504 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 250

and providing penalties for the violation of the provisions
of this Act.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That five new Sections be added to Article 18 of the Code
of Public Local Laws of Maryland, entitled "Queen Anne's
County, " providing for the issuance of a license or permit to
open, conduct or operate any hotel, casino or excursion pavilion,
or any bathing beach, park, or grounds of any description what-
soever for the resort of persons as an excursion ground, camp
meeting, encampment or place of amusement or diversion any-
where within the limits of Queen Anne's County but without
the limits of any incorporated town in said County, to imme-
diately follow Section 285, to be known as Sections 286, 287,
288, 289 and 290, and to read as follows:

SEC. 286. It shall be unlawful on and after July first, nine-
teen hundred and sixteen, for any person, firm, corporation,
association or organization whatsoever to open, conduct or oper-
ate any hotel, casino or excursion pavilion, or any bathing
beach, park or grounds of any description whatsoever for the
resort of persons as an excursion ground, camp meeting, en-
campment, or place of amusement or diversion anywhere within
the limits of Queen Anne's County but without the limits of
any incorporated town in said County, without first applying
for and securing a license or permit as hereinafter provided.

SEC. 287. Every such person, firm, corporation, association
or organization carrying on or conducting or desiring, or pro-
posing to open, carry on or conduct any such hotel, casino, ex-
cursion pavilion, or any bathing beach, park or grounds of any
description whatsoever for the resort of persons as an ex-
cursion ground, camp meeting, encampment or place of amuse-
ment or diversion within the limits of Queen Anne's County
but without the limits of any incorporated town in said County,
shall make a written application to the Board of County Com-
missioners of Queen Anne's County, stating the location of the
same, the character of the business, entertainment or amuse-
ment to be conducted, if any, upon said premises, and it shall
thereupon become the duty of said Board of County Commis-
sioners of Queen Anne's County to inquire into and determine
whether or not the business, entertainment or amusement con-
ducted or to be conducted by any such applicant is detrimental
to the public health, morals, safety or welfare of the people of
Queen Anne's County, and if the said Board of County Com-