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(4)  THE USE OF SPORTING OR RECREATIONAL
FACILITIES OR EQUIPMENT (EXCEPT AS PRO-
VIDED IN SUBSECTION (5) HEREOF) .................. 7%

(5)  THE RENTAL OF SPORTING OR RECREATIONAL
EQUIPMENT .................................................................... 3%

(6)  GOLF COURSE GREEN FEES AND ADMISSION

TO ROLLER SKATING RINKS .................................. 5½%

(7)  THE OPERATION OF COIN OPERATED AMUSE-
MENT DEVICES WHEREIN AN AWARD OR
PRIZE IS PAID OUT FOR A SCORE OR RESULT
OBTAINED (OTHERWISE GENERALLY RE-
FERRED TO AS "SLOT MACHINES", "CON-
SOLES", "PIN-BALL MACHINES", AND OTHER
SUCH AMUSEMENT DEVICES) ................................ 7%

(8)  THE OPERATION OF A COMMERCIAL BINGO .... 7%

(B) THE TAXES HEREINABOVE ARE LEVIED TO THE
SAME EXTENT AND IN THE SAME MANNER AS THOSE
LEVIED BY THE STATE UPON GROSS RECEIPTS UNDER
THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 402 OF ARTICLE 81 OF THE
ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND, WHICH TAX SHALL BE
IN ADDITION TO AND NOT IN LIEU OF ANY TAX WHICH
MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER BE LEVIED UPON THE GROSS
RECEIPTS BY THE STATE; PROVIDED THAT THE TAX LEVY
HEREBY MADE UPON GROSS RECEIPTS SHALL NOT BE
PAID UPON THE GROSS RECEIPTS RECEIVED BY ORGANI-
ZATIONS SPECIFICALLY EXEMPTED BY SECTION 405 OF
ARTICLE 81 OF SAID CODE.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, THAT IF
ANY PROVISION OF THIS ORDINANCE OR THE APPLICA-
TION 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 APPLI-
CATION, AND TO THIS END, ALL THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
ACT ARE HEREBY DECLARED TO BE SEVERABLE.

Section 3. And be it further enacted, That this Ordinance shall
become law and take effect on the 1st day of July, 1971.

APPROVED AND ENACTED: June 4, 1971.

Bill No. 33-71

AN ORDINANCE to add new Section 17-709 to the Anne Arundel
County Code (1967 Edition and Supplements), Title 17, "Taxation",
Subtitle 7, "Miscellaneous Taxes", to follow immediately after Sec-
tion 17-708 thereof, to levy and impose a tax on consideration