WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 157

(4)  KENT COUNTY;

(5)  QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY;

(6)  SOMERSET COUNTY;

(7)  TALBOT COUNTY; AND

(8)  WICOMICO COUNTY.

(B)  IN PARAGRAPH VI, "ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATION" MEANS A
BONA FIDE FRATERNAL, RELIGIOUS, OR WAR VETERANS' NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION WHICH HAS BEEN LOCATED IN A COUNTY LISTED IN
PARAGRAPH VI(A) OF THIS SECTION FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST 5 YEARS
BEFORE APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE UNDER PARAGRAPH VI(E) OF THIS
SECTION.

(C)  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS
SUBTITLE, AN ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATION MAY OWN AND OPERATE A SLOT
MACHINE IF IT:

(1) OBTAINS A LICENSE UNDER PARAGRAPH VI(E) OF
THIS SECTION FOR EACH SLOT MACHINE OWNED OR OPERATED;

(2)  OWNS THE SLOT MACHINES IT OPERATES;

(3)  OWNS NO MORE THAN 5 SLOT MACHINES, WHERE
EACH SLOT MACHINE IS AN INDIVIDUAL SLOT MACHINE AND NOT A CONSOLE
OR SET OF SLOT MACHINES AFFIXED TO EACH OTHER;

(4)  LOCATES AND OPERATES THE SLOT MACHINES AT
ITS PRINCIPAL MEETING HALL IN THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE ELIGIBLE
ORGANIZATION IS LOCATED;

(5)  USES AT LEAST 50 PERCENT OF THE PROCEEDS
FROM THE SLOT MACHINES FOR THE BENEFIT OF A CHARITY AND THE
REMAINDER OF THE PROCEEDS IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THE PURPOSES OF
THE ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATION;

(6)  DOES NOT USE ANY OF THE PROCEEDS FOR THE
FINANCIAL BENEFIT OF ANY INDIVIDUAL;

(7)  DOES NOT LOCATE OR OPERATE THE SLOT
MACHINES IN ANY PRIVATE COMMERCIAL FACILITY; AND

(8)  REPORTS ANNUALLY UNDER AFFIDAVIT TO THE
COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY THE INCOME OF EACH SLOT MACHINE AND
THE DISPOSITION OF THE INCOME IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PARAGRAPH.

(D)  TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR USE AND OPERATION UNDER THIS
PARAGRAPH VI OF THIS SECTION:

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