10 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 3

owning or leasing the track to which such transfer is made,
but nothing in this section shall affect in any manner the
license fees, requirements, rights, conditions, terms and pro-
visions of Section 8 of this Article; provided, further, that
the Commission shall issue no license nor award any dates
for racing on any tracks or places for holding races in
Maryland, unless on such tracks or places for holding races,
races have been run or held at least once in every year for a
period of three consecutive years immediately prior to May 6,
1943. The intent and purpose of this proviso being that no
new or additional tracks or places for holding races shall be
licensed or awarded dates for holding or conducting races.

8. Except in the case of the trotting and pacing meeting,
as provided in Section 7, and except the corporations and
associations named in Section 14, each applicant desiring to
hold races on the days or day awarded by the Commission
shall, before the. issuance of any license therefor, pay to the
said Commission a license fee of One Thousand Dollars
($1,000) for each day of any meeting for the conduct of
races so licensed.

11. Said Racing Commission shall have full power to pre-
scribe rules, regulations and conditions under which all horse-
races shall be conducted within the State of Maryland. Said
Commission may make rules governing, restricting or regu-
lating betting on such races and may fix, regulate and con-
dition the rate of charge by the licensee for admission, or for
the performance of any service, or for the sale of any article
on the premises of such licensee, and may regulate the size
of the purse, stake or reward to be offered for the conduct
of such races. Each licensee may deduct and retain for its
own account one-half (1/2) of the breakage computed to the
10c and 6% of the mutuel pool, including any deduction
required by the Commission as its agent pursuant to the pro-
visions of Section 11A of this Aricle but exclusive of the 4%
State tax imposed by Section 13 of this Article. All contracts
and agreements for the payment of money and all salaries,
fees and compensation paid by any person or persons, associa.
tion or corporation licensed as hereinbefore provided, and all
proposed extensions, additions, or improvements to the build-
ings, stables, improvements or tracks upon property owned
or leased by such licensee shall be subject to the approval of
the Commission. Said Commission shall have power to compel
the production of any and all books, memoranda or documents
showing the receipts and disbursements of any person, corpo-
ration or association, licensed under the provisions of this
Article to conduct race meetings. The Commission may at
any time require the removal of any employee or official em-
ployed by any licensee hereunder. The Commission shall also