Ch. 258

LAWS OF MARYLAND

(4) In Carroll County [the use of paddle wheels], ANY
BAZAAR, CARNIVAL, RAFFLE, OR GAME OF BINGO shall be subject to
the restrictions of § 258 of this article.

258.

(a) Nothing in this subtitle may be construed to make it
unlawful for any bona fide religious, fraternal, civic, war
veterans', hospital, amateur athletic or charitable organization
or volunteer fire company of Carroll County to conduct or hold a
carnival, bazaar, raffle, or game of bingo or other game of
entertainment for the benefit of any religious, fraternal, civic,
war veterans', hospital, amateur athletic or charitable
organization or volunteer fire company, or corporation, provided
that no individual or group of individuals shall benefit
financially from the holding of any such bazaar, carnival,
raffle, or game or shall receive or be paid any of the proceeds
from any such carnival, bazaar, raffle or game for personal use
or benefit. At the carnival, bazaar or game, it is lawful to
award prizes to any individual in CASH OR merchandise up to
[$5.00] $100 in any one game. At the carnival, bazaar, raffle or
game, it is lawful to award prizes to any individual in CASH OR
merchandise in a raffle by means of chance books, but there shall
be only one major prize in any raffle and no organization shall
have more than one raffle or participate in more than one raffle
in any one year in which the major prize is valued at $500 or
more and no organization shall have more than five raffles or
participate in more than five raffles in one year in which the
major prize is valued at less than $500. Before any carnival,
bazaar, raffle or game be operated such group shall first obtain
a permit from the County Commissioners of Carroll County, which
permit shall provide that the carnival, bazaar, raffle or game
shall be managed and operated only by members of group and the
permit may not be transferable.

SECTION. 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1989.

(B) (1) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTION (A) OF
THIS SECTION, CARD GAMES, DICE GAMES, ROULETTE, AND ANY EVENTS
COMMONLY KNOWN AS CASINO NIGHTS ARE PROHIBITED.

(2) AN ORGANIZATION OR CORPORATION DESCRIBED IN
SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION MAY AWARD PRIZES IN CASH OR
MERCHANDISE BY GAMING DEVICES OTHER THAN CARD GAMES, DICE GAMES,
OR ROULETTE.

[(b)] (C) Before the County Commissioners of Carroll County
shall issue a permit to any organizations, it is their duty to
ascertain the character of the organization on whose behalf the
application is made to determine if the application comes within
the provisions of this section. The application and the action

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