752                                     LAWS OF MARYLAND                              Ch. 342

SHALL ALSO BE LAWFUL TO AWARD CASH PRIZES OF NOT MORE
THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,000.00) PER PRIZE. 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, COMPANY,
ASSOCIATION OR CORPORATION OPERATING, OR ATTEMPTING TO
OPERATE ANY SUCH BENEFIT PERFORMANCE IN VIOLATION
HEREOF, SHALL, UPON CONVICTION OF SUCH VIOLATION, BE
SUBJECT TO A FINE NOT EXCEEDING ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS OR
IMPRISONMENT IN JAIL FOR A PERIOD OF NOT MORE THAN ONE
YEAR, OR BOTH SUCH FINE AND IMPRISONMENT, IN THE
DISCRETION OF THE COURT.

(B) ANY GROUP OF CITIZENS OF PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, OR
ANY COMPANY, ASSOCIATION OR BODY CORPORATE, BONA FIDE
ORGANIZED 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 COMPANY, ASSOCIATION OR BODY
CORPORATE MAY CONDUCT AND OPERATE A RAFFLE IN PRINCE
GEORGE'S COUNTY. THE PROCEEDS FROM THE RAFFLE MUST BE
SUCH AS TO INURE TO THE COMPANY, ASSOCIATION, BODY
CORPORATE OR GROUP FOR THE PROMOTION OF, AND TO BE
USED FOR, ONE OR MORE OF THE PURPOSES SET FORTH IN THIS
SUBSECTION AND PROVIDED THAT NO INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP OF
INDIVIDUALS SHALL BENEFIT FINANCIALLY FROM THE HOLDING
OF ANY SUCH RAFFLE OR SHALL RECEIVE OR BE PAID ANY OF
THE PROCEEDS FROM SUCH RAFFLE FOR PERSONAL USE OR
BENEFIT EXCEPT AS A BONA FIDE RAFFLE WINNER. THE RAFFLE
SHALL BE SOLELY AND PERSONALLY CONDUCTED, MANAGED
AND OPERATED BY THE REGULAR MEMBERS OF THE
ORGANIZATION. IT SHALL BE LAWFUL TO AWARD PRIZES IN CASH,
TOTALLING UP TO FIVE THOUSAND ($5.000.00) DOLLARS AND IN
MERCHANDISE IN ANY AMOUNT OR THE MERCHANDISE CASH
EQUIVALENT. BEFORE CONDUCTING ANY RAFFLE WHERE THE
TOTAL CASH VALUE OF THE PRIZE IS IN EXCESS OF TWO
HUNDRED ($200.00) DOLLARS THE COMPANY, ASSOCIATION, BODY
CORPORATE OR GROUP MUST FIRST OBTAIN FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTIONS AND PERMITS OF PRINCE
GEORGE'S COUNTY A WRITTEN PERMIT. SUCH PERMIT SHALL BE
NON-TRANSFERABLE AND PRIOR TO ISSUING SAME THE
DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTIONS AND PERMITS SHALL ASCERTAIN
THE CHARACTER OF THE ORGANIZATION ON WHOSE BEHALF THE
APPLICATION IS MADE TO DETERMINE IF SUCH APPLICATION
COMES WITHIN THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION AND A PERMIT
FEE OF FIFTEEN ($15.00) DOLLARS FOR EACH RAFFLE SHALL BE
CHARGED.

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