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or other established identification numbers on the vehicle carrying the commodity.
One of these tickets shall be retained by the vendor for a period of 90 days, and
the other shall be delivered to the purchaser at the time of delivery of the
commodity, or shall be surrendered, on demand, to the Superintendent or any
inspector, or the sealer or any deputy sealer, who, if he desires to retain IT as
evidence shall issue a weight slip in lieu thereof for delivery to the purchaser. If the
net weight is derived from determinations of gross and tare weights, such gross and
tare weights also shall be stated in terms of pounds. Every driver or person in
charge of a vehicle subject to the requirements of this section, shall at all times
have in his possession delivery tickets and shall present them for inspection to the
Superintendent or any inspector, a sealer or any deputy sealer, or to any police
officer upon request and shall present them to the purchaser before unloading or
attempting to unload the vehicle. Any person transporting or delivering bulk
commodities except as provided for in this section shall be deemed guilty of a
violation of the provisions of this section, and upon conviction thereof shall be
punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or by
imprisonment for not more than six (6) months or by both fine and imprisonment.
Provided, where solid fuel is delivered in carload quantity to a single purchaser or
to one or more purchasers who have agreed to divide a carlot and who are
transporting the fuel from the siding or have made arrangements for such
transportation, the delivery ticket shall show merely the number and location of
the car from which said fuel was unloaded, the date of delivery and the name of
the person making delivery.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect July 1, 1973.

Approved May 21, 1973.

CHAPTER 438
(Senate Bill 820)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 255 of Article 27 of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1971 Replacement Volume and 1972
Supplement), title "Crimes and Punishments," subtitle "Crimes and
Punishments, subheading "Gaming," to allow certain organizations in Prince
George's County to conduct certain games of chance.

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 255 of Article 27 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1971 Replacement Volume and 1972 Supplement), title "Crimes and
Punishments," subtitle "Crimes and Punishments," subheading "Gaming," be and
it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

255.

Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to make it unlawful for any volunteer
fire company or bona fide fraternal, civic, war veterans', religious or charitable
organization or corporation in Anne Arundel, Calvert, Caroline, Charles,
Dorchester, Kent, PRINCE GEORGE'S, Queen Anne's, St. Mary's, Somerset and
Talbot counties to conduct or hold a carnival, bazaar, or raffle for the exclusive
benefit of any such volunteer fire company or fraternal, civic, war veterans',
religious or charitable organization or corporation, provided that no individual or
group of individuals shall benefit financially from the holding of any such bazaar,