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Session Laws, 1916
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EMERSON C. HARRINGTON, GOVERNOR. 415

Board while performing any duties in carrying out the intent
or provisions of this Act.

Re-examination and Appeal.

SEC. 19. If any elimination or disapproval of a film, reel
or view is ordered by the Board, the person submitting such
film, reel or view for examination will receive immediate
notice of such elimination or disapproval, and if appealed
from, such film, reel or view will be promptly re-examined, in
the presence of such person, by two or more members of the
Board, and the same, finally approved or disapproved prompt-
ly after such re-examination, with the right of appeal from
the decision of the Board to the Baltimore City Court of Balti-
more City.

Penalties.

SEC. 20. Any person who violates any of the provisions of
this Act and is convicted thereof summarily before any Magis-
trate or Justice of the Peace, shall be sentenced to pay a fine
of not less than twenty-five dollars, nor more than fifty dollars,
for the first offense. For any subsequent offense the fine shall
be not lees than fifty dollars, nor more than one hundred dol-
lars. In default of payment of a fine and costs, the defendant
shall be sentenced to imprisonment, in the prison of the County
where such offense was committed for not less than ten days,
and not more than thirty days. All fines shall be paid by the
Magistrate or Justice of the Peace to the Board and by it paid
into the State Treasury.

SEC. 21. If any person shall fail to display or exhibit on
the screen the approval seal, as issued by the Board, of a film,
reel or view, which has been approved, and is convicted sum-
marily before any Magistrate, or Justice of the Peace, he shall
be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than five dollars and not
more than ten dollars; in default of payment of a fine and
costs, the defendant shall be sentenced to imprisonment, in
the prison of the County, or in Baltimore City, where such
offense was committed, for not less than two days and not more
than five days.

Limitation of Scope of Act.

SEC. 22. This Act does not apply to any exhibition of, or
use of films, reels or views, for purely educational, charitable,
fraternal or religious purpose, by any religious association.

 

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