716 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 412

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1947.

Approved April 16, 1947.

CHAPTER 412.
(House Bill 617)

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 1 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title "Alle-
gany County", sub-title "Licenses", said new section to be
known as Section 381 and to follow immediately after
Section 380 of said Article, relating to the licensing of
music boxes, mechanical player pianos, graphophones, or
other similar mechanical musical devices played by the
insertion of a coin or token.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That a new section be and it is hereby added to Article
1 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edi-
tion), title "Allegany County" sub-title "Licenses", said new
section to be known as Section 381, to follow immediately
after Section 380 of said Article, and to read as follows:

381. Every person, firm or corporation keeping, maintain-
ing or operating for public entertainment in Allegany
County any music box, mechanical player piano, grapho-
phone, or other similar mechanical musical device played
by the insertion of a coin or token, shall obtain an annual
county license therefor from the Clerk of the Circuit Court
of said county, and shall pay therefor the sum of Ten
Dollars ($10.00) for each such machine or device, and the
sum of One Dollar ($10.00) additional for each independent
coin-operated speaker delivering music on the same prem-
ises. Each machine or device licensed shall have affixed to-
it a metal tag issued by the Clerk, showing that the fee
for the current year has been paid. All licenses shall expire
on the thirtieth day of April of each year, shall be trans-
ferable, and shall be prorated monthly. Any person, firm
or corporation keeping, maintaining or operating any such
machine or device without a license, shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined
One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). All license fees collected
under the provisions of this section shall be paid to the