The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-07-29
CHAPTER 1863.

Requiring owners of dance halls and
others maintaining dance floors,
conducting picnics or other forms
of amusement or entertainment
in Garrett County for pecuniary
gain or profit must first obtain
license or permit from the Clerk
of the Circuit Court of Garrett
County therefor.
AN ACT to add a new section to Arti-
Gle IL of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Maryland 1880 Edition),
title Garrett County, to be under
subtitle Amusement Licenses,
said new section to be known as
Section 18A and to follow immedi-
ately after Section 10 of said Arti-
Gle, providing for the licensing of
certain amusements in Garrett
County and the conditions for the
granting of such licenses and for the
disposition of the receipts there
from.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
new section be and it is hereby added
to Article ~ of the Code of Public Lo-
cal Laws of Maryland 1880 Edition),
IiIAC NdIICCI OOuIlCy W DS uuucI
subtitle Amusement Licenses, said
new section to be known as Section
18A, to follow Immediately after Sec
ton Is of said Article, and to read as
follows:
lSA. Every person or corporation
that shall maintain a dance hall OF
floor or shall hereafter hold in Garrett
County, any dance, picnic or other
form of amusement or entertainment
for pecuniary profit and gain to the
said person, persons or corporation,
for which no license is now provided
by law shall, before operating said
dance hall or floor or giving or holding
any dance, picnic or other form of
amusement or entertainment, first OBJ
tain from the Clerk of the Circuit
Court for Garrett County, Maryland,
a license or permit therefor, for which
the said Clerk shall charge a fee of
fifty dollars ($50.00) per annum; ex-
cept that in the case of restaurants or
other places of business maintaining
a dance floor on which not more than
three couples are permitted to dance
at any one time and for which no or
chestra is provided the fee for said
license shall be Ten Dollars ($1O.OO),
per annum; provided, however, that
no dance shall be held on Sunday. The
Clerk of the Court shall pay all re-
ceipts from said licenses to the Coun-
ty Treasurer for the use of Garrett
County. Every license issued hereun-
der shall be dated as of the date of is
sue and shall expire at the end of the
30th day of April next after issuance;
and when issued at any time after the
beginning of the license year the fee
therefor shall be at the rate of one
twelfth of the full license fee for each
month or part of month between the
date of issue and the date of expira-
ton.
Before the license shall be granted,
the applicant shall file with the Clerk
OF the Court statement, duly execut-
ed and acknowledged by the owner
OF the premises in which the dance,
amusement or entertainment is to be
conducted, authorizing the County
Commissioners or any Peace Officer of
Garrett County to inspect and search,
without warrant, the premises upon
which the said dance, amusement or
entertainment is being conducted, and
any and all parts of the building in
which the same is being conducted,
during the hours in which the dance.
amusement or entertainment is being
given.
Any person or corporation who shall
violate the provisions hereof, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction thereof shall be pun
ished by a fine of not less than TWEEN
ty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than
one hundred dollars ($1OO.OO), and in
default of the payment thereof shall
be sentenced to the county Jail for a
period of not less than sixty (6O)
days or more than six (6) months; pro-
vided, however, that nothing in this
section shall apply to any such enter
talnment given or held for religious,
educational or fraternal organizations,
or Volunteer Fire Departments, giving
or sponsoring any of the forms Of
amusement or entertainment men
toned herein.
Sec 2. And be it further enacted.
That this Act shall become effective
Immediately.