WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                         Ch. 360

any member of such group, company, association or body corporate, may conduct and
operate any benefit performance, such as an outdoor or indoor carnival, fair, picnic,
dance, card party, bingo party, bazaar, concert, contest, exhibition, lecture, barbecue or
dinner, to which the public is invited or admitted with or without charge [for such
admission,] IF the net proceeds of [which] THE benefit performance [shall] inure to
[such] THE group, company, association or body corporate for the promotion of and to
be used for one or more of the objects hereinbefore set forth, and not for the private gain
of any member of [such] THE group or organization[; and at any such]. AT A benefit
performance, conducted under the conditions herein prescribed, it shall be lawful to
award prizes in merchandise, conduct games of skill, to dispose of merchandise and other
things of value by auction or voting or by such mechanical devices as are commonly
designated as paddle wheels, wheels of fortune, bingo, or other similar methods, and with
or without an entrance or participation charge or fee [; it]. IT shall also be lawful to
award cash prizes of not more than [one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)] $1,000 per prize.
[Provided, that before] BEFORE operating any such benefit performance, OTHER THAN
A CASINO NIGHT AS DEFINED IN SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION , [any such] THE
group or organization shall first obtain from the [department of inspections and permits]
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES for Prince George's County a written
permit [therefor, and, provided further, that such]. THE benefit performance [is] MAY
BE managed and operated only by members of such group or organization personally.
[Any] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (C)(14)(3) OF THIS SECTION, ANY
person, company, association or corporation operating, or attempting to operate any such
benefit performance in violation [hereof] OF THIS SUBSECTION, shall, upon conviction
of such violation, be subject to a fine not exceeding [one thousand dollars] $1,000 or
imprisonment in jail for a period of not more than [one] 1 year, or both [such fine and
imprisonment], in the discretion of the court.

(b) Any group of citizens of Prince George's County, or any company, association
or body corporate, bona fide organized within [said county] PRINCE GEORGE'S
COUNTY for the promotion of the purposes of a volunteer fire department, or of any
charitable, benevolent, patriotic, fraternal, educational, religious or civic object [or
objects], and not organized for the private profit or gain of any member of such group,
company, association or body corporate may conduct and operate a raffle in Prince
George's County. The proceeds from the raffle must [be such as to] inure to the
company, association, body corporate or group for the promotion of, and to be used for,
one or more of the purposes set forth in this subsection and [provided that] no individual
or group of individuals shall benefit financially from the holding of any such raffle or shall
receive or be paid any of the proceeds from such raffle for personal use or benefit except
as a bona fide raffle winner. The raffle shall be solely and personally conducted, managed
and operated by the regular members of the organization. It shall be lawful to award
prizes in cash totalling up to [five thousand ($5,000.00) dollars] $5,000 and in
merchandise in any amount or the merchandise cash equivalent. Before conducting any
raffle where the total cash value of the prize is in excess of [two hundred ($200.00)
dollars] $200 the company, association, body corporate or group must first obtain from
the [department of inspections and permits of] DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
RESOURCES FOR Prince George's County a written permit. Such permit shall be
nontransferable and prior to issuing same the [department of inspections and permits]
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES shall ascertain the character of the

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