ART. 27] GAMING——BOOK-MAKING——POOL-SELLING 177

1898, ch. 285.

124 B. Nothing in the next preceding section shall render it
unlawful in any county of this State, other than Baltimore city,
for any person or persons to make a pool or a book, or to bet
within the ground of any agricultural association, race course or
driving park, upon the result of any trotting, pacing or running
race of horses which shall be held within the same grounds, race
course or driving park upon which said person shall so make a
pool or book, or shall so bet upon the same day on which said
race shall be held; provided, the grounds of such agricultural
association, race course or driving park be licensed in the manner
set forth in the next succeeding section by the circuit court for
the county within which such grounds or track may be located.

Ibid

124C. Every person applying for a license as required by the
next preceding section, shall file with the circuit court of the
county within which the grounds of such agricultural associa-
tion, race course or driving-park may be located, his petition for
such a license, and before granting the said license the said court
shall cause notification of said petition to be published, at the
cost of the applicant, at least once a week for three successive
weeks, in a newspaper published in the county in which the
grounds aforesaid may be located.

Ibid.

124 D. The said petition shall contain the name or names of
the applicant or applicants; second, the name of the grounds
upon which the license is desired; third, a definite description of
the place where such grounds are located; fourth, a day or days
for which such license is desired, and there shall be annexed to
this petition a certificate signed by at least twenty-five respecta-
ble qualified voters of the election district of the county in
which such grounds may be located, praying the court to grant
the said license.

Ibid.

124 E. In such license the name of the grounds, track or park
shall be stated, and the number of days in which, and the month
thereof, during which betting, pool selling or bookmaking shall

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