2104                                          LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [Ch. 623

wagers and other taxes imposed by law, every person,
firm, association or corporation licensed under § 7 of
this article shall, within three days after each day of
racing, pay to the Maryland Racing Commission for the use
of the State, one half of the breakage computed to the
ten cents (10¢). The payment of the breakage shall be
accompanied by a statement of the licensee, or his duly
authorized agent, under oath, showing the total amount of
breakage received that day. The Commission shall
promptly pay the one half of the breakage received by it
under the provisions of this section to the Comptroller,
as provided in § 19 of this article.]

[(c)] (B) Every person, firm, association or
corporation licensed to hold racing meetings in the State
of Maryland under the provisions of § 7 of this article,
shall in addition to the other taxes and fees imposed
under the provisions of said article, pay annually to the
Maryland State Fair Board the sum of twelve thousand
dollars ($12,000.00), and to the Maryland Horse Breeders'
Association the sum of three thousand dollars
($3,000.00).

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(a) In addition to licensing racing, as
hereinbefore provided, the Racing Commission is
authorized to issue licenses to the following
organizations: [Cumberland Fair Association, Inc.,
Harford County Fair Association, Inc., and the] THE
Maryland State Fair and Agricultural Society,
Incorporated [. Such licenses] shall [permit] BE
PERMITTED [the holders] to conduct a race meeting [or
meetings] with betting privileges, not to exceed [twelve]
FORTY—TWO (42) days [for any one organization] in any
calendar year[,]. EIGHTEEN OF THE DAYS ASSIGNED TO THE
MARYLAND STATE FAIR AND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY,
INCORPORATED MAY BE WITHDRAWN BY THE COMMISSION IF THE
LICENSEE FAILS TO PROVIDE AN IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSION, BUT, IF THESE DAYS ARE
WITHDRAWN, THEY SHALL NOT BE AWARDED ELSEWHERE. [except
that the] THE Agricultural and Mechanical Association of
Washington County and the Southern Maryland Agricultural
Fair Association of Prince George's County EACH shall
[receive not to exceed] BE PERMITTED TO CONDUCT A RACE
MEETING WITH BETTING PRIVILEGES, NOT TO EXCEED eighteen
days IN ANY CALENDAR YEAR. [Provided such] SUCH meetings
[are] MUST BE held in connection with or for the benefit
of bona fide county fairs or agricultural exhibitions and
[are] BE held in compliance with all the provisions of
this article. THE AWARD OF ALL DATES SHALL CONSTITUTE A
LICENSE AND NOT A FRANCHISE.

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