The Republican., 1937-08-12
CHAPTER 3.

ing the eXnlDlClOn OF moving pic
lures in Oakland on Sunday and
the collection of taxes on certain
admissions thereto.
AN ACT to add two news sections to
Article IL of the Public Local Laws
of Maryland 1880 Edition), title
Garrett County,, subtitle Sunday
Observance, said new sections to
be known as Sections SOFA and
5O7B, and to follow Immediately
after Section 507 of said Article, to
authorize exhibition of motion pic
lures in the Town Of Oakland in
Garrett County at certain hours on
Sunday, to impose tax on certain
admissions thereto, to repeal Sec
tions 4S3 and 485 of Article 27 of
the Annotated Code of Maryland
1924 Edition), title "Crimes and
Punishments", subtitle Sabbath
Breaking, and all other Public
General and Public Local Laws in
so far as inconsistent, and providing
for a referendum vote thereon.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
two new sections be and they are here
by added to Article IL of the Public
Local Laws of Maryland 1880 Edi-
tion), title Garrett County, subtitle
Sunday Observance, said new sec
tions to be known as Sections SOFA
and 507B, to follow Immediately after
Section 5O7 of said Article, and to
read as follows:
SOFA. Notwithstanding any pro-
vision Of any Public General or Public
Local Law, it shall be lawful to show
or exhibit motion pictures in the Town
of Oakland in Garrett County on Sun
days between the hours of 2:30 o'clock
P. NJ. and o'clock P. NJ. and after
the hour of 9 o'clock P. NJ, and at no
other time during such day, with or
without a charge or admission fee,
provided, however, that such exhibit
tions shall be subject to all provisions
of law relating to licensing and CEN
sorship applicable to motion picture
exhibitions on week days. The work
or employment of any operator, ticket
seller or other employee or attendant
in connection with such exhibition
shall not be unlawful because per-
formed on Sunday. -....-..-.-~ ,.,. ..-..
Any such exhibition on Sunday ex-
cept as hereby authorized shall be sub
ject to the provisions and penalties
of Sections 483 and 485 of Article 27
of the Code of Public General Laws.
507B. Upon every person, firm or
corporation exhibiting motion pictures
pursuant to the preceding section for
direct or indirect admission fee or
charge, there is hereby levied and i'm
posed tax at the rate of five (5c)
cents for each person admitted to any
such exhibition. Said tax shall be paid
by said exhibitor not later than the
Wednesday following such exhibition,
to the City Clerk of Oakland, who shall
pay all such taxes into a special ac-
count which shall be divided and dis
bursed as follows: Twenty-Five per
cent (259o) to the support and main
tenance of the Oakland Free Public Ii
brary; twenty-five per cent (25%) to
the support and maintenance of the
Oakland Volunteer Fire Department,
and fifty per cent 5000 to the Garrett
County representative or agent of the
Maryland Children's Aid Society to
be used for the aid of INDECENT chill
dren in Garrett County.
Any person, firm or corporation
failing to pay said tax as aforesaid
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction therefor shall be SUBJ
ject to, a fine of not more than Five
Hundred Dollars ($500.) or imprison-
ment for not more than sixty (60)
days, or both, in the discretion of the
Court.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted
That all laws or parts of laws, whether
Public General or Public Local Laws,
inconsistent with the provisions of
this Act, and especially Sections 483
and 485 of Article 27 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland 1924 Edition), IT,
tie "Crimes and Punishment" sub
title Sabbath Breaking, are hereby
repealed with respect to the exhibi-
ton authorized by Sections SOFA and
507B as enacted by Section l hereof
to the extent Of such inconsistency.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted,
That Sections 1 and of this Act shall
not become effective until they shall
have been submitted, for adoption or
rejection, to the qualified voters of
the Town of Oakland at the City Elec-
tion to be held on Monday, March 8,
1887. There shall be printed on the
ballots to be used at said election the
title of this Act and underneath said
| title on separate lines, square box to