1908 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 1077
CHAPTER 1077.
(House Bill 872)

AN ACT to add five new sections to Article 8 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title "Cecil
County", said new sections to be known as Sections 430A-
430E, inclusive, to be under a new sub-title "Sabbath Break-
ing", and to follow immediately after Section 430 of said
Article, relating to Sunday movies in Cecil County.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary
land, That five new sections be and they are hereby added to
Article 8 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930
Edition), title "Cecil County", said new sections to be known
as Sections 430A-430E, inclusive, to be under a new sub-title
"Sabbath Breaking", to follow immediately after Section 430
of sai4 Article, and to read as follows:

SABBATH BREAKING.

430A. Notwithstanding any provision of any Public Gen-
eral or Public Local Law, the several incorporated towns in
Cecil County for the purpose of promoting a reasonable and
proper observance of Sunday, shall have full power and au-
thority to prohibit, permit or regulate from time to time by
ordinance or ordinances, motion pictures, shown or played
for recreation or profit within their respective corporate limits
on the Lord's Day, commonly called Sunday after 2 P. M. in
the afternoon and until 11 P. M.; and said incorporated towns
shall have full power and authority to prescribe the condi-
tions or regulations under which said motion pictures may
be shown, held or played, and shall have full power and au-
thority to provide penalties for the violation of such ordi-
nance, condition or regulation.

430B. No ordinance passed by any incorporated town in
Cecil County in the exercise of the grant of power contained
in Section 430A of this sub-heading shall take effect until it
has first been submitted to the qualified voters of said incor-
porated town at either a general or special election, State or
municipal, and has been approved by a majority of the quali-
fied voters voting thereon. And the several incorporated towns
in Cecil County are hereby authorized and empowered to de-
termine the time, place and manner for the submission of any
such ordinance to the qualified voters, and for voting thereon
and for ascertaining the results. In holding such election or
elections, the general election law of the State shall apply
whenever applicable.