1884

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 680

[Licenses]
[181.

(a)   Nothing contained in Article 27, Sections 288 to
307, inclusive of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1939
Edition), title "Crimes and Punishments," sub—title
"Gaming," shall be construed as prohibiting, penalizing or
making unlawful the keeping, maintenance, operation or
distribution for operation, in Calvert County, by an person,
firm or corporation, on and after July 1, 1948, of any
mechanical or electrical amusement devices which require the
insertion of a coin or token for their operation and which
offer an award to the operator based in whole or in part
upon chance of his skill, provided that said mechanical or
electrical amusement devices or machines are licensed by the
person, firm or corporation who owns or operates the
premises upon which said amusement devices are maintained
for the use of the public as hereinafter provided in this
sub—title. Provided, however that any bona fide charitable
or veterans organization and any bona fide fire company may
own and operate not more than four such devices for which no
license fee shall be required where all the proceeds of such
devices are devoted to the exclusive benefit of such
organization or company and such devices are maintained
solely in the club room or regular meeting place of such
organization or company.

(b)   No person, firm or corporation shall be granted a
license hereunder unless such person or persons comprising

the firm, or in the case of a corporation, the majority of

the voting stockholders, are shown affirmatively to be bona

fide property__owners on July 1, 1948, or are registered

voters in said County.]

(Note: This Section has been ruled as "not__currently

in effect, having been effectively repealed by Article 27,
Section 264B. Clerk v Chesapeake Beach Park, 251 Md. 659
(1968).")

[182.

(a) Any person, firm or corporation who owns or

operates, whether as owner, lessee or licensee, the premises
upon which it is desired to maintain any amusement devices
described in Sub—section (a) of Section 181, hereof, may
obtain a license therefor upon application to the Clerk of
the Circuit Court of the County upon forms prescribed for
that purpose by the said clerk and upon payment of the

prescribed__annual license fee of $150.00 for each such

machine not exceeding four. If the applicant wishes to
maintain and operate more than four such machines on the

same premises, he shall also secure the distributors

license of $1,000.00, in addition to the $150-00 fee for
each machine.