J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                      591

MITTED TO AVAIL ITSELF OF THE PARI-MUTUEL BETTING
PRIVILEGES GRANTED IN THIS SECTION, RETAINING FOR
ITS OWN USE 12½% OF ALL MONEY WAGERED NOT IN
EXCESS OF $125,000 DAILY AVERAGE AND 9% OF ALL
MONEY WAGERED IN EXCESS OF $125,000 DAILY AVERAGE
ON ALL RACES CONDUCTED BY IT DURING THE YEAR,
AND SHALL PAY TO THE RACING COMMISSION FOR THE
USE OF THE STATE WITHIN FIVE DAYS AFTER THE CLOSE
OF THE MEETING HELD DURING THE YEAR 1958, AND
EACH CALENDAR YEAR THEREAFTER, AN ANNUAL TAX
AT THE RATE OF 3½% OF ALL MONEY WAGERED NOT IN
EXCESS OF $125,000 DAILY AVERAGE, AND 7% OF ALL
MONEY WAGERED IN EXCESS OF $125,000 DAILY AVERAGE
ON ALL RACES CONDUCTED BY IT DURING THE YEAR.
EACH SUCH LICENSEE HAVING A TOTAL WAGER IN EX-
CESS OF $166,666.67 DAILY AVERAGE DURING THE RACING
SEASON IN ANY ONE YEAR SIMILARLY SHALL PAY TO THE
RACING COMMISSION FOR THE USE OF THE STATE, BREAK-
AGE COMPUTED TO TEN CENTS (10c) ON THE ENTIRE
AMOUNT THEREOF; AND EACH SUCH LICENSEE SHALL
SIMILARLY PAY A LICENSE FEE OF TWENTY-FIVE DOL-
LARS ($25.00) FOR EACH DAY THAT RACES ARE HELD,
PROVIDED THAT THE RACING COMMISSION SHALL AU-
THORIZE BALTIMORE TROTTING RACES, INC., TO CONDUCT
TWENTY-FOUR (24) DAYS OF RACING AND SHALL AUTHOR-
IZE EACH OTHER LICENSEE UNDER THIS SECTION TO
CONDUCT NOT LESS THAN THIRTY (30) THIRTY-TWO (32)
DAYS OF RACING. THE COMMISSION SHALL PROMPTLY
PAY ALL TAXES COLLECTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS SECTION TO THE COMPTROLLER. EACH LICENSEE
LICENSED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION
SHALL, IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER TAXES AND FEES
IMPOSED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE, PAY
ANNUALLY TO THE MARYLAND STATE FAIR BOARD A
SUM REPRESENTING ONE-TENTH OF ONE PER CENTUM OF
ALL MONEY WAGERED IN EXCESS OF TWO MILLION DOL-
LARS ($2,000,000) WITH A MAXIMUM OF THREE THOU-
SAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($3,500.00) FROM EACH
LICENSEE.

18B.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, Harford
County Fair Association, Inc., and Baltimore Trotting Races, Inc.,
may, with the approval of the Racing Commission, be awarded
licenses and dates for thoroughbred racing at the track or tracks
of any one or more of the licensees licensed under Section 7 of this
article, in lieu, respectively, of a license and dates for racing in
connection with or for the benefit of a county fair or agricultural
exhibit and a license and dates for trotting and pacing racing,
provided that each of the associations owning the track or tracks
on which said racing is to be conducted expressly consents thereto;
and the Racing Commission is specifically authorized to approve
agreements between licensees providing for the running of the dates of
Harford County Fair Association, Inc., and of Baltimore Trotting
Races, Inc., by and at the track or tracks of one or more licensees under
Section 7 for a period or periods aggregating not more than nine
(9) years. If Harford County Fair Association, Inc., or Baltimore