WM. PRESTON LANE, JR., GOVERNOR. 1853

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby
declared to be an emergency measure and necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public health and safety and
having been passed by a yea and nay vote, supported by
three-fifths of all the members elected to each of the two
Houses of the General Assembly of Maryland, the same shall
take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved May 6, 1949.

CHAPTER 753
(House Bill 670)

AN ACT to add eight new sections to the Code of Public
Local Laws of Prince George's County (1943 Edition, be-
ing Article 17 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Mary-
land), title "Licenses", to be under a new sub-title "Amuse-
ment Devices", said new sections to be known as Sections
951A-951H and to follow immediately after Section 951
of said Code, relating to the licensing of coin operated
mechanical or electrical amusement devices or machines
in Prince George's County and providing for a referendum
thereon at a special election to be held in said county.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That eight new sections be and they are hereby added
to the Code of Public Local Laws of Prince George's County
(1943 Edition, being Article 17 of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Maryland), title "Licenses", to be under a new sub-
title "Amusement Devices", said new sections to be known
as Sections 951A-951H and to follow immediately after Sec-
tion 951 of said Code, and all to read as follows:

951A. Nothing contained in Article 27, Sections 288 to
307, inclusive, of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1939
Edition), title "Crimes and Punishments", sub-title "Gam-
ing", shall be construed as prohibiting, penalizing or making
unlawful the keeping, maintenance, operation or distribution
for operation, for public use in Prince George's County, by
any person or partnership, on and after this sub-title be-
comes effective, of any mechanical or electrical amusement
devices, which require the insertion of a coin or token for
their operation and which offer an award to the player
based in whole or in part upon chance or skill, provided that
the necessary licenses as provided in this sub-title are pro-