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(B) At such carnival, bazaar or raffle, it shall be
lawful to award prizes by such devices as are commonly
designated as paddle wheels, wheels of fortune, chance books
or bingo, provided, [however,] that before any such
carnival, bazaar or raffle shall be operated, such group,
organization or corporation shall first obtain from the
County Commissioners of Howard County a permit, which permit
shall provide that such carnival, bazaar or raffle shall be
managed and operated only by members of such group,
organization or corporation personally.

(C) The County Commissioners of Howard County are
[hereby] authorized to adopt and from time to time amend
regulations governing the issuance of such raffle permits,

AND:

(1)   [to] TO charge a reasonable fee not to
exceed the sum of $25.00 for each raffle permit[,];

(2)   [to] TO require the filing of a statement
under oath at the conclusion of each raffle, carnival or
bazaar to be filed by the organization to whom said permit
has been issued[,];

(3)   [to] TO regulate the number of permits which
may be issued to a particular organization within the period
of each fiscal year[,];

(4) [to] TO provide for the basis for refusal of
a permit to any organization which has violated the terms of
this section or of the regulations adopted pursuant to it
for a period of [one] 1 year; and

(5) [to] TO provide the means for the
determination of whether or not a group, organization or
corporation is qualified to obtain a permit under the
provisions of this section.

(D) Any person, association or corporation knowingly
operating or attempting to operate a carnival, bazaar or
raffle as authorized by this section in violation thereof,
shall upon conviction [thereof], be subject to a fine not
exceeding [one thousand dollars ($1,000.)] $1,000 or
imprisonment for not more than [one] 1 year or both [to such
fine and imprisonment] in the discretion of the court.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1979.

Approved May 29, 1979.

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