1668 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 69G

302C. Nothing in this sub-title shall be construed to
make it unlawful for any volunteer fire company or bona
fide fraternal, civic, war vetersn', religious or charitable
organization or corporation in Kent 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', religious or charitable organization or corpora-
tion, 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 ward 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 oper-
ated, such group, organization or corporation shall first
obtain from the County Commissioners of Kent County a
permit, which permit shall provide that such carnival,
bazaar or raffle shall be managed and operated only by
members of such group, organization or corporation
personally.

Any person, association or corporation knowingly oper-
ating 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be and they are hereby repealed to the extent of such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 this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1949.

Approved May 6, 1949.

CHAPTER 696
(Senate Bill 482)

AN ACT to create a Commission to study the problems
concomitant with the annexation of territory to the City
of Annapolis and empowering said Commission to hold