1576                                Laws of Maryland                         [Ch. 837

licensor, licensee, principal, agent, collector, clerk or in any other
manner, directly or indirectly, in keeping, maintaining, setting up,
haying, possessing, operating or managing, any mechanical or elec-
trical coin operated device or machine, which is operated by means
of the insertion of a coin, token or similar object, whether the same
be commonly known as a "pinball machine" or "console machine" or
any other machine requiring the insertion of a coin, token or similar
object for its operation, and which, based in whole or in part upon
chance or skill, entitles the person playing or operating such device
or machine to receive cash, a premium, merchandise or tokens or
offers an award other than free plays to the player, or by reason of
the obtaining of certain scores or combinations of numbers from the
operation thereof there is paid or given to the player any cash, a
premium, merchandise, token or award; and, it shall be unlawful
for any person, within Prince George's County, knowingly to permit
to be kept, maintained, set up, possessed, operated or managed in any
place of business or other place open to the public generally or at
any Club, or in any part of any such place or Club, owned or occupied
by him, or of which he is a tenant, any mechanical or electrical coin
operated device or machine, which is operated by means of the in-
sertion of a coin, token or similar object, whether the same be com-
monly known as a "pinball machine'' or "console machine" or any
other machine requiring the insertion of a coin, token or similar
object for its operation, and which, based in whole or in part upon
chance or skill, entitles the person playing or operating such device
or machine to receive cash, a premium, merchandise or tokens or
offers an award other than free plays to the player, or by reason of
the obtaining of certain scores or combinations of numbers from the
operation thereof there is paid or given to the player any cash,
premium, merchandise, token or award; and, it shall be unlawful
for any person, at any place of business or other place open to the
public generally or at any Club, in Prince George's County, to pay or
give any cash, a premium, merchandise, token, pay-off, or award
other than free plays, to a person playing or operating any mechani-
cal or electrical coin operated device or machine, which is operated
by means of the insertion of a coin, token or similar object, whether
the same be commonly known as a "pinball machine" or "console
machine" or any other machine requiring the insertion of a coin,
token or similar object for its operation, and which payment or gift
is, based in whole or in part upon chance or skill, by reason of the
obtaining of certain scores or combinations of numbers from the
operation of such device or machine. Any person violating the pro-
visions of this section, or any part thereof, shall be deemed to be
guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be sub-
ject to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars for each such viola-
tion, or imprisonment in jail for a period not more than six months,
or both such fine and imprisonment; in addition, any such mechanical
or electrical coin operated device or machine kept, maintained, set
up, had, possessed, operated or managed in violation of the provisions
of this section shall be seized, together with the money, coins, tokens
or similar objects in or on such machine, and, upon conviction of any
person for a violation of the provisions of this section in relation to
such device or machine, such device or machine and such money,
coins, tokens or objects shall be confiscated and forfeited to Prince
George's County and such device or machine shall be destroyed and
such money or coins shall be paid over to the Treasurer of said Coun-
ty for deposit as miscellaneous general funds of such County. If any