HARRY HUGHES, Governor
4071
UPON CONVICTION OF SUCH VIOLATION BE SUBJECT TO A FINE NOT
EXCEEDING $1,000 OR IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN 1 YEAR, OR
BOTH.
257.
(a) (1) Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to make
it unlawful for any bona fide religious, fraternal, civic,
veterans' hospital, amateur athletic organization in which all
playing members are less than eighteen years of age, or
charitable organization or corporation in Baltimore City [or
Baltimore County] to conduct or hold a carnival, bazaar or raffle
for the benefit of any such religious, fraternal, civic,
veterans' hospital, amateur athletic or charitable organization
or corporation, provided that no individual or group of
individuals shall benefit financially from the holding of any
such bazaar, carnival or raffle or shall receive or be paid any
of the proceeds from any such carnival, bazaar or raffle, for
personal use or benefit.
(2) At such carnival, bazaar or raffle, it shall be
lawful to award prizes to any individual in merchandise and cash
in any amount in [Baltimore County and] Baltimore City in any one
game or spin by such devices as are commonly designated as paddle
wheels or wheels of fortune.
(3) In [Baltimore County and] Baltimore City it shall
be lawful to award prizes in merchandise and cash up to any
amount, but [no one organization in Baltimore County shall
conduct more than two (2) raffles in any one calendar year and]
no organizations in Baltimore City may conduct more than 12
raffles in any calendar year.
(4) As used herein, the word "raffle" shall mean one
or more drawings from a single series of chances sold by means of
chance books.
(5) Before any such carnival, bazaar or raffle shall
be operated, such group, organization or corporation shall first
obtain from the police commissioner of Baltimore City[, or the
chief of police of Baltimore County, as the case may be,] 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 and such permit
shall not be transferable.
(6) Only those bona fide religious, fraternal, civic,
veterans' hospital, amateur athletic or charitable organizations
or corporations shall be eligible for a permit which spend the
greater part of their funds for fraternal, civic, veterans'
hospital, amateur athletic, or charitable purposes in Baltimore
City, if the raffle, carnival, or bazaar is to be held there[, or
in Baltimore County, if to be held there].
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