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the organization, or to any other partnership or corporation, except
in furtherance of the purposes of such organization, shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to
a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or imprisonment for not more than
two years, or both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of
the court.

[l] (k) Receiving proceeds of game.—Any person, except a bona
fide member of such organization, and any partnership or corpora-
tion which shall receive any portion of the proceeds of any game
of bingo operated pursuant to this section from the licensee, except
in furtherance of the purposes of such organization, shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to
a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or imprisonment for not more than
two years, or both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of
the court.

[m] (l) Violation of regulations of [chief of police] Department
of Permits and Licenses. Any person, partnership or corporation
which shall violate any of the regulations adopted by the [chief of
police] Department of Permits and Licenses of Baltimore County
pursuant to the authority granted [him] it under this section shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be
subject to a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or imprisonment for
not more than two years, or both such fine and imprisonment, in
the discretion of the court.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1959.

Approved April 28, 1959.

CHAPTER 714
(House Bill 839)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 5 (a) of
Article 38 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition),
title "Fines and Forfeitures", relating to gambling fines in Balti-
more County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 5 (a) of Article 38 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1957 Edition), title "Fines and Forfeitures", be and the same is
hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

5.

(a) One-half of the fines imposed and recognizances forfeited to
the circuit court for the several counties of the State, shall be paid
to the clerks of the respective courts, to be expended under the
direction of the judge or judges of said courts, for the augmentation

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