1440                                     LAWS OF MARYLAND                                Ch. 689

game, or any similar device tor public amusement, whose operation requires the
insertion of a coin or token, and the result of whose operation depends in whole or
in part, upon the skill of the operator, whether or not it affords an award to a
successful operator, shall obtain a license from the Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Garrett County to do so, and shall pay therefor the sum of thirty dollars ($30.00)
annually for each such machine or device.

(b)  Any service or merchandise machine is excluded from this Section.

(c)  Each machine or device so licensed shall have affixed to it a metal tag or
other device, as prescribed by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Garrett County,
showing that the license fee has been paid.

(d)  Any person, firm, association or corporation violating any of the terms and
provisions of this Section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof by a court of competent jurisdiction shall be subject to a fine of
not more than $100.00 or imprisonment not exceeding six months, or to both fine
and imprisonment, in the discretion of the Court.]

Article 56

AMUSEMENT LICENSES IN GARRETT COUNTY

20 B.

(A)    EVERY PERSON, FIRM, ASSOCIATION OR CORPORATION,
KEEPING, MAINTAINING OR OPERATING FOR PUBLIC
ENTERTAINMENT OR AMUSEMENT WITHIN GARRETT COUNTY,
ANY CLAW MACHINE, PIN-BALL MACHINE (CONSOLE OR OTHER),
SHUFFLEBOARD, MECHANICAL BOWLING GAME, OR ANY SIMILAR
DEVICE FOR PUBLIC AMUSEMENT, WHOSE OPERATION REQUIRES
THE INSERTION OF A COIN OR TOKEN, AND THE RESULT OF
WHOSE OPERATION DEPENDS IN WHOLE OR IN PART, UPON THE
SKILL OF THE OPERATOR, WHETHER OR NOT IT AFFORDS AN
AWARD TO A SUCCESSFUL OPERATOR, SHALL OBTAIN A LICENSE
FROM THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF GARRETT COUNTY
TO DO SO, AND SHALL PAY THEREFOR THE SUM OF THIRTY
DOLLARS ($30.00) ANNUALLY FOR EACH SUCH MACHINE OR
DEVICE.

ALL LICENSES SHALL EXPIRE ON THE THIRTIETH DAY OF APRIL
IN EACH YEAR. THE LICENSE FEES COLLECTED UNDER THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE PAID TO THE COUNTY
FOR DEPOSIT IN THE COUNTY FUNDS AND DISBURSED
THEREFROM IN THE MANNER AND FOR THE PURPOSES
PRESCRIBED BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

(B)   ANY SERVICE OR MERCHANDISE MACHINE IS EXCLUDED
FROM THIS SECTION.

(C)    EACH MACHINE OR DEVICE SO LICENSED SHALL HAVE
AFFIXED TO IT A METAL TAG OR OTHER DEVICE, AS PRESCRIBED
BY THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF GARRETT COUNTY,
SHOWING THAT THE LICENSE FEE HAS BEEN PAID.

(D)     ANY PERSON, FIRM, ASSOCIATION OR CORPORATION
VIOLATING ANY OF THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THIS
SECTION SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND
UPON CONVICTION THEREOF BY A COURT OF COMPETENT
JURISDICTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN
$100.00 OR IMPRISONMENT NOT EXCEEDING SIX MONTHS, OR TO
BOTH FINE AND IMPRISONMENT, IN THE DISCRETION OF THE
COURT.