406 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 205

CHAPTER 205.

AN ACT to regulate the conduct of pool and billiard rooms,
and bowling alleys in Garrett County; providing for hours
of opening and closing the same; prohibiting the proprietors
or those in charge of the same from admitting, allowing to
loiter in, exercise or engage in games therein, any person
under the age of sixteen years, and providing penalties for
the violation of the provisions of this Act.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That every room or place in Garrett County used or
occupied for the exercise or engaging in the games of pool,
billiards or bowling to which the public has access and at which
charges are made for the privilege of engaging therein shall be
conducted at all times in an orderly, decent manner, and it
shall be unlawful for the proprietor or person in charge of the
same to permit any disorderly conduct, swearing or use of in-
decent or improper language therein by any person or persons
on, in, or about the premises where such games are conducted.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That all places as afore-
said used or occupied for the purpose of engaging in the games
of pool, billiards, or bowling to which the public shall have ac-
cess and at which charges are made for the privilege of engag-
ing therein shall be kept closed as a place of business from
hours of 11 P. M. to 6 A. M. of each night in the week, except
Saturday, and closed on Sundays, and it shall be unlawful for
any place or places aforesaid to be kept open during the hours
above mentioned.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That it shall be unlaw-
ful for the proprietor or person in charge of any place or places
as aforesaid, used or occupied for the purpose of engaging in
the games of pool, billiards or bowling to which the public shall
have. access and at which charges are made for the privilege of
engaging therein, to permit, suffer or allow any person or per-
sons under the age of sixteen (16) years to loiter in, on or
about the premises where such games as above mentioned are
conducted, or engage in or participate in any manner in the
conduct of any of such games or witness the participation there-
in of others who may lawfully be on the said premises.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That any person or persons,
firm or corporation, whether proprietor or person in charge of
any pool or billiard room or bowling alley in any place in Gar-