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522.

It shall not be lawful to keep open or use any dancing saloon, opera
house, tenpin alley, barber saloon or ball alley within this State on
the Sabbath day, commonly called Sunday; and any person or per-
sons, or body politic or corporate, who shall violate any provision of
this section, or cause or knowingly permit the same to be violated by
a person or persons in his, her or its employ shall be liable to indict-
ment in any court of this State having criminal jurisdiction, and upon
conviction thereof shall be fined a sum not less than fifty dollars nor
more than one hundred dollars, in the discretion of the court, for the
first offense; and if convicted a second time for a violation of this
section, the person or persons or body politic or corporate shall be
fined a sum not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred
dollars; and if a natural person shall be imprisoned, not less than
ten nor more than thirty days in the discretion of the court; and
in the case of any conviction or convictions under this section sub-
sequent to the second, such person or persons, body politic or corpor-
ate shall be fined on each occasion a sum of at least double that im-
posed upon him, her, them or it on the last preceding conviction;
and if a natural person, shall be imprisoned not less than thirty
nor more than sixty days in the discretion of the court; all fines to
be imposed under this section shall be paid to the State. Notwith-
standing anything to the contrary the provisions of this section shall
not apply [to Baltimore County.]

(1)    To Baltimore County, PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, OR
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, or

(2)    To any person who conscientiously believes that the seventh
day of the week ought to be observed as the Sabbath and who actually
refrains from secular business and labor on that day, and whose
business establishment or establishments or employer's business es-
tablishment or establishments (whether a sole proprietorship, part-
nership or corporation) are actually closed on that day; or

(3)    To any person who conscientiously believes that the Sabbath
begins at sundown on Friday night and ends at sundown on Satur-
day night and who actually refrains from secular business and labor
during such period, and whose business establishment or establish-
ments or employer's business establishment or establishments
(whether a sole proprietorship, partnership or corporation) are
actually closed during such period.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1969.

Approved May 14, 1969.

CHAPTER 687
(House Bill 717)

AN ACT to add a new Section 2-6A to Article 33 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1968 Supplement), title "Election Code," sub-
title "Election Boards and Employees," to follow immediately
after Section 2-6 thereof