WM. PRESTON LANE, JR., GOVERNOR. 717

County Commissioners of Allegany County and credited to
the general funds of the county.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted,, That this Act is hereby
declared to be an emergency law and necessary for the imme-
diate preservation of the public health and safety, and having
been passed by a yea and nay vote, supported by three-fifths
of all the members elected to each of the two Houses of the
General Assembly of Maryland, the same shall take effect
from the date of its passage.

Approved April 16, 1947.

CHAPTER 413.
(House Bill 618)

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 382 and to follow immediately after
Section 381 of said Article, imposing a license fee on
certain pinball machines.

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 382, to follow immediately
after Section 381 of said Article, and to read as follows:

382. Every person, firm or corporation keeping, maintain-
ing or operating for public entertainment in Allegany
County any pinball machine or similar device operated or
played by the insertion of a coin or token issuing checks
or tokens which permit free plays or replays, only, or regis-
tering scores, free plays, or replays, shall obtain a license
therefor from the Clerk of the Circuit Court of said county,
and shall pay therefor the sum of Thirty Dollars ($30.00)
for each such machine or device. Each machine or device
so 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 of April of
each year, shall be transferable and shall be pro-rated
monthly.