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Punishments," sub-title "Gaming," said new section to be
known as Section 302 1/2 and to follow immediately after
Section 302 of said Article, making it lawful to hold or
conduct carnivals, bazaars or raffles by certain organiza-
tions or corporations for the benefit of volunteer fire com-
panies, or of certain fraternal, civic, war veterans, religious
or charitable organizations or corporations in Howard
County and providing for a referendum thereon.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That a new section be and it is hereby added to Article
27 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1947 Supplement),
title "Crimes and Punishments," sub-title "Gaming," said
new section to be known as Section 302 1/2, to follow im-
mediately after Section 302 of said Article, and to read as
follows:

302 1/2. Nothing in this sub-title shall be construed to
make it unlawful for any volunteer fire company or bona fide
fraternal, civic, war veterans', religious or charitable organ-
ization or corporation in Howard County to conduct or hold a
carnival, bazaar or raffle for the exclusive benefit of any such
volunteer fire company or fraternal, civic, war veterans', re-
ligious or charitable organization or corporation, provided
that no individual or group of individuals shall benefit
financially from the holding of any such bazaar, carnival or
raffle or shall receive or be paid any of the proceeds from
any such carnival, bazaar or raffle for personal use or benefit.
At such carnival, bazaar or raffle, it shall be lawful to award
prizes by such devices as are commonly designated as paddle
wheels, wheels of fortune, chance books or bingo, provided,
however, that before any such carnival, bazaar or raffle
shall be operated, such group, organization or corporation
shall first obtain from the County Commissioners of Howard
County a permit, which permit shall provide that such car-
nival, bazaar or raffle shall be managed and operated only
by members of such group, organization or corporation per-
sonally.

Any person, association or corporation knowingly operat-
ing or attempting to operate a carnival, bazaar or raffle as
authorized by this section in violation thereof, shall upon
conviction thereof, be subject to a fine not exceeding One
Thousand Dollars ($1,000) or imprisonment for not more
than one year or both to such fine and imprisonment in the
discretion of the Court.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That all laws or parts
of laws inconsistent with the provisions of this Act be and
they are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That before the pro-
visions of this Act shall become effective, the Board of Super-