1018 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 811

land (1930 Edition), title "Baltimore Count y", sub-title
"Motion-Pictures and Other Public Exhibitions", providing
for the issuance of permits for public gatherings to individ-
uals and organizations not operating same for personal
profit; prescribing terms and conditions for issuance of such
permits, and penalties for operation without a permit.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 506 of Article 3 of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title "Baltimore County",
sub-title "Motion-Pictures and Other Public Exhibitions", be,
and the same is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amend-
ments, to read as follows:

506. Any person, club, association, or corporation, not oper-
ating for personal profit, who or which desires to hold any pub-
lic entertainment, picnic or gathering in Baltimore County,
whether or not any admission charge or collection for same is
made by said person, club, association or corporation, shall
make application to the Chief of Police of Baltimore County
in such form as he shall require for a permit to hold said public
gathering. Such permit shall be issued without charge and
shall continue for the period of time named therein. No such
permit shall be issued unless the person, club, association!, or
corporation are deemed fit, responsible and proper to receive
same, by the Chief of Police of Baltimore County. Any such
event which is to be held in any enclosed place shall, prior to
the issuance of the permit, be referred to the buildings en-
gineer of Baltimore County so that he may make or cause to
be made an inspection of the safety of said premises. If the
buildings engineer of Baltimore County shall disapprove any
premises for the holding of an event, the Chief of Police of
Baltimore County shall not issue the permit herein provided
for even though the person, club, association or corporation
applying for same be otherwise fit, responsible and proper.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a permit
for any church for the holding of religious services nor for
any established fraternal, political or civic group in the hold-
ing of regular meetings. This section is intended to apply to
special events and occasions which do not have regularity
and permanence. Provided further, that nothing1 in this section
shall be construed to apply to gatherings or meetings held in
private residences.

Any violation of this section shall be deemed a misdemeanor
and any person convicted of a violation thereof shall be subject
to a fine of not more than |300. 00 or to imprisonment in jail
for not more than thirty days, or both, in the discretion of the
Court.