Theodore R. McKeldin, Governor                  1393

The application to the sheriff for the issuance of said license shall
contain a certification by one of the principal officers of the organiza-
tions stating the following:

(a)   The time and place of the activities for which the license is
sought.

(b)   That the activities for which the license is sought will be
solely and personally conducted, managed, and operated by the
regular members of the organization without the assistance of
professionals.

[ (c) That no cash prizes greater than $5.00 are to be offered. ,
EXCEPT A "JACK-POT" IN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF TWO
HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS ($250.00) DIRECTLY CON-
NECTED WITH BINGO GAMES.

(c) (D) That the applicant, by one of its principal officers will,
within fifteen (15) days after the last day named in the application
for the conducting of the licensed activities, file a report under
penalties of perjury certifying the following facts:

(1) That the authorized activities were conducted at the time and
place stated in the application by the regular members of the or-
ganization personally without the assistance of professionals, and
that the member or members conducting such activities do not
regularly conduct any such activities for any other organization.

[(2) That no cash prizes greater than $5.00 were offered., EXCEPT
AS AUTHORIZED FOR "JACK-POTS" DIRECTLY CONNECTED
WITH BINGO GAMES.

(2) (3) The disposition of the cash proceeds of the licensed activi-
ties. The sheriff shall charge a license fee of one dollar ($1.00) for the
issuance of each bingo license and a license fee of five dollars ($5.00)
for each carnival and raffle license; and he shall issue to a single
organization or auxiliary unit no more than [twenty-five] fifty- li-
censes for bingo games, nor more than four licenses for raffles, or
two licenses for carnivals in a calendar year. A license shall be
required for each day a bingo game is operated, unless such bingo
game is held in a duly licensed carnival.

Any organization refusing to file the report set forth in sub-
paragraph [(d)] (c) hereunder shall forfeit its right to the issuance
of said license for a period of one year.

Nothing herein shall be construed to authorize slot machines or
any type of coin machines to be used for gambling purposes.

The several constables, bailiffs, municipal police officers and all
other prosecuting and peace officers of Harford County shall be
strictly charged with the enforcement of this section.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1957.

Approved April 15, 1957.