J. MILLARD TAWES, GOVERNOR                           1379

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, mer-
chandise or tokens or offers an award other than free plays to the
player, or by reason of the obtaining of certain scores or combina-
tions 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, pos-
sessed, 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 insertion of a coin, token or
similar object, or any mechanical or electrical device or machine
which is operated without the insertion of a coin, token or similar
object, whether the same be commonly known as a "pinball ma-
chine" or "console machine" or any other machine requiring, or not
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 mechanical or electrical
coin operated device or machine, which is operated by means of the
insertion of a coin, token or similar object, or any mechanical or
electrical device or machine which is operated without 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 or not 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 provisions of this
section, or any part thereof, shall be deemed to be guilty of a mis-
demeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine not
exceeding five hundred dollars for each such violation, or imprison-
ment in jail for a period not more than six months, or both such fine
and imprisonment; in addition, any such mechanical or electrical
coin or any mechanical or electrical device or machine which is oper-
ated without the insertion of a coin, token or similar object, 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 viola-
tion 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 County for deposit
as miscellaneous general funds of such County. If any person con-