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2626 LAWS OF MARYLAND [Ch. 772
Horse Racing — Bowie Race Track
FOR the purpose of providing that certain races are to be
run at the Bowie Race Track, providing for certain
conditions prior to sale of a certain race track in
Prince George's County, requiring Bowie Race Course
to provide certain races, and relating generally to
horse racing.
BY repealing and re—enacting, with amendments,
Article 78B - Racing Commission
Section 18B(e)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1969 Replacement Volume and 1973 Supplement)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 18B(e) of Article 78B - Racing
Commission, of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1969
Replacement Volume and 1973 Supplement) be and it is
hereby repealed and re—enacted, with amendments, to read
as follows:
Article 78B — Racing Commission
18B.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
article, the Racing Commission may award a license and
the dates heretofore awarded to the Agricultural and
Mechanical Association of Washington County to a joint
venture consisting of the Agricultural and Mechanical
Association of Washington County and the Southern
Maryland Agricultural Fair Association of Prince George's
County; and the Racing Commission is specifically
authorized to approve agreements between such licensees
providing for the running of the dates of the
Agricultural and Mechanical Association of Washington
County at the track of the Southern Maryland Agricultural
Fair Association of Prince George's County for a period
or periods aggregating not more than nine [(9)] years;
provided, however, that no dates awarded pursuant to this
section shall conflict with any other dates for racing in
Prince George's County. If such joint venture shall be
awarded a license and dates for racing at the track of
the Southern Maryland Agricultural Fair Association of
Prince George's County during nine [(9)] calendar years,
the Agricultural and Mechanical Association of Washington
County shall be deemed to have forfeited its rights to
conduct racing after [said] THE ninth year and it shall
not thereafter be awarded dates or a license for racing,
and the number of racing days theretofore annually
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