JOHN WALTER SMITH, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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all the petitioners to the number required are freeholders of
record, and when he has so ascertained, and when said peti-
tioners in the application appear to have made the affidavit
required herein, before a justice of the peace, of the fact that
they reside within one mile of the place where the business
is to be licensed, it shall be the duty of the clerk to forth-
with grant the license; otherwise, it shall be the duty of the
clerk simply to refuse to grant the license as directed by law ;
and for any violation of this provision and of the duties
imposed upon the clerk herein, he shall be subject to a penalty
of one hundred dollars.

CHAP. 571.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That all Acts and parts of
Acts inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed.
SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.
Approved April 11, 1902.

CHAPTER 572.

AN ACT to repeal Section 124 E of Artitle 27 of the Code of
Public General Laws, title "Crimes and Punishments," sub-
title "Gaming," as enacted by Chapter 285 of the Acts of
1898, and re-enact the same with amendments.

Repeal.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That section 124 E of Article 27 of the Code of
Public General Laws, title "Crimes and Punishments," sub- ^a
title "Gaming," as said section was enacted by chapter 285 of
the Acts of 1898, be and the same is hereby repealed and
re-enacted with amendments, so as to read as follows :

Repeal
md re-enact.

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 book-
making shall be permitted, shall be specified, and the eaid
Court shall not grant in the aggregate licenses for more than
thirty days in any year, nor more than fifteen in any one month
in any county in this State, nor for any days whatsoever during
the months of December, January, February and March ; pro-
vided, that the Circuit Court for Baltimore County may grant
licenses for not exceeding fifty days in any one year. For
every license so granted there shall be paid the clerk of the
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 Act

Name
of grounds,
track or park
to be stated.