Ch. 589                                    LAWS OF MARYLAND

THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION ONLY APPLY IN WICOMICO COUNTY
AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES. It shall not be lawful to keep open or use
any dancing saloon, opera house, tenpin alley, barber saloon or
ball alley within this State on the Sabbath day, commonly called
Sunday. Any person or persons, or body politic or corporate, who
shall violate any provision of this section, or cause or
knowingly permit the same to be violated by a person or persons
in his, her or its employ shall be liable to indictment in any
court of this State having criminal jurisdiction, and upon
conviction thereof shall be fined a sum not less than fifty
dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, in the discretion of
the court, for the first offense; and if convicted a second time
for a violation of this section, the person or persons or body
politic or corporate shall be fined a sum not less than one
hundred nor more than five hundred dollars; and if a natural
person shall be imprisoned, not less than ten nor more than
thirty days in the discretion of the court; and in the case of
any conviction or convictions under this section subsequent to
the second, such person or persons, body politic or corporate
shall be fined on each occasion a sum of at least double that
imposed upon him, her, them or it on the last preceding
conviction; and if a natural person, shall be imprisoned not less
than thirty nor more than sixty days in the discretion of the
court; all fines to be imposed under this section shall be paid
to the State. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary the
provisions of this section shall not apply:

(1) To Anne Arundel County, Baltimore City, Baltimore
County, Harford County, Howard County, Prince George's County,

Washington County, Worcester County, Montgomery County, or

Dorchester County, Charles County, or Talbot County; or

(2) (1) To any person who conscientiously believes
that the seventh day of the week ought to be observed as the
Sabbath and who actually refrains from secular business and labor
on that day, and whose business establishment or establishments
or employer's business establishment or establishments (whether a
sole proprietorship, partnership or corporation) are actually
closed on that day; or

(3) (2) To any person who conscientiously believes
that the Sabbath begins at sundown on Friday night and ends at
sundown on Saturday night and who actually refrains from secular
business and labor during such period, and whose business
establishment or establishments or employer's business
establishment or establishments (whether a' sole proprietorship,
partnership or corporation) are actually closed during such
period.]

[527.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Code, it shall
be lawful to exhibit motion pictures in Somerset County between

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