848 CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS. [ART. 27

1898, ch. 285, sec. 124 D.

205. 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 respectable qualified voters of the election district of the
county in which such grounds are located, praying the court
to grant the said license.

Ibid. sec. 124E. 1902, ch. 572. 1904, ch. 585.

206. In such license the name of the grounds, track or park
shall be stated and the number of days in which, and the
months thereof, during which betting, pool selling or book-
making shall be permitted, shall be specified, and the said court
shall not grant in the aggregate licenses for more than thirty
days in any year, nor more than fifteen days in any one month
in any county in this State, nor for any days whatsoever during
the months of December, January, February and March;
provided, that the circuit court of Baltimore county may grant
license for not exceeding fifty days in any one year and the
circuit court of Harford county may grant license for not
exceeding forty days in any one year; for every license so
granted there shall be paid the clerks of the circuit court
granting such license the sum of five dollars for every day for
which such license shall be granted, the said sum to go to the
board of county school commissioners in which such court may
be located, for the use of the public schools thereof; provided,
however, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to
Cecil, Washington or Anne Arundel counties in this State.
Civil or criminal proceedings pending April 12,1904, not to be
affected by the provisions of this section.

1898, ch. 285.

207. Civil and criminal proceedings pending on April 7,
1898, shall not be affected by the five preceding sections.

1888, art. 27, sec. 125. 1860, art. 30, sec. 59. 1829, ch. 136. 1842, ch. 190, sec 1.
1653, ch. 265, sec. 1. 1856, ch. 195, sec. 1. 1880, ch. 149.

1862, ch. 271.

208. Any person who shall keep any gaming table or other
place of gambling in this State, or who shall deal at any such
gaming table or other place for gambling in this State, or who