PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                            H.B. 958

1.       Charge an annual fee for the license of $50 for each machine;
and

2.       Issue a license sticker to the applicant.

(ii) The applicant shall place the sticker on the slot machine.

(iii) The proceeds of the annual fee shall be transferred to the
general fund of the county.

(3)     The application to the sheriff for the issuance of the license shall
be certified by an affidavit by one of the principal officers of the eligible organization
stating that it:

(i) Is an eligible organization; and

(ii) Will comply with the provisions of paragraph VI(C) of this
section.

(4)     (i) A principal officer of the eligible organization may not
intentionally misrepresent a statement of fact on the application.

(ii) Any person who violates this paragraph upon conviction is
subject to the penalty provided under Article 27, § 439 of the Code.

VII. (A) ONLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEMONSTRATION OR SALE TO AN
ENTITY LAWFULLY PERMITTED TO BUY SLOT MACHINES, A PERSON MAY TAKE
DELIVERY OF, POSSESS, OR TRANSPORT SLOT MACHINES IF THE PERSON:

(1)     IS OPERATING WITH OR UNDER A DISTRIBUTORSHIP
CONTRACT WITH A MANUFACTURER OF SLOT MACHINES;

(2)     IS REGISTERED WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE AS A DISTRIBUTOR OF SLOT MACHINES; AND

(3)     HAS PROVIDED THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE MARYLAND
STATE POLICE WITH A COPY OF THE PERSON'S CURRENT FEDERAL REGISTRATION.

(B) ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH
SHALL UPON CONVICTION BE PUNISHED AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH III OF THIS
SECTION.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1995.

May 24, 1995

The Honorable Casper R. Taylor, Jr.
Speaker of the House of Delegates
State House
Annapolis, Maryland 21401

Dear Mr. Speaker:

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