HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(2) EACH LICENSEE UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL PAY
THE TAX DUE TO THE STATE, FOR EACH DAY OF RACING, BY
DEPOSITING THE AMOUNT OF THE TAX IN A DEPOSITORY DESIGNATED
BY THE STATE TREASURER ON THE NEXT DAY ON WHICH THE
DEPOSITORY IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS. FOR EACH DEPOSIT, THE
LICENSEE SHALL SEND A STATEMENT, UNDER OATH, TO THE
COMMISSION, THE COMPTROLLER, AND THE TREASURER, SHOWING THE
AMOUNT OF MONEY WAGERED AND THE AMOUNT OF THE STATE TAX
DEPOSITED.

(III) EACH LICENSEE UNDER THIS SECTION
SHALL PAY THE TAX DUE TO THE STATE BY DEPOSITING THE AMOUNT
OF THE TAX AT THE TIMES SPECIFIED SUBSECTION (B) (2) (I)
IN A DEPOSITORY DESIGNATED BY THE STATE TREASURER. THE
LICENSEE SHALL SEND A STATEMENT TO THE COMMISSION SHOWING
THE AMOUNT OF MONEY WAGERED AND THE AMOUNT OF THE STATE TAX
DEPOSITED.

[(6) The Commission shall promptly pay all
taxes and estimated taxes collected under the provisions of
this section to the Comptroller.]

24.

The Maryland Racing Commission is hereby authorized to
pay over to the Maryland Horsemen's Assistance Fund, Inc., a
charitable corporation organized for the benefit, aid,
assistance and relief of horsemen, trainers, jockeys,
exercise riders, grooms, stable attendants and other persons
employed in connection with the racing of horses or their
spouses or children, who are in need of financial
assistance, for these aforementioned corporate purposes, and
no other purpose, all moneys held by the Maryland Racing
Commission on June 1, 1949 in a special fund known as the
Relief Fund of the Maryland Racing Commission as created by
Chapter 786, Laws of 1947, and all fines and penalties and
overpayments on the tote machines hereafter collected,
except the fines and penalties as may. be imposed upon
associations. The fines, penalties and overpayments shall be
collected by the clerk of the course and shall be paid to
[the Maryland Racing Commission within ten days after the
close of each race meet and shall be paid by the Commission
to Maryland Horsemen's Assistance Fund, Inc., on or before

December 31 in each year, provided that no ] A DEPOSITORY

DESIGNATED BY THE STATE TREASURER ON THE NEXT DAY AFTER THE
CLOSE OF THE MEETING ON WHICH THE DEPOSITORY IS OPEN FOR
BUSINESS AND CREDITED TO THE MARYLAND HORSEMEN'S ASSISTANCE
FUND ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31 OF EACH YEAR, THE COMMISSION
SHALL ORDER THE PAYMENT OF ANY MONEYS IN THE FUND TO THE
MARYLAND HORSEMEN'S ASSISTANCE FUND, INC. NO payments shall
be made by the Commission to Maryland Horsemen's Assistance
Fund, Inc., unless the Commission in its discretion, is
satisfied that the corporation is, in all respects, being
operated for the above-mentioned, charitable and benevolent