MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                        445

FIRM OR CORPORATION DERIVED FROM THE AMOUNTS
CHARGED FOR (1) ADMISSION TO ANY PLACE, WHETH-
ER SUCH ADMISSION BE BY SINGLE TICKET, SEA-
SON TICKET OR SUBSCRIPTION, (2) ADMISSION WITHIN
AN ENCLOSURE IN ADDITION TO THE INITIAL
CHARGE FOR ADMISSION TO SUCH ENCLOSURE, (3)
THE USE OF SPORTING OR RECREATION FACILI-
TIES OR EQUIPMENT, AND (4) ADMISSION, COVER CHARGE
FOR SEATS OR TABLES, REFRESHMENT, SERVICE OR
MERCHANDISE AT ANY ROOF GARDEN, CABARET OR
OTHER SIMILAR PLACE WHERE THERE IS FURNISHED A
PUBLIC PERFORMANCE WHEN PAYMENT OF SUCH
AMOUNTS ENTITLES THE PATRON THEREOF TO BE PRES-
ENT DURING ANY PORTION OF SUCH PERFORMANCE. THE
TERM "ROOF GARDEN OR OTHER SIMILAR PLACE," SHALL
INCLUDE ANY ROOM IN ANY HOTEL, RESTAURANT, HALL
OR OTHER PUBLIC PLACE WHERE MUSIC OR DANCING
PRIVILEGES OR OTHER ENTERTAINMENT, EXCEPT ME-
CHANICAL MUSIC, RADIO OR TELEVISION, ALONE, AND
WHERE NO DANCING PERMITTED, ARE AFFORDED THE
PATRONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVING OR SELLING
OF FOOD, REFRESHMENT OR MERCHANDISE. IT IS FUR-
THER PROVIDED THAT THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY
TO BOWLING ALLEYS OR LANES.

410.

(A) DISTRIBUTION—OUT OF THE PROCEEDS OF THE
TAXES COLLECTED UNDER THIS SUBTITLE, THE COMP-
TROLLER SHALL FIRST DEDUCT AND RETAIN AND PLACE
IN THE GENERAL FUND OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND
EIGHT-NINTHS OF THE PROCEEDS DERIVED FROM TAXES
UNDER SECTION 402, EXCEPT THAT IN THE EVENT CHAP-
TER ............ OF THE ACTS OF 1969 (HOUSE BILL 204) IS

ENACTED FOUR-NINTHS OF THE PROCEEDS SHALL BE
PLACED IN THE GENERAL FUND OF THE STATE OF MARY-
LAND. THE COMPTROLLER SHALL THEN DEDUCT THE
AMOUNT EXPENDED BY THE ADMISSION TAX DIVISION
TO DEFRAY THE COST OF ADMINISTRATION AND COLLEC-
TION OF THE ADMISSION AND AMUSEMENT TAX COL-
LECTED UNDER THIS SUBTITLE. THE BALANCE OF THE
PROCEEDS DERIVED UNDER SECTION 402, THEN REMAIN-
ING, SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF SECTION 410(B) HEREUNDER.

SEC. 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, THAT IF ANY
PROVISION OF THIS ACT OR THE APPLICATION THEREOF
TO ANY PERSON OR CIRCUMSTANCE IS HELD INVALID
FOR ANY REASON, SUCH INVALIDITY SHALL NOT AFFECT
THE OTHER PROVISIONS OR ANY OTHER APPLICATION
OF THIS ACT WHICH CAN BE GIVEN EFFECT WITHOUT
THE INVALID PROVISIONS OR APPLICATION, AND TO THIS
END, ALL THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT ARE HEREBY
DECLARED TO BE SEVERABLE.

SEC. 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, THAT THE STATE
COMPTROLLER IS AUTHORIZED TO ADOPT REGULATIONS