Ch. 586

1995 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(d) (1) A person who conducts or operates a game of bingo in Washington
County in violation of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject
to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.

(2) Each day a violation occurs is a separate violation under this
subsection.]

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 1 of this Act shall
be construed retroactively to prohibit the Board of County Commissioners of Washington
County from issuing a new permit to a person or entity to conduct the game of bingo for
profit in Washington County on or after January 6, 1995.

SECTION 3. 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act may not be
construed to affect the right of any person or entity that is authorized to conduct the
game of bingo in Washington County for profit on January 5 11, 1995 under the provision
repealed by Section 1 of this Act provisions of Article 27, § 259 of the Code, and the
person or entity may continue to operate as authorized under the repealed provision, as
permitted by the County Commissioners, as if this Act had not been enacted, but the
authorization to operate may not be transferred to any other person or entity.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That if any provision of this
Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid for any reason
in a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or any
other application of this Act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or
application, and for this purpose the provisions of this Act are declared severable.

SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is an emergency
measure, is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health and safety, has
been passed by a yea and nay vote supported by three-fifths of all the members elected to
each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, and shall take effect from the date it is
enacted.

Approved May 25, 1995.

CHAPTER 586
(House Bill 1145)

AN ACT concerning

Income Tax - Sale of Residence

FOR the purpose of providing a subtraction modification for credit against the Maryland
income tax for certain state tax on income paid to another state for an earlier taxable
year on certain gain included in federal adjusted gross income on the sale or
exchange of a residence under certain circumstances; and providing for the
application and termination of this Act.

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article—Tax—General

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