Ch. 5

LAWS OF MARYLAND

251B.

(a) (3) An organization under [subsection (b) of this
section] PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION shall be organized in
and serve the residents of Worcester County to be eligible for a
permit under this subsection.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Erroneous internal reference in Article 27, §
251B(a)(3).

Occurred: Ch. 699, Acts of 1986.

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 merchandise up to $5.00 in any
one game. At the carnival, bazaar, raffle or game, it is lawful
to award prizes to any individual in 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 MAY 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 THE group and the permit may not be
transferable.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Omitted word and omitted article in Article
27, § 258(a).

Occurred: Omitted word occurred prior to the 1957
codification of the Annotated Code of Maryland.
Omitted article occurred in Ch. 529, Acts of 1974.

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