Ch. 343                            MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                755

522.

It shall not be lawful to keep open or use any dancing saloon, opera house,
tenpin alley, [barbor] BARBER saloon or ball alley within this State on the
Sabbath day, commonly called Sunday; and any person or persons, or body politic
or corporate, who shall violate any provision of this section, or cause or knowingly
permit the same to be violated by a person or persons in his, her or its employ
shall be liable to indictment in any court of this State having criminal jurisdiction,
and upon conviction thereof shall be fined a sum not less than fifty dollars nor
more than one hundred dollars, in the discretion of the court, for the first offense;
and if convicted a second time for a violation of this section, the person or persons,
or body politic or corporate shall be fined a sum not less than one hundred nor
more than five hundred dollars; and if a natural person shall be imprisoned, not
less than ten nor more than thirty clays in the discretion of the court; and in the
case of any conviction or convictions under this section subsequent to the second,
such person or persons, body politic or corporate shall be fined on each occasion a
sum of at least double that imposed upon him, her, them or it on the last
preceding conviction; and if a natural person, shall be imprisoned not less than
thirty nor more than sixty days in the discretion of the court; all fines to be
imposed under this section shall be paid to the State. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary the provisions of this section shall not apply:

(1)    To Baltimore County, Prince George's County, WASHINGTON
COUNTY, or Montgomery County, or

(2)  To any person who conscientiously believes that the seventh day of the week
ought to be observed as the Sabbath and who actually refrains from secular
business and labor on that day, and whose business establishment or establishments
or employer's business establishment or establishments (whether a sole
proprietorship, partnership or corporation) are actually closed on that day; or

(3)   To any person who conscientiously believes that the Sabbath begins at
sundown on Friday night and ends at sundown on Saturday night and who actually
refrains from secular business and labor during such period, and whose business
establishment or establishments or employer's business establishment or
establishments (whether a sole proprietorship, partnership or corporation) are
actually closed during such period.

534O.

(A) IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY IN
THIS SECTION OTHERWISE PROVIDED, IT IS UNLAWFUL ON
SUNDAY FOR ANY WHOLESALE OR RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT TO
CONDUCT BUSINESS FOR LABOR OR PROFIT IN THE USUAL
MANNER AND LOCATION OR TO OPERATE ITS ESTABLISHMENT IN
ANY MANNER FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC. IT SHALL NOT CAUSE,
DIRECT, PERMIT, OR AUTHORIZE ANY EMPLOYEE OR AGENT TO
ENGAGE IN OR CONDUCT BUSINESS ON ITS BEHALF ON SUNDAY.

(B) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY. PROVISION OF THIS SECTION, THE
OPERATION OF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF RETAIL
ESTABLISHMENTS IS ALLOWED ON SUNDAY.

1. DRUGSTORES WHOSE PRINCIPAL BUSINESS IS THE SALE OF
DRUGS AND RELATED ITEMS.

2. Delicatessen whose principal business is the sale

OF DELICATESSENS AND RELATED FOOD ITEMS.