THEODORE E. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR 465

(1939 Edition), title "Crimes and Punishments, " sub-title
"Gaming, " shall be construed as prohibiting, penalizing or
making unlawful the keeping, maintenance, operation or
distribution for operation, in Charles County, by any per-
son, firm or corporation, on and after July 1, 1949, of any
mechanical or electrical amusement devices which require
the insertion of a coin or token for their operation and
which offer and award to the operator based in whole or
in part upon chance or his skill, provided that said me-
chanical or electrical amusement devices or machines are
licensed by the person, firm or corporation who owns or
operates the premises upon which said amusement devices
are maintained for the use of the public as hereinafter pro-
vided in this sub-title. Provided, however, that any bona
fide charitable or veterans' organization and any bona fide
fire company may own and operate not more than five such
devices for which no license fee shall be required where
all the proceeds of such devices are devoted to the exclu-
sive benefit of such organization or company and such de-
vices are maintained solely in the club room or regular
meeting place of such organization or company. And pro-
vided further, that any bona fide religious or volunteer
fireman's organization may operate on not more than two
dates in any calendar year up to ten such devices without
license at any carnival or social where the proceeds of such
devices are devoted to the exclusive benefit of such organ-
izations.

(b). No person or firm shall be granted a license here-
under unless such person or persons comprising the firm
are shown affirmatively to, be bona fide property owners in
Charles County on January 1, 1951, or are registered voters
in said County. No corporation shall be granted a license
hereunder unless all officers, directors, and the holders of
90% of the stock of such corporation are shown affirma-
tively to, have been individual property owners in Charles
County on January 1, 1951, or shall be registered voters
in said County.

84D. (a). Any person, firm or corporation who owns
or operates, whether as owner, lessee or licensee, the prem-
ises upon which it is desired to maintain any amusement
devices described in Sub-section (a) of Section 84C hereof,
may obtain a license therefor upon application to the Li-
cense Clerk of the County hereinafter provided for upon
forms prescribed for that purpose by said clerk and upon
payment of the prescribed annual license fee of $150. 00
for each single unit machine having but one slot or recep-
tacle for the insertion of a coin. Where the machine or de-