1024 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 502

ing racing in the State of Maryland upon payment of any
and all appropriate license fees for the conduct of racing
at the particular track, or place for holding races, on which
the racing is to be conducted; provided, however, that no
such authority to transfer shall be granted without the
express consent of the person, corporation or association
owning or leasing the track to which such transfer is made,
but nothing in this section shall affect in any manner the
license fees, requirements, rights, conditions, terms and
provisions of Section 8 of this Article; provided, further
that the Commission shall issue no license nor award any
dates for racing on any tracks or places for holding races
in Maryland, unless on such tracks or places for holding
races, races have been run or held at least once in every
year for a period of three consecutive years immediately
prior to May 6, 1943, it being the intent, purpose and effect
of this Section to insure that no new or additional tracks
or places for holding or conducting races shall be licensed
or awarded dates; provided, however, that if the Maryland
Jockey Club, the Southern Maryland Agricultural Associa-
tion, the Maryland State Fair or the Harford Agricultural
and Breeders' Association, respectively, shall permanently
abandon for racing purposes the Pimlico Track, the Bowie
Track, the Laurel Track or the Havre de Grace Track, the
Association so abandoning the track at which it has here-
tofore regularly conducted race meetings under the author-
ity of this Article and this Section may be licensed and
awarded dates for the holding or conducting of races or
race meetings at a new track location in the State.

8. Except in the case of the trotting and pacing meet-
ing, as hereinafter provided for, and except the corpora-
tions and associations named in Section 14, each applicant
desiring to hold races on the days or day awarded by the
Commission shall, before the issuance of any license there-
for, pay to the said Commission a license fee of One Thou-
sand Dollars ($1,000) for each day of any meeting for
the conduct of races so licensed.

10. Upon the award of days to any applicant, and upon
payment of the license fees as herein prescribed, the Com-
mission shall issue a license for the holding of the meeting
or meetings during the days awarded to such applicant,
and for which the license fees shall have been paid.
Said license shall be subject to all rights, regulations
and conditions from time to time prescribed by the Com-
mission and shall be subject to suspension or revocation
by the Commission for any cause whatsoever which the
Commission may, in its discretion, deem sufficient. If any