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Garrett, Kent, Prince George's, Queen Anne's, St. Mary's,
Somerset, Talbot and Washington counties to conduct or hold
a carnival, bazaar, or raffle for the exclusive benefit of
any such volunteer fire company or fraternal, civic, war
veterans', religious or charitable organization or
corporation, if no individual or group of individuals
benefits financially from the holding of any bazaar,
carnival, or raffle or receives or is paid any of the
proceeds from any carnival, bazaar, or raffle, for personal
use or benefit. It shall be lawful for such organization or
corporation to award prizes in cash or in merchandise by
such devices as are commonly designated as paddle wheels,
wheels of fortune, chance books, bingo, or any other gaming
device, provided however that any carnivals, bazaars, or
raffles shall be managed by the members of such group,
organization or corporation personally through its members,
and further provided that in Carroll County the use of
paddle wheels shall be subject to the restrictions of § 258
of this article.

(b) In Charles County a volunteer fire company, or
bona fide fraternal, civic, war veterans', religious or
charitable organization or corporation may [not] conduct or
hold any carnival, bazaar, raffle, or card party [unless] IN
ACCORDANCE WITH SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION IF the County
Commissioners of Charles County grant a permit which
specifies the nature of the gambling device and the
frequency with which the carnival, bazaar, raffle, or card
party shall be held. A PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF 18 MAY NOT
PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION. The
County Commissioners may charge a reasonable fee for the
issuance of the permit.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1981.

Approved May 12, 1981.

CHAPTER 283

(Senate Bill 418)

AN ACT concerning

The Practice of Nursing

FOR the purpose of altering the education qualifications for
a license in this State for an out-of-State or foreign
trained registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse;
amending certain waiver of examination provisions for
out of state applicants and repealing the authority of

the Board of Examiners of Nurses to waive the

examination requirement for foreign trained applicants;