center, amusement park, or picnic
grounds offering permanent and stationary amusement devices and attrac-
tions such as various mechanically operated pleasure rides and/or self and
manual operating devices, attractions and/or exhibitions and games of
skill, all operated within the confines of an area devoted exclusively for
such purposes, and operated during the months of April to September,
both inclusive, provided such recreation center, amusement park or picnic
ground is operated not less than fifteen consecutive weeks during the
months herein and first above indicated, on the first day of the week,
commonly called Sunday, whether said recreation center, amusement park
or picnic ground be operated with or without a charge or admission fee,
provided it shall be unlawful to operate an amusement park, recreation
center or picnic ground between the hours of one thirty A. M. and one
P. M. on Sundays. This amendment, however, to specifically prohibit
temporary exhibitions or operation of carnivals consisting of portable rid-
ing or amusement devices.

1935, ch. 580, sec. 483K.

571. Nothing contained in Section 560 shall be construed as pro-
hibiting, penalizing or making unlawful the officiating at or assisting in
the conduct of the operation of a recreation center, amusement park or
picnic ground on the first day of the week, commonly called Sunday, as a
manager, supervisor, guard, gate keeper, ticket seller or any other attendant
or employee, although such person or persons so officiating in connection
therewith are engaged as an occupation, pursuit or business, provided,
however, that it shall be unlawful to officiate or assist in the conduct or
operation of an amusement park; recreation center or picnic ground be-
tween the hours of one thirty A. M. and one P. M. on the first day of the
week, commonly called Sunday.

1935, ch. 580, sec. 483L. 1937, ch. 104.

572. It shall be lawful for any bowling alley, tenpin alley or duckpin
alley located within the Fifth Precinct of the Thirteenth Election District
and in the First and Fourth Precincts of the Seventh Election District of
Montgomery County, Maryland, to operate on the Sabbath, commonly
called Sunday, in the usual manner, provided, however, that no such alley
shall operate between midnight Saturday and one o'clock, P. M., Sunday.

1935, ch. 580, sec. 483M:

573. Any person violating any of the provisions of Sections 568, 569,
570, 571 and 572 shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con-
viction thereof shall be subject to a fine of not less than five dollars nor
more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each and every such vio-
lation.¹

¹ Sec. 2 of ch. 580 of the acts of 1935 repealed all laws inconsistent therewith to
extent of such inconsistency.