ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 179

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That four new sections be and they are hereby
added to Article 27 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1924 Edition), title "Crimes and Punishments, " sub-title
"Sabbath Breaking, " said new sections to be known as Sec-
tions 483D, 483E, 483F and 483G, to follow immediately
after Section 483C of said Article, as enacted by Chapter
531 of the Acts of 1931, and to read as follows:

483D. Nothing contained in Section 483 of this Article,
however, shall be construed as prohibiting, penalizing or
making unlawful the playing, within Montgomery County,
on the first day of the week, commonly called Sunday, of
amateur games of baseball, golf, tennis, croquet, basket
ball, lacrosse, soccer and hockey by any person or persons,
whether the same be played for recreation or admission to
said games be charged; provided, however, that it shall be
unlawful for any person or persons to play said games of
baseball on the first day of the week, commonly called Sun-
day, within Montgomery County, except between the hours
of two P. M. and six P. M., or to play said games of baseball
within one hundred (100) yards of any existing permanent
church edifice where religious services are being held.

483E. Nothing contained in said Section 483 shall be con-
strued as prohibiting, penalizing or making unlawful the
officiating at or assisting in the conduct of the playing of
amateur games of baseball, golf, tennis, croquet, basket
ball, lacrosse, soccer and hockey within Montgomery
County on the first day of the week, commonly called Sun-
day, of an umpire, manager, ground keeper, gate keeper,
ticket seller, guard or any other attendant, although such
person or persons so officiating at said games of baseball
or assisting in the conduct thereof, are engaged therein
as an occupation, pursuit or business; provided, however,
that it shall be unlawful for any person or persons, who
engage therein as an occupation, pursuit or business, to
officiate at or assist in the conduct of the playing of games
of baseball as an umpire, manager, ground keeper, gate
keeper, ticket seller, guard or attendant, within Montgom-
ery County, on the first day of the week, commonly called
Sunday, except when such games are played between the
hours of two P. M. and six P. M. and are not played within
one hundred (100) yards of any existing permanent church
edifice where religious services are being held.