1700 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 708

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 and such
permit shall not be transferable. Only those bona fide re-
ligious, fraternal, civic, war veterans', hospital, amateur
athletic or charitable organizations or corporations shall be
eligible for a permit which spend the greater part of their
funds for fraternal, civic, veterans', hospital, amateur athletic
or charitable purposes in Baltimore City, if the raffle, carnival,
or bazaar is to be held there, or in Baltimore County, if to be
held there.

Before the Police Commissioner of Baltimore, City or the
Chief of Police of Baltimore County, as the case may be,
shall issue a permit for any such carnival, bazaar or raffle, it
shall be his duty to ascertain the character of the organiza-
tion on whose behalf the application is made to determine if
such application comes within the provisions of this section.
The application and the action taken thereon by the Police
Commissioner of Baltimore City or the Chief of Police of
Baltimore County, as the case may be, shall be a public record.

Any person, association or corporation knowingly operating
or attempting to operate a 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
($l, 000) or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both
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they are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.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 the Board of
Supervisors of Elections of Baltimore City and the Board of
Supervisors of Elections. of Baltimore County shall cause to be
printed on the ballots or voting machine label to be used at
the general election in November, 1950, the title of this Act
and immediately beneath the title the following statement:

For legalization of raffles held by charities,

Against legalization of raffles held by charities,

with the usual box for voting on each of said statements. If
at said election a majority of the votes cast in relation to
this Act in Baltimore City and/or Baltimore County, respec-
tively, shall be in favor, it shall become operative as of Decem-
ber 1, 1950 in either Baltimore City or Baltimore County, or
both, as the case may be; but if the majority are opposed, in
Baltimore City and/or Baltimore County, respectively, then