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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 52

emergency measure; and providing for a certain limitation of
the amount of merchandise or cash prize awarded.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, adding to

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

Section 261C 261C-1

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1982 Replacement Volume and 1985 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,

Article 33 - Election Code

Section l-l(a) (12) and (14)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1983 Replacement Volume and 1985 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

261C.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article,
any bona fide politically partisan organization as defined in
Article 33 of this Code may conduct fund raising affairs at which
merchandise or cash prizes may be awarded in any one game or spin
by such devices commonly known as paddle wheels or wheels of
fortune in Baltimore City AND IN BALTIMORE COUNTY.

(b) The amount of any merchandise or cash prize award may
not exceed the amount otherwise permitted in Baltimore City OR
BALTIMORE COUNTY.

261C-1.

(A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE,
ANY BONA FIDE POLITICALLY PARTISAN ORGANIZATION OR POLITICAL
COMMITTEE AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE 33 OF THE CODE MAY CONDUCT
FUND-RAISING AFFAIRS AT WHICH MERCHANDISE OR CASH PRIZES MAY BE
AWARDED IN ANY ONE GAME OR SPIN BY SUCH DEVICES COMMONLY KNOWN AS
PADDLE WHEELS OR WHEELS OF FORTUNE IN BALTIMORE COUNTY.

(B) THE AMOUNT OF ANY MERCHANDISE OR CASH PRIZE AWARD MAY
NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT OTHERWISE PERMITTED IN BALTIMORE COUNTY.

Article 33 - Election Code

1-1.