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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 267

masked balls, boxing or athletic contests, or either of them,
in the city of Baltimore, be and the same is hereby repealed
and re-enacted with amendments, so as to read as follows :

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That no public dances, soirees,

License to be
secured.

masked balls, boxing or athletic contests, or other public
entertainment of like kind to or for which an admission fee
shall be charged, shall be held, given or permitted in the
city of Baltimore except upon condition that a license or
permit fee of not less than $5 nor more than $100 shall first
be paid to the secretary of the Board of Police Commis-
sioners, who are authorized to demand and receive the same
for the benefit of the special fund; provided, that nothing
herein contained shall interfere with any permits authorized,
issued or collected by the authority of the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore Any person or corporation violating

Guilty of mis-
demeanor.

the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a
"misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not
less than $5 nor more than $100; provided, however, that
this Act is not intended to apply to regular dancing schools
where the art is regularly taught and where dancing parties
are given in connection with the scheduled classes on stated
nights from 8 to 12 o'clock, and where no liquors are sold
or dispensed; that all owners or managers of regular danc-
ing academies or places used for instruction in the art of
dancing shall pay an annual license fee of five dollars for
such privilege.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.

Approved April 2, 1906.

CHAPTER 268.
AN ACT to Amend the Charter and Enlarge the Powers of
the Consolidated Gas Electric Light and Power Company.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That the charter of the Consolidated Gas Electric

Amend the
charter, etc.

Light and Power Company, a corporation duly formed by
the consolidation of certain other corporations under the
provisions of Article 23, Section 45, of the Code of Public
General Laws of Maryland, be and is hereby amended by
conferring upon said corporation the right to manufacture