HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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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be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows: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 56 - Licenses

114.

Every person, club, corporation or association which
may hold or exercise any of the privileges conferred by this
subtitle shall, within [twenty-four] 72 hours after the
determination of every contest, furnish to the Commission a
written report, under oath, showing the exact number of
tickets sold for such contest, and the amount of gross
proceeds thereof, and such other matters as the Commission
may prescribe, and shall also within the said time pay to
the said Commission a license fee of ten per centum (10%) of
its total gross receipts from the sale of tickets of
admission and the sale of radio, television or motion
picture rights to such boxing or sparring or wrestling
match, contest or exhibition, with a minimum fee of one
hundred dollars ($100) where four (4) or less persons are
employed for said contest, and a minimum fee of two hundred
dollars ($200.00) where five (5) or more persons are
employed for said contest, which license fees shall be paid
to said Commission; provided that the Amateur Athletic Union
and the Young Men's Christian Association shall be exempted
from payment of any license fee in connection with any
amateur boxing, sparring or wrestling matches held under the
auspices or sanction of either of the said organizations,
but shall be subject to all the other provisions of this
subtitle, and to such rules and regulations as have been or
shall be adopted by the said Commission; and provided
further that in Allegany County duly constituted posts of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars or of the American Legion and
every organization of the Maryland National (or State) Guard
may conduct boxing, sparring or wrestling matches, contests
or exhibitions held under the auspices or sanction of any of
said posts or organizations, but shall be subject to pay to
the said Commission a license fee of five per centum (5%) of
its total gross receipts from the sale of tickets of
admission and the sale of radio, television or motion
picture rights to such boxing, sparring or wrestling
matches, contests or exhibitions, and shall also be subject
to all the other provisions of this subtitle, and to such
reasonable rules and regulations as have been or shall be
adopted by the said Commission; and provided further that
the athletic director of the University of Maryland shall,
on the written request of any organization of veterans or
volunteer firemen or of any civic, fraternal service clubs
or organizations located and operating in Prince George's
County, give his written permission, on such terms and
conditions as he may prescribe, for the conducting of
boxing, sparring or wrestling matches, contests and
exhibitions in Ritchie Coliseum at College Park, Maryland
any such organization receiving such permission, shall not
be subject to the payment of said license or a license fee