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LING UP TO FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00) AND IN
MERCHANDISE IN ANY AMOUNT. [In Baltimore City it shall be
lawful to award prizes in merchandise aggregating not more than
five hundred dollars ($500.00) in value in one raffle and in Baltimore
County it] It IN BALTIMORE COUNTY IT shall be lawful to
award prizes in merchandise and cash up to any amount, AND IN
BALTIMORE CITY IT SHALL BE LAWFUL TO AWARD PRIZES
IN CASH TOTALLING UP TO FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
($500.00) AND IN MERCHANDISE IN ANY AMOUNT, but no
one organization shall conduct more than two (2) raffles in any one
calendar year. As used herein, the word "raffle" shall mean one or
more drawings from a single series of chances sold by means of
chance books. Before any such carnival, bazaar or raffle shall be
operated, such group, organization or corporation shall first obtain
from the police commissioner of Baltimore City, or the chief of
police of Baltimore County, as the case may be, a permit, which
permit shall provide that such carnival, bazaar or raffle shall be
managed and operated only by members of such group, organization
or corporation personally and such permit shall not be transferable.
Only those bona fide religious, fraternal, civic, war veterans', hos-
pital, amateur athletic or charitable organizations or corporations
shall be eligible for a permit which spend the greater part of their
funds for fraternal, civic, veterans', hospital, amateur athletic or
charitable purposes in Baltimore City, if the raffle, carnival, or
bazaar is to be held there, or bazaar is to be held there, or in Balti-
more County, if to be held there.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1971.

Approved May 24, 1971.

CHAPTER 658
(Senate Bill 371)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 12 15 (a)
of Article 96A of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1970 Sup-
plement), title "Water Resources," subtitle "Appropriations of
Waters; Reservoirs and Dams," requiring notification of TO ad-
jacent property owners OF APPLICATION for construction or
repair of reservoirs, dams or waterway obstructions.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 12 15 (a) of Article 96A of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1970 Supplement), title "Water Resources," subtitle
"Appropriations of Waters; Reservoirs and Dams," be and it is
hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

12.

(a) From and after January 1, 1934, it shall be unlawful for the
State or any agency thereof, any person or persons, partnorship,
association, private or public corporation, county, municipality or