3262

COUNTY LOCAL LASS

Public Local Laws be amended to delete therefrom the
material hereinafter set forth in brackets and add
underlined material:

Sec. 50—4. Benefit performances.
SEC- 50-4(A) ELIGIBILITY

Any group of citizens of Prince George's County,
or any company, association or body corporate, bona
fide organized or hereafter bona fide organized
(HEREAFTER TERMED ORGANIZATION) within said county for
the promotion of the purposes of a volunteer fire
department, or of any charitable, benevolent,
patriotic, fraternal, educational, religious or civic
object or objects, and not organized for the private
profit or gain of any member of such group OR
ORGANIZATION. [,company, association or body
corporate, may conduct and operate any benefit
performance, such as an outdoor or indoor carnival,
fair, picnic, dance, card party, bingo party, bazaar,
concert, contest, exhibition, lecture, barbecue or
dinner, to which the public is invited or admitted
with or without charge for such admission, the net
proceeds of which benefit performance shall inure to
such group, company, association or body corporate for
the promotion of and to be used for one or more of the
objects hereinbefore set forth, and not for the
private gain of any member of such group or organiza-
tion; and at any such benefit performance, conducted
under the conditions herein prescribed, it shall be
lawful to award prizes in merchandise, conduct games
of skill, to dispose of merchandise and other things
of value by auction or voting or by such mechanical
devices as are commonly designated as paddle wheels,
wheels of fortune, bingo, or other similar methods and
with or without an entrance or participation charge or
fee; nothing herein contained, however, to be
construed as to permit or authorize the awarding of
prizes in money, or to reward the winner or winners or
other participants in any such game or auction in
money or tokens redeemable in money or any merchandise
the value of which exceeds twenty dollars ($20.00).
Provided, that before operating any such benefit
performance, any such group or organization shall
first obtain from the department of inspections and
permits for Prince George's County a written permit
therefor, and, provided further that such benefit
performance is managed and operated only by members of
such group or organization personally. Any person,