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financially from the operation of the gaming devices, or receives
or is paid any of the proceeds from the operation of the gaming
devices for personal use or benefit. If used on a daily basis,
the number of gaming devices operated by a volunteer fire company
or bona fide fraternal, civic, war veterans', religious, or
charitable organization or corporation is limited to five, and
the premises in which the organization or corporation operates
the gaming devices may not contain more than five gaming devices.
All proceeds from the operation of paddle wheels, wheels of
fortune, chance books, bingo, Nevada cards, stamp machines or any
other gaming device shall be used solely for the legitimate
charitable, benevolent, or exempt purposes of the volunteer fire
company or bona fide fraternal, civic, war veterans', religious,
or charitable organization or corporation and may not be used to
personally benefit any member or members. Accurate books and
records of proceeds and expenditures involving gaming devices
shall be kept by the organization or corporation and, upon
request, shall be made available for examination to the State's
Attorney for St. Mary's County, to any Maryland State Police
officer, and to the Sheriff or deputy sheriff of St. Mary's
County. The operation of gaming devices shall be personally
managed by members of the volunteer fire company or bona fide
fraternal, civic, war veterans', religious, or charitable
organization or corporation.

(D) NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO MAKE IT
UNLAWFUL FOR ANY VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY OR BONA FIDE FRATERNAL,
CIVIC, WAR VETERANS', RELIGIOUS, OR CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION OR
CORPORATION IN CHARLES COUNTY TO DONATE ANY PART OF THE PROCEEDS
FROM THE OPERATION OF PADDLE WHEELS, WHEELS OF FORTUNE, CHANCE
BOOKS, BINGO, OR ANY OTHER GAMING DEVICE AT THE CHARLES COUNTY
FAIR TO THE CHARLES COUNTY FAIR BOARD.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1984.

Approved April 10, 1984.

CHAPTER 81
(Senate Bill 250)

Budget Bill

(Fiscal Year 1985)

AN ACT for the purpose of making the proposed appropriations
contained in the State Budget for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1985, in accordance with Article III, Section 52 of
the Maryland Constitution; and generally relating to