466 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 183

vice sought to be licensed is a multiple slot or "Console"
variety, having more than one receptacle for the insertion
of coins, the applicant shall pay an additional fee of $25. 00
for each additional slot or receptacle. Licenses for no more
than three such machines, whether they be single or mul-
tiple slot machines, shall be issued to any one person, firm
or corporation under this sub-section; provided, however,
that this limitation shall not apply to licenses issued under
sub-section (b) of this section, and provided further that
if any person, firm or corporation held licenses under Chap-
ter 678 of the laws of Maryland of 1949, in excess of three,
on January 1, 1951, such licenses may be renewed from
year to year. Applicants who own or operate hotels, sum-
mer resorts or any type of seasonal business and who are
not open for business the entire year may obtain a "sea-
sonal" license by the payment of a fee of $150. 00 for each
machine with a single slot or receptacle sought to be li-
censed up to and including ten machines and $75. 00 for
each additional machine over ten. For multiple slot or
"console" machines the additional fee of $25. 00 per slot
shall be paid as prescribed by this sub-section. The pay-
ment of said fees shall authorize the owner or operator to
maintain on such premises the licensed machines from
May 1 to October 1 in any year.

(b). Any person, firm or corporation who, does not de-
sire to maintain and operate any such amusement devices
but merely to sell or lease the same, may obtain a license
therefor, provided such person, firm or corporation has the
qualifications required of a licensee under sub-section (b)
of 84C of this sub-title, upon application to the said License
Clerk and upon the payment of an annual license fee of
$2, 000. 00, which license shall only authorize such licensee
to sell or lease such amusement machines or devices to li-
censees for the maintenance and operation of such amuse-
ment machines under a license authorized by this sub-title,
except as authorized in sub-section (a) of this section.

(c). Said application shall be in writing under oath and
shall set forth the name of the applicant, a description of
the premises where such amusement devices are sought to
be maintained, a description of the amusement devices
sought to be licensed, sold or leased and such other informa-
tion as the said Clerk may require, and no applicant shall
be eligible for the license provided in sub-section (b) above
unless he shall have been a bona fide resident of Charles
County for five years preceding the date of his application,
and who shall have been a registered voter at the last pre-
ceding election, and unless said applicant shall state under
oath that no other person, firm or corporation is finan-