HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 1805
the votes cast thereon at said election shall be "For Certain
Sports on Sunday, " then this Act shall become immediately
effective or shall continue in effect, as the case may be, but if
a majority of votes cast thereon at such election shall be
"Against Certain Sports on Sunday, " then this Act shall be
null and void or shall cease to be effective, as the case may be.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby
declared to be an emergency law and necessary for the im-
mediate preservation of the public health and safety, and
having been passed by a yea and nay vote, supported by three-
fifths of all the members elected to each of the two Houses of
the General Assembly, the same shall take effect from the date
of its passage.
Approved April 21, 1943.
CHAPTER 1006.
(House Bill 796)
AN ACT to add two new sections to Article 27 of the Anno-
tated Code of Maryland (1939 Edition), title "Crimes and
Punishments", sub-title "Sabbath Breaking", said new sec-
tions to be known respectively, as Sections 560A and 560B
and to follow immediately after Section 560 of said Article,
permitting motion pictures in Frederick City on Sunday
during certain hours and providing for a referendum there-
on.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That two new sections be and they are hereby added to
Article 27 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1939 Edition),
title "Crimes and Punishments", sub-title "Sabbath Break-
ing", said new sections to be known respectively, as Sections
560A and 560B, to follow immediately after Section 560 of
said Article, and to read as follows:
56'OA. Nothing contained in Sections 560 or 576 of this
Article shall be construed to prohibit or make unlawful the
exhibition of motion pictures within the corporate limits of
Frederick City, Frederick County, between the hours of 1. 30
P. M. and 6 P. M. and after 8 P. M. on the first day of the week,
commonly called "Sunday", whether the same be exhibited
with or without a charge or admission fee; provided, however,
that it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to exhibit
motion pictures within the corporate limits of Frederick City
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