HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 1191

Edition), title "Licenses", sub-title "Music Boxes", reduc-
ing the license fee on music boxes.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary*
land, That Section 23 of Article 56 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1939 Edition), title "Licenses", sub-title "Music
Boxes", be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

23. Every person, firm or corporation keeping, maintaining
or operating for public entertainment within the State of
Maryland, any music box, mechanical player piano, grapho-
phone, or other similar mechanical musical device played by
the insertion of a coin or token, shall obtain an annual State-
wide license therefor from the Clerk of the Circuit Court of
any county, or the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of
Baltimore City, and shall pay therefor the sum of $10. 00
for each such machine or device. Each machine or device
licensed shall have affixed to it a metal tag issued by the
Clerk, showing that the fee for the current year has been paid.
All licenses shall expire on the thirtieth day of April of each
year, shall be transferable, and shall be prorated monthly.
Any person, firm or corporation keeping, maintaining or
operating any such machine or device without a license, shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall
be fined $100. 00. All license fees collected under the pro-
visions of this section shall be paid to the Comptroller.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1941.

Approved May 26, 1941.

CHAPTER 684.
(House Bill 412)

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 2 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland, (1930 Edition), title "Anne
Arundel County", to be under a new sub-title -'Destroying
Property Maliciously", said new section to be known as
Section 255A and to follow immediately after Section 255
of said Article, making it unlawful wilfully, or maliciously
to destroy or damage equipment, devices, chairs or other
property at places of public resort or amusement.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That a new section be and it is hereby added to Article