1826 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 782

catcher Farms at Fair Hill, Maryland. The two days of
racing shall be held on the first and second Saturdays fol-
lowing Labor Day each and every year. The racing card
on each such day of racing shall be so arranged and or-
ganized that there shall be two "jumping" or steeplechase
races for every "flat" race on turf. On at least one of the
days of steeplechase racing there shall be held in conjunction
therewith an agricultural fair with at least 200 dairy cattle
on exhibition, the fair to be held under the sanction and
auspices of Maryland State Fair, Inc. The said racing
meets shall be held generally in compliance with the pro-
visions of this Article except as otherwise specified in this
section. Pari-mutuel betting as carried on generally
throughout this State shall be permitted on the said two
days for steeplechase racing. The operator of the racing
meet shall return to the winning patrons wagering sums on
races all sums so wagered less an amount equal to the sum
of 10% of the total amount so wagered plus the breakage.
A sum equal to 4% of the total amount wagered, said 4%
being part of the 10% above referred to shall be paid over
to the State Racing Commission, and by the Racing Com-
mission to the State Comptroller, to be added to the General
Funds of the State. All profits derived under the provi-
sions of this section by the Cecil County Breeders⁹ Fair,
Inc., whether from the operation of pari-mutuel betting or
from admission charges or other receipts less all proper
expenses for operating said meet shall be paid over to the
Union Hospital of Cecil County, Maryland. No officer of
the Cecil County Breeders' Fair, Inc., shall receive any
salary or dividends by virtue of the operation of the said
steeplechase racing.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1953.

Approved May 6, 1953.

CHAPTER 782
(House Bill 14)

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 2B of the Anno-
tated Code of Maryland (1951 Edition), title "Alcoholic

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[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
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