848                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                       CH. 466

CHAPTER 465
(Senate Bill 350)

AN ACT to add new Section 144A to Article 56 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1964 Replacement Volume), title "Licenses",
subtitle "Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax", to follow immediately after
Section 144 thereof to ban the use of games, contests and other
means of promoting business or product of or relating to the sale
of motor vehicle fuels, whereby prizes, gifts or gratuities are
offered or given or determined by chance whether or not a pur-
chase is required to participate in the game or contest.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Section 144A be and it is hereby added to Article 56 of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1964 Replacement Volume), title
"Licenses", subtitle "Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax", to follow immediately
after Section 144 thereof and to read as follows:

144A.

Any dealer or seller who dispenses and/or sells motor vehicle
fuel in this state shall not engage in, promote, or in any way operate
or perform any contest or game, by or through the use of any
scheme or device which for the purpose of promoting, furthering
or advertising any business or product, whereby a person or persons
may receive gifts, prizes or gratuities as determined by chance and
the fact that no purchase is required in order to participate in the
contest or game does not exclude such contest or game from the
provision of this Article.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1968.

Approved May 7, 1968.

CHAPTER 466
(Senate Bill 365)

AN ACT to add new Section 6A to Article 33A of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1967 Replacement Volume), title "Eminent
Domain," to follow immediately after Section 6 thereof, requiring
a condemnor in certain specified situations to pay to owner-occu-
pants of single and two-family dwellings, in addition to fair
market value, additional compensation not exceeding Three Thou-
sand Five Hundred Dollars ($3,500.00). FIVE THOUSAND DOL-
LARS ($5,000.00).

Whereas, the undertaking of public projects in residential areas
has forced numerous owner-occupants to relocate; and

Whereas, studies have revealed that in acquiring comparable de-
cent, safe and sanitary dwellings, displaced persons, particularly per-
sons of low and moderate income, have often been required to ex-