MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                          745

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 123(e), 251A(j) and 534H(j) of Article 27 of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1967 Replacement Volume and 1968
Supplement), title "Crimes and Punishments," subtitles "Drunken-
ness and Disorderly Conduct," "Gaming," and "Sabbath Breaking,"
respectively, be and they are hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

123.

(e) A person who shall have been convicted or have forfeited
collateral under the provisions of subsection (a) or (b) of this
section three (3) times in the preceding twelve (12) months shall be
deemed an habitual offender and may be committed by the court to an
appropriate alcoholism treatment facility for a period of not more
than sixty (60) days. The trial magistrates and the judges of the
people's courts of the respective counties of this State and the
Municipal Court of Baltimore City shall have concurrent juris-
diction of such offense with the circuit court of their respective
counties. Any member of a city, town, or county or State Police
force may, in lieu of incarcerating an intoxicated person for viola-
tion of [sections] subsections (a) or (b) of this section, take or
send the intoxicated person to his home or to a public or private
health facility; provided, that the law enforcement officer may take
reasonable measures to ascertain the commercial transportation used
for such purposes is paid for by such person in advance. Any law
enforcement officers so acting shall be considered as carrying out
their official duty.

251A.

(j) Prizes; rental or leasing agreement; Sunday operation; age
of participants; admission charge; days of operation; alcoholic
beverages; restriction on location; advertising.—A prize in cash,
merchandise, or services for any one game of bingo conducted and
operated under the provisions of this section shall not exceed in
value the amount of $15.00, except that "jackpot" prizes may be
offered in a maximum amount of $250.00. If the organization or
municipal corporation conducts and operates a game of bingo on
premises which are rented or leased by it, the rental or leasing
agreement must first be approved by the bingo board before a license
may be issued. Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit
the conduct and operation of a game of bingo on Sunday. No person
under 18 years of age shall be permitted to engage or participate in
any game of bingo operated and conducted under the provisions of
this section. The charge for admission to any premises in order to
engage or participate in a game of bingo shall not exceed the sum of
$1.00. Games of bingo shall not be conducted on more than seventy-
five days in any year by any licensee hereunder. No games shall be
conducted in any room or area where alcoholic beverages are sold or
served during the progress of the game. No license shall be issued
to any applicant qualified under the provisions of this section to