1822 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 737

be issued hereafter in Carroll, Dorchester, Montgomery or
Wicomico Counties.

Each licensee licensed under the provisions of this section
shall at its option be permitted to avail itself of the pari-
mutuel betting privileges heretofore granted in this Article,
retaining for its own use 6% of the money wagered together
with breakage computed to ten cents (10c), and shall pay
to the Racing Commission for the use of the State within
five days after the close of the meeting held during the year
1947, and each calendar year thereafter, an annual tax at
the rate of four percent (4%) on money wagered on all
races conducted by it during the year, together with a
license fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25. 00) for each day
that races are held, provided that the Racing Commission
shall not authorize more than one hundred days of racing
with betting privileges in any one year, and not more than
twenty days at any one track.

For the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this section
the Commission shall have and exercise all the powers con-
ferred upon it by Sections 11 and 13 of this Article.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That before the pro-
visions of this Act shall become effective, the County Com-
missioners and the Board of Election Supervisors of Fred-
erick County shall submit the question to the qualified voters
of said county at the regular general election to be held in
said county in November, 1950. Said question shall be sub-
mitted in the manner and at the places for holding elections
in said county pursuant to the provisions of Article 33 of
the Annotated Code of Maryland.

The ballots or the voting machines as the case may be
shall, have printed on them a condensed summary of this
Act. Printed on the said ballots or voting machines as the
case may be shall be the words "For Harness Racing" and
"Against Harness Racing7', with suitable provision to be
made for the voter to indicate his choice on said question.

If a majority of the persons voting on said question shall
vote "For Harness Racing, " then this Act shall be immedi-
ately of full force and effect. If a majority of the persons
voting on said question shall vote "Against Harness Racing, "
then this Act shall be void and of no further effect.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1949.

Approved May 6, 1949.