SPIRO T. AGNEW, Governor                       1273

TATED CODE OF MARYLAND (1967 REPLACEMENT VOL-
UME), TITLE "CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT", SUBTITLE
"SABBATH BREAKING", BE AND THEY ARE HEREBY
REPEALED AND REENACTED, WITH AMENDMENTS, TO
READ AS FOLLOWS:

500.    SPORTS IN KENT, CAROLINE AND MONTGOMERY
COUNTIES.

NOTHING CONTAINED IN SECTION 492 OF THIS ARTICLE,
HOWEVER, SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS PROHIBITING,
PENALIZING OR MAKING UNLAWFUL THE PLAYING,
WITHIN KENT, CAROLINE OR MONTGOMERY COUNTIES,
ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK, COMMONLY CALLED
SUNDAY, OF GAMES OF FOOTBALL, BASEBALL, SOFT-
BALL, GOLF, TENNIS, CROQUET, BASKETBALL, LACROSSE,
SOCCER AND HOCKEY BY ANY PERSON OR PERSONS,
WHETHER THE SAME BE PLAYED FOR RECREATION OR
ADMISSION TO SAID GAMES BE CHARGED; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, THAT IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY
PERSON OR PERSONS, TO PLAY SAID GAMES ON THE
FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK, COMMONLY CALLED SUN-
DAY, [WITHIN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, EXCEPT BE-
TWEEN THE HOURS OF 2 P.M. AND 6 P.M.,] IN CARO-
LINE COUNTY EXCEPT AFTER 1 P.M., AND IN KENT
COUNTY EXCEPT WHEN SUCH GAMES ARE PLAYED
AFTER 2 P.M. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, EXCEPT IN MONT-
GOMERY COUNTY, THAT NO SUCH GAMES SHALL BE
PLAYED IN ANY OF SAID COUNTIES WITHIN ONE HUN-
DRED (100) YARDS OF ANY EXISTING PERMANENT
CHURCH EDIFICE WHERE RELIGIOUS SERVICES ARE
BEING HELD.

501.    SAME—OFFICIATING AT OR ASSISTING IN CON-
DUCT OF GAMES.

NOTHING CONTAINED IN SAID SECTION 492 SHALL BE
CONSTRUED AS PROHIBITING, PENALIZING OR MAKING
UNLAWFUL THE OFFICIATING AT OR ASSISTING IN THE
CONDUCT OF THE PLAYING OF GAMES OF FOOTBALL,
BASEBALL, SOFTBALL, GOLF, TENNIS, CROQUET, BAS-
KETBALL, LACROSSE, SOCCER AND HOCKEY WITHIN
KENT, CAROLINE OR MONTGOMERY COUNTIES ON THE
FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK, COMMONLY CALLED SUN-
DAY, OF AN UMPIRE, MANAGER, GROUND KEEPER, GATE
KEEPER, TICKET SELLER, GUARD OR ANY OTHER AT-
TENDANT, ALTHOUGH SUCH PERSON OR PERSONS SO
OFFICIATING AT SAID GAMES OR ASSISTING IN THE
CONDUCT THEREOF, ARE ENGAGED THEREIN AS AN
OCCUPATION, PURSUIT OR BUSINESS; PROVIDED, HOW-
EVER, THAT IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PER-
SON OR PERSONS, WHO ENGAGE THEREIN AS AN OC-
CUPATION, PURSUIT OR BUSINESS, TO OFFICIATE AT
OR ASSIST IN THE CONDUCT OF THE PLAYING OF SAID
GAMES AS AN UMPIRE, MANAGER, GROUND KEEPER,
GATE KEEPER, TICKET SELLER, GUARD OR ATTENDANT,
[WITHIN MONTGOMERY COUNTY], ON THE FIRST DAY