1780 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 994

racing meet or meetings from its own track, or place for hold-
ing races, to the track, or place for holding races, of any other
person, corporation or association now conducting racing in
the State of Maryland upon payment of any and air appropri-
ate license fees for the conduct of racing at the particular
track, or place for holding races, on which the racing is to be
conducted; provided, however, that no such authority to trans-
fer shall be granted without the express consent of the person,
corporation or association 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 provisions of Section 8 of Article 78B of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1939 Edition) and of any
and all Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland therein re-
ferred to it, being the express intent and purpose of this Act
that nothing herein contained shall in any manner relieve any
person, corporation, or association from the payment of the
$3, 000 daily license fee for each day that racing is con-
ducted at the track, or place for. holding races, known as Pim-
lico Race Track now located in Baltimore City, or at any
other track or place for holding races to which said $3, 000
daily license fee is or may be applicable, nor shall anything
herein contained in any manner affect the interest in and the
payment or distribution of such license fees as are now pay-
able or distributable to Baltimore County, or any official, board,
commission, agency or association thereof or therein located;
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 the passage of this Act. 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.

17. If by reason of any cause beyond control, and through
no fault nor neglect of any licensee, and while such licensee is
not in default, it should become impossible, impracticable or
inadvisable for such licensee to hold or conduct racing upon
any date or dates licensed by the Commission, the Commission,
in its discretion and at the request of such licensee shall have
power to return the fees paid by such licensee for racing upon
the days upon which it is impossible, impracticable or inad-
visable for such licensee to hold or conduct racing and the
decision of the Commission shall be final.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby
declared to be an emergency law and necessary for the imme-