1808

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 564

raffles; permitting a certain cash prize to be awarded

on a paddle wheel; removing the limitations on the

number of certain cash prizes that may be awarded per

year by a licensed organization; repealing the maximum

number of days for which an organization may be

licensed to conduct bingo games; and generally relating

to gaming in Harford County.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 27 — Crimes and Punishments

Section 254

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1976 Replacement Volume and 1977 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

254.

(a)  Notwithstanding the provisions of this subtitle,
the Sheriff of Harford County may issue a license to the
following organizations to conduct games of bingo, a raffle,
or a carnival awarding prizes by the use of paddle wheels:

(1)  A tax-supported volunteer fire company or
auxiliary unit whose members are directly associated with
that fire company.

(2)  A nationally chartered veterans' organization
or auxiliary unit whose members are directly associated with
that organization.

(3)   A bona fide religious group which has
conducted religious services at a fixed location in Harford
County for a period of at least three years prior to the
application to the Sheriff.

(4)   A nonprofit organization desiring to raise
money for an exclusively charitable, athletic or educational
purpose specifically described in the application to the

Sheriff.

(5)   The Harford County Fair Association, Inc.,
for the promotion of agriculture and during its agricultural
fair.

(b)  The application to the Sheriff for the issuance of
this license shall contain a certification by one of the
principal officers of the organization stating the
following:

(1) The time and place of the activities for
which the license is sought.