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(b)  (1) Before the police commissioner of Baltimore City
[or the chief of police of Baltimore County, as the case may be,]
shall issue a permit for any such carnival, bazaar or raffle, it
shall be his duty to ascertain the character of the organization
on whose behalf the application is made to determine if such
application comes within the provisions of this section.

(2) The application and the action taken thereon by
the police commissioner of Baltimore City [or the chief of police
of Baltimore County, as the case may be,] shall be a public
record.

(c)  Any person, association, or corporation knowingly
operating or attempting to operate a bazaar or raffle as
authorized by this section in violation thereof, shall upon
conviction thereof, be subject to a fine not exceeding [one
thousand dollars ($1,000)] $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than
[one] 1 year, or both such fine and imprisonment in the
discretion of the court.

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

The Honorable Benjamin L. Cardin
Speaker of the House of Delegates
State House
Annapolis, Maryland 21404

May 29, 1984

Dear Mr. Speaker:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland
Constitution, I have today vetoed House Bill 997.

This bill provides than an individual who escapes   from the

Baltimore County Detention Center is liable for all     expenses
incurred in returning the individual to the center.

Senate Bill 405, which was passed by the General   Assembly

and signed by me on May 15, 1984, accomplishes the same     purpose.

Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign House Bill   997.

Sincerely,
Harry Hughes
Governor

House Bill No. 997